The North Lamar ISD Board of Trustees will meet tonight at 6:00 pm in the High School Library. The agenda calls for discussion and publishing of the new tax rate of $1.04 per hundred, down from $1.10. For a $100,000 house,  that would result in a $1,040 tax bill.

  Texas high school football officially returns on Monday. On August, 7, area teams strap on the helmets to start two-a-day practices. Players will practice in helmets, shirt, and shorts to start the week before going to full pads in the latter half of the week. The regular season starts with …

  Firefighters from multiple Lamar County volunteer departments battled a house fire for more than four hours on County Road 42400. When they arrived on the scene, the home was completely engulfed in flames and the second floor had collapsed. Nobody was home when the fire broke out and there …

  Reports of West Nile Virus in Northeast Texas are increasing. Although there have been no human cases of the disease in the immediate area, two people have died in the metroplex. Both were adults who had underlying medical conditions.

  Paris firefighters responded to a report of a house fire in the 2100 block of Plum Street at about 1:30 Thursday morning and encountered smoke pouring out of a bedroom window. The five people who lived in the house were awakened by smoke alarms and made it out of …

  Paris Police made contact with 21-year-old Jesus Herrera in the 2600 block of Lamar Ave regarding a possible narcotics violation. He was allegedly in possession of synthetic marijuana and was arrested for manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor. Paris Police responded to the 1100 block …

  Paris Police are searching for a man accused of stealing another’s personal information from a credit or debit card. The suspect then used the card in Lamar County as well as in Winfield. The suspects security camera photo is on our website.

  Area volleyball teams will be in action this weekend to tune up for the regular season. — Paris – The 10th ranked North Lamar Pantherette’s and Paris Lady Cats will host their annual play day. Tomorrow’s matches will be at North Lamar then cross over to Paris High on Saturday. The Prairiland …

  A Southeast Oklahoma man has pleaded guilty to murdering a toddler. Conan Collins, 35, of Lone Grove, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for stomping and kicking 22-month-old Hoss Gonzalez. His wife, Brittany Collins pleaded guilty to child neglect in January.`

  Bond has been set at $80,000 for Justin Lance Pendergraft. He was arrested by Lamar County Deputies on Hopkins County warrants for unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, possession of between one and four grams of a controlled substance, and two warrants for bail jumping and failure …