To help Texans navigate their recovery after last month’s severe winter storms, FEMA’s Individual Assistance Program (IA) provides financial assistance and direct services to eligible individuals and households who have uninsured and underinsured necessary expenses and serious needs. IA is not a substitute for insurance and cannot pay for all …

Texas State Parks Working to Return to Normal Capacity AUSTIN – Texas State Parks has begun a strategic and thoughtful process of expanding capacity statewide, tracking Gov. Greg Abbott’s latest reopening order, and allowing more Texans the opportunity to visit their favorite parks. Masks are strongly encouraged for park visitors, especially when …

NTCC Drops Series with Panola Northeast Texas Community College Baseball returned home on Saturday after a series of weather-related cancellations to take on the Panola Ponies conference matchup. While the weather was great, the day would not go the Eagle’s way as Panola defeated NTCC 6-2 in game one and …

UIL Boys Basketball State Tournament Information 2021 UIL Boys Basketball State Tournament March 12-13, 2021 Alamodome (San Antonio, Texas) Friday, March 12 10 a.m. – Slidell (29-3) vs. Texline (25-4) – Conference 1A Final 2:00 p.m. – Tatum (25-3) vs. San Antonio Cole (26-5) – Conference 3A 7:00 p.m. – …

Front row L to R: Ryan Sharp, Isabella Greco, Reid Pinckard, Madeline Tumey-Simmons, Merlin Cardona / Back row L to R: Taylor Hubbs, Connelly Cowan, Taryn Thurman, coach Enrique Martinez, Anthony OrellanaContact: Kelly Cowan MPHS Speech and Debate team members advance to nationals After two weekends competing against nineteen other …

Comptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $763 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue to Local Governments. (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose taxing districts $762.5 million in local sales tax allocations for March, 0.5 percent less than in March 2020. Texas …

Ronnie Joe Beard Paris Police arrested Ronnie Joe Beard, 64, of Paris at 11:01 Tuesday morning on a U.S. Federal warrant charging him with a prohibited person’s possession of a firearm. They later placed Beard in the Lamar County Jail. Jasmine Jacqual Cooper Officers arrested Jasmine Jacqual Cooper, 30, of …

Nataly Kristina Montoya Nataly Kristina Montoya, 18, was a student at Mt Pleasant High School. Montoya passed away on Monday morning, March 8. The school district released a statement extending condolences to the family, friends, classmates, and teachers describing her as bright, outgoing, bubbly, and a ray of sunshine. According …

Several million people stand to save hundreds of dollars in health insurance costs, or more, under the Democratic coronavirus relief legislation on track to pass Congress. The winners include those covered by “Obamacare” or just now signing up, self-employed people who buy their insurance and don’t currently get federal help, …

State lawmakers have filed dozens of pieces of legislation, each in different ways. They are attempting to limit the governor’s power to issue emergency orders during declared disasters. State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, filed Senate Joint Resolution 45. It would require the governor to call a special session with lawmakers to …