Tri-County Press As our community continues to mourn the tremendous loss of a true local legend, Willie Williams, we wanted to share viewing and graveside service information. Public viewing is set for Friday, May 15 from 3:30-6:00 pm at the Johnson Funeral Home in Pittsburg, and graveside services will be …

MLB Florida is willing to be a restart site for professional sports leagues, just like Arizona, when play resumes following shutdowns caused by the new coronavirus. They pushed MLB’s opening day back from March 26. Half of the 30 teams hold spring training in Florida, and MLB has considered plans …

Mark James Hlas, Jr. Paris Police arrested Mark James Hlas, Jr., 39, of Paris, on a parole violation warrant near his residence in the 1400-block of Sperry St at 6:04 Wednesday morning. Officers later transferred Hlas to the Lamar County Jail. Ronnie Joe Beard Wednesday afternoon at 12:05, Paris Police …

Hempel and Wongsinth named Second Team All-Lone Star Conference. RICHARDSON – Texas A&M University-Commerce named women’s golfers Sophie-Charlott Hempel and Sarah Wongsinth Second Team All-Lone Star Conference for the 2019-20 season, as announced Wednesday.  Despite the abbreviated golf season, the two Lion women represented sensationally, as the Lions finished the year ranked 25th in the …

ASC Announces 2020 Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor Recipients ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor Recipients RICHARDSON, Texas –– Twenty-four graduating student-athletes from the 12 American Southwest Conference member institutions are honored by the conference and their institutions as 2019-20 ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor recipients.  The ASC presents a Scholar-Athlete Medal …

COVID-19 update May 13 Titus County ended Wednesday with 79 cases, nearly doubling yesterday count of 40. Without any investigation on these new cases, Judge Brian Lee says he can’t give much information. Here is a breakdown of today’s 39 additional cases. * 20 are results from Sat May 9 …

Wednesday, May 13 – 6:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Recovered Active Worldwide 4,412,879 297,008 1,648,159 2,468,680 The U.S. 1,426,889 84,962 307,517 1,034,410 Texas 42,762 1,829 23,519 35,577 Monday, April 20 – 12:00 pm Where Confirmed Deceased Tested Recovered Worldwide 2,178,149 145,329 18,161,936 546,743 The U.S. 749,222 39,375 3,394,173 67,052 Texas …

Julie Justice Stephens Officials arrested Julie Justice Stephens, 52, of Powderly, at her residence on a felony warrant charging her with evading arrest or detention with a vehicle. Officers had identified Stephens as a person involved in an altercation at 3:07 am Monday in the 800-block of SW 41st St. …

AZ Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has opened the door for professional sports to return to the state. Ducey said on Tuesday that professional sports, including MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL can resume without fans on Saturday. The state is slowly starting to reopen during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic with Ducey …