Phase one of a 2016 bond is underway at Chisum ISD.  The bond, which passed in May last year, will add room to classrooms, the elementary library and safe rooms, along with new entrance doors.  The project is set to be completed prior to the start of the 2017-2018 school …

      It’s a fact of life that teens and pre-teens don’t always consider the consequences of their actions.  Unfortunately, the wrong choices can have tragic results, particularly when it comes to underage drinking and drug use. In an assembly at North Lamar High School, students heard an important …

  Every year, the Northeast Texas Debate Association holds its state championships, a tournament which students from all over the state qualify to attend by placing in the top six at one of a series of qualifying tournaments at member schools.  The top three winners in each event receive scholarships …

  On 03-09-2017 at 9:59 A.M. Paris Police executed a search warrant in the 800 block of NW 4th. Officers made contact with Quaylon McCray (21 YOA male) and Asia Garvin (19 YOA female). Officers located approximately 1 pound of marijuana. McCray and Garvin were both placed under arrest for …

  Paris – Local baseball and softball teams are in tournament action this weekend.  The Paris Wildcats picked up a pair of wins at White Oak.  The North Lamar Pantherette’s begin tournament play in San Marcos today, while the Prairiland Lady Patriots win 3 at the McDonalds Tournament, including a …

  Our Teacher of the Week is Taylor Eddins 4th Grade Teacher at Detroit Elementary School…nominated by Preston Roberts who said: “Ms. Eddins is such a great teacher. She relates to her students and stays after school every day for after school tutorials to help her students. All the kids …

  The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has announced the cancellation of its contract with the Choctaw County jail and 9 other county jails. Choctaw County authorities say this will mean a cut to jailers and patrol deputies. The Department of Corrections has a $3 million budget deficit.

  The Paris City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, March 13 has been cancelled. The next council meeting will occur on March 27, 2017.

  Lamar County deputies arrested 46 year old  William Chad Barber on a motion to revoke his probation on a burglary charge He was also charged with several  misdemeanors. 28 year old Fernando Reyes Gomez was arrested on a motion to adjudicate guilt. He had been charged with theft of …

  Fire destroyed a home in the 2100 block of East Cherry, and firefighters say the blaze probably started because a light bulb was too close to some clothes.  No one was home and there were no injuries, but the apartment is uninhabitable.  NO other apartments in the complex were …