The North Lamar ISD reportedly will move 26  temporary classroom buildings from Tyler to Paris this summer to serve 200 students next year. District officials had hoped to use the buildings only for a short time, but since the $44.9 million bond issue failed, they may be in use …

  Paris police responded to the 2200 block of Lamar Ave in regards to an alleged narcotics violation and arrested  45 year old Sheri Willhite for possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor. While being booked into jail, Willhite allegedly scratched and attempted to bite the officer. She was …

  Paris – There’s been a site change for the Prairiland Lady Patriot softball playoffs against Harleton.  The two teams will play their best of three series at Sulphur Springs with game one tomorrow at 7pm.  Prairiland baseball takes on Hooks in Pittsburg at 6:30 Friday for game one.  The North …

  Paris Junior College will host open men’s and women’s basketball tryouts at the Hunt Athletic Center on Saturday. The fee is $25 cash for the men’s tryouts and $20 for the women’s  but current students can tryout for the teams for free.   The men’s tryout is at 9:30 with …

  A Southeast Oklahoma woman has been sentenced for embezzling thousands of dollars from the GoFundMe account set up for the family of a murder victim. Robin Faulkenberry of Marietta was sentenced to 2 years in prison and 3 years probation. . Faulkenberry’s attorney said she paid back all of …

  The National Day of Prayer will be observed today  across the nation and in Lamar County it will be held at 11:30 at the Lamar County Courthouse. The goal of the prayer walk is to have the community come together as one, and pray for the world and the …

  Paris police responded to the parole office in regards to two outstanding warrants. Officers made contact with 57 year old Jerry Dillard and   31 year old Jerrion Hill.  They were arrested for violating their parole. Paris police made contact with 31 year Savannah Roberson in the 2100 block of …

  Victoria Smith, left, and Claudia Romans, right, fifth graders at Aaron Parker Elementary, received ribbons and trophies for winning third and second place respectively in the Water Treatment Plant poster contest.  Their poster illustrations were their ideas of how to preserve our water source.    

  North Lamar High School’s choirs competed at the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading Contest on April 11 in Pittsburg, Texas.  For the first time in North Lamar Choir history, every choir received a Sweepstakes Award for their performances by earning the highest rating of ‘superior’ from each judge on the …

  North Lamar High School Student Crime Stoppers Sarah Gentry, Danielle Risinger, Grace Hignight and Melody Shannon show their support of Child Abuse Prevention Month by wearing blue and attending the 5th Annual Hope Floats Balloon Release on April 28 at Bywaters Park. The event honors children served by the …