An East Texas man has drowned in Broken Bow Lake in McCurtain County, Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Allen Wayne Roberts of Terrell and another person, were swimming Wednesday from an island to the main shore when Roberts tired. The second person said she first tried to …

  After several months of investigation by the Paris PD and Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms into drug trafficking, federal warrants were issued for the arrests of 26-year-old Heath Aubrey, 51-year-old Peggy Mijares, and 26-year-old Teresa Martinez. Aubry was charged on federal drug and weapons warrants and additional drug charges …

  The Paris Economic Development Corporation will meet at 10:00 Friday morning in the Community Room on Bonham Street. Members are expected to approve the budget, which includes a 7% pay raise for employees and a 47% increase in their health benefits. Board members will also meet in a closed …

  A Bonham man has been arrested by Bonham Police and Fannin County Deputies for possession of homemade fire bombs and other offenses. James Matthews, 37, was already out on bond when a search warrant executed on his property turned up 11 grams of narcotics, 34 grams of meth and …

  After several days of studies and hearings, the Lamar County Commissioners Court set an effective property tax rate of 39.4 cents per hundred. That amounts to a tax bill of $394 for a home with a valuation of $100,000.

  After several months of investigation by Paris Police Department Investigators and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms into drug trafficking, officials issued federal warrants for Heath Aubrey, 26, Peggy Mijares, 51, and Teresa Martinez, 26. Officers located and arrested Aubrey in the area of Fitzhugh and Hickory at …

  It’s time for a taste of high school football.  Area teams play their first scrimmages tomorrow. — Paris – The Prairiland Patriots host a fellow Red River Valley team as the Rivercrest Rebels grace Patriot Stadium at 7:00 pm. Before Prairiland and Rivercrest, the Chisum Mustangs will take on Howe at Prairiland …

  Paris Police has received information regarding what appears to be another attempted scam. A person reported receiving a telephone call which the caller ID showed to be from “Evergreen Cemetery” with the last four digits of the number being “6750.” Officers were told that the caller requested credit card …

  Paris Police was sent to the 1600 block of N Main to investigate the robbery of a gas station. Officers were told that a black male wearing a white shirt and jogging pants had told a store employee that he had a gun and wanted money. The suspect then …

  Higgins Elementary School has rescheduled the “Meet the Teacher” night, scheduled for tonight, to Thursday (Aug 31). Tomorrow, parents of Higgins students may drop off their child’s school supplies and pick up an informational packet needed for the first day of school between the hours of 8:00 am until 3:30 pm.