Lions snap skid with a sweep at DBU. DALLAS – The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team snapped a six-match losing streak on Tuesday night in the Burg Center, earning a sweep of DBU.  Set scores were 25-20, 26-24, and 25-16. The Lions are now 3-6 overall and in the Lone Star …

A&M-Texarkana Seeks Sites and Projects  For Annual Day of Community Service TEXARKANA, Texas – Texas A&M University-Texarkana is seeking sites and projects where university volunteers can lend a hand during its annual day of giving, called “The Big Event- Eagle Pride City Wide.” The annual day of service scatters hundreds of …

Matthew Eugene Smith At 9:21 Monday night, Paris Police responded to the 800-block of NE 12th about a stabbing victim. The 32-year-old male reported that someone stabbed him while in the 1200-block of Tudor St. The investigation led to the arrest of Matthew Eugene Smith, 35, of Paris. Officers charged …

Front Row, L-R – Avery Frey (Crew), Haylie Boyd (Molly), Brianna Thompson (Stage Manager), Kristen Young (Sylvie)Back Row, L-R – Keith McNeal (director), Hunter Dawes (Willie), Evan Braziel (Archie), Lindsay Mead (grandmother), Hayden Braziel (Roddy), Joseph Sanders (grandfather), Ali Amacendi (sound), Jacob Peralta (lights) On Saturday, March 6, the students from Chisum …

The U.S. Senate narrowly approved a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill last Saturday as President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies notched a victory they called crucial for hoisting the country out of the pandemic and economic doldrums without Republicans. The House should pass it to the President today. If …

Shelly Botkin Out of three, now there is only one. The Public Utility Commissioner Shelly Botkin resigned and followed chairwoman of the commission, DeAnn Walker. The three serving on the panel came under pressure in the aftermath of the deadly Texas winter weather crisis that left millions of people without …

It’s high, and you can expect it to go higher. The average price of gasoline is $2.40 up to $2.89 in Northeast Texas. Industry experts expect the rise this time of year, but this year’s prices are higher than usual, and we could be spending more to fill up until …

Good news from CDC. According to federal health officials’ long-awaited guidance, fully vaccinated Americans can gather with other vaccinated people indoors without wearing a mask or social distancing. The recommendations also say that vaccinated people can come together with people considered at low-risk for severe diseases, such as vaccinated grandparents …

Coy Gilbreath, 7, was a second-grader at Quitman Elementary. He died last week after accidentally being run over. His family held his services Monday at Quitman Youth Foundations’ baseball fields. He and his family loved fishing, and dozens of boaters gathered on Lake Fork to pay their respects to Coy’s …

Jessica Vanlandingham Hopkins County Deputies arrested Jessica Vanlandingham, 37, of Sulphur Springs, after K-9 Kilo alerted her car as having drugs. They located one gram of methamphetamine in her purse. Her second arrest in less than a month ended with her release after posting a $5,000 bond. Hopkins County revoked …