Gasoline prices nationwide are up by a couple of pennies in the last week but they’re holding steady in Texas. Triple A-Texas says average prices range from a low of $1.41 in Amarillo to a high of $1.58 in Dallas.

  The North Lamar ISD Board of Trustees has unanimously voted to call a $56 million  bond election for May 7th.  If the measure passes, a new elementary and new intermediate school would be built to replace two aging campuses.  Renovations would also be done to the athletic and band …

  Joseph Adam Mattaliano, 26, of Paris, was arrested at 9:28 A.M. in the 1400 block of Church St. on warrants charging him with accident involving injury and tampering with physical evidence. The warrants stemmed from a December 15, 2015 case where Mattaliano’s vehicle struck another vehicle in the 2800 …

  At 8:33 P.M. on February 17, 2016, Paris Police stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation in the 1500 block of Lamar Ave. The driver identified himself by giving a false name. It was later found that the driver, 24 year old Keitric Zonderius Reynolds, of Paris, had an …

  Paris – The area round of girls high school basketball begins tomorrow for local teams. On Friday night a top 25 match up between the 25th ranked Honey Grove Lady Warriors and 15th ranked Union Grove. The game will be played at Emory Rains high school at 6:30. The …

  A man charged with child criminal negligence and drug offenses is due in court in Lamar County today. 35 year Frank Dozier was arrested in September after his girlfriend’s baby tested positive for marijuana and methamphetamine last summer. He’s also charged with intent to distribute a controlled substance, possession …

  The North Lamar ISD is beginning  its search for a new Athletic Director and Head Coach. Current AD  Tim Billings resigned to become Assistant Head Coach at Southern Miss University in Hattiesburg.

  Paris – North Lamar Panther athletic director and head football coach will be resigning effective Friday to pursue a new opportunity…………..  Billings will be departing North Lamar for Southern Miss University after going 11-9 in two seasons with the Panthers. The bi-district round of the girls high school basketball playoffs wrapped up last night.  …

  Texas Parks and Wildlife is proposing a new rule that could create doe hunting days in many east Texas counties that previously didn’t have them and extend those days in many cities. The Texas Park and Wildlife Department will hold public hearings about the proposed changes in several counties …

  A former Texas Most Wanted fugitive accused of sex crimes in Lamar County pleaded not guilty Tuesday to bail jumping and failing to appear in court. Donald Jack Robertson the Second had been on the run since 2011 but was captured earlier this month in Oregon and extradited back …