PJC Regents  have voted to increase the fee to $35 for a comprehensive background check of residence hall applicants. The current $25 check only included the state of Texas. The new fee will include Texas counties and other states in the background check. PJC students living on campus should …

  Choctaw County authorities say the Soper Public Schools were put on lockdown for about 15 minutes  Tuesday morning when officials received a tip that a student was going to bring a gun to class. The female student, who was a sophomore, did not have a weapon but was taken …

  State Troopers arrested 25 year old Samantha Rae Avance of Deport after a crash on FM905 in Lamar County in which the SUV she was driving overturned and ejected her two passengers. They were flown to a trauma center in Plano.  Avance was charged with Intoxication Assault Causing Serious …

  The Greenville Public Information officer released a statement Tuesday on the fatal accident that claimed the life of crossing guard Christine Sandlin at Bowie Elementary in Greenville. The Greenville police chief requested that the DPS conduct the investigation into the accident because of the close relationship between the suspected …

  Paris Police responded to a theft of vehicle complaint and were told that the complainant had met a person in the 2500 block of N Main so the person so the person could test drive a black 2002 Pontiac Firebird. The subject failed to return the vehicle as agreed …

  Paris – The regular season is coming to a close in high school baseball.  Prairiland can improve their playoff positioning at home against Winnsboro tonight at 7pm.  The Patriots are tied with the Cooper Bulldogs, who host the Chapel Hill Red Devils this evening at 6.  The Paris Wildcats can lock in …

  The Children’s Advocacy Center of Paris is hosting their annual Hope Floats Balloon Release at Bywaters Park Friday morning at 10:30.  The release is in honor of children served by the center for neglect,  sexual, physical and emotional abuse.

  Paris police responded to a fraud call in the 600 block of Clarksville and were told that a known person passed money which was determined to be counterfeit. The person passing the bills was believed to have no knowledge that the bills were bogus. The bills had been obtained …

  A Paris woman has surrendered to authorities on charges that she embezzled between $150,000 and $300,000 from her former employer, Lee Crawford Dental. 47-year-old Marilynn Armstrong’s  job was handling deposits, accounts payable and insurance billing. She has been released on bond.

  Paris police made contact with 30 year old  Brandon Godwin during a traffic stop in the 10 block of SW 28th and arrested him on two misdemeanor warrants. He was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine, marijuana, and a bottle of pills prescribed to someone else.  More …