At this time, the forecast is for Harvey to make landfall on the Texas Coast on Saturday morning around sunrise near Rockport/Port Aransas as a Category III Hurricane. Sustained winds could be as high as 125 mph with gusts near 145 mph. The Storm Surge north of the center …

  The second and final weekend of football scrimmages begins tomorrow for area high schools. — Paris – Prairiland will welcome in the Detroit Eagles to Patriot Stadium. The Chisum Mustangs and Clarksville Tigers tune up at Paris High’s Wildcat Stadium. The North Lamar Panthers head to Daingerfield while the Paris Wildcats …

  A Fannin County man, charged with attempting to sexually assault a woman in the Bonham Walmart parking lot, has pleaded guilty to the charges. Dylan Gee, of Bonham, was sentenced to five years in prison. He was already a registered sex offender at the time of the assault.

  North Lamar ISD’s board will meet at noon tomorrow for a special session to discuss the contract of Superintendent John McCullough. McCullough’s contract has already been reviewed several times this year.

  A jury was selected in Lamar County Wednesday in the trial of a man accused of leading officers from several jurisdictions on a high-speed chase. Quentin Dean Baker is charged with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle – habitual criminal. Authorities say he was fleeing because he had …

  Officers conducted a traffic stop in the 10 block of E Sherman in Paris and as a result made contact with 32-year-old Blake Lindsey and 27-year-old and Katie Westbrook. They were found to have outstanding warrants for abandoning/endangering a child with criminal negligence and were arrested. Paris Police responded …

  Area high school volleyball teams were in action last night. — Paris – The Prairiland Lady Patriots continue their impressive start to the season beating Whitewright in the fifth set.  The Paris Lady Cats were edged out at home in five sets at the hands of Leonard. North Lamar falls …

  Inmates being transported through Northwest Oklahoma early Tuesday morning overpowered the transport officers and stole the van. Investigators recovered the van near Ringwood and found a discarded police belt with the handgun missing. The inmates, Andrew Jason Foy, and Darren Walp are now believed to be driving a stolen maroon 2006 …

  Farmers and Artisan Market – Market Square Paris Saturday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm — “The Foreigner” presented by Paris Community Theatre Friday and Saturday evening with a Sunday matinee, this weekend at the Plaza Theater. “The Foreigner” directed by Christine Van Pay, is sponsored by Peoples Bank and …

  Reno Police stopped a car in the 7000 block of Lamar Road after observing it having trouble maintaining a single lane. The driver’s license was found to be suspended and during an inventory of the vehicle, marijuana, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia was found. Vincent Karl Porter, 55, of Blossom, was …