Trenton Wayne Joplin Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 1100-block of North Collegiate Drive for a traffic violation Wednesday night at 9:03. The driver, Trenton Wayne Joplin, 40, of Paris, had two outstanding traffic warrants. During the inventory of his vehicle, Officers found a small plastic baggie that contained …

TAMUT has received an all-clear just after 3:00 Wednesday afternoon. A gas leak was contained, and the campus re-opened. Construction crews severed a gas line on the TAMUT campus. The campus was evacuated to First Baptist Church on Moores Lane and is closed until the repair was made.

Lions ranked No. 20 in preseason AVCA poll. COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce volleyball team is the No. 20 ranked team in the American Volleyball Coaches Association preseason poll, as announced this week. This marks the 13th consecutive AVCA poll in which the Lions have been nationally ranked. The Lions are coming off one …

Texas A&M Forest Service launches online tools to assist Texas landowners. COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M Forest Service launched the Learn Plan Act Texas website in partnership with the Southern Group of State Foresters and the Texas Forestry Association. It will educate Texans on land stewardship practices. The agency …

Watch For Guardrail Work in Lamar and Red River Counties. PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials advised motorists that a project to upgrade metal beam guard fence on four roadways in Lamar and Red River Counties is set to begin Aug. 21. Contractor 3LW Civil LLC was granted 102 …

FROM CLEAN RESTROOMS TO CLEAN ROADWAYS TXDOT, BUC-EE’S® TACKLE LITTER TOGETHER  AUSTIN – Don’t mess with Texas® and Buc-ee’s are teaming up to fight litter in Texas. Beginning in August, drivers in Texas will see billboards featuring two iconic Texas-born brands. They are TxDOT’s “Don’t mess with Texas” and Buc-ee’s, along …

UIL State Executive Committee Meeting Results AUSTIN, Texas —The State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League met Tuesday to hand down decisions on eligibility of student-athletes. Student-athletes from Manor High School, Spring Westfield, and Tyler John Tyler High School were granted appeals for varsity eligibility. After hearing testimony from …

RICHARDSON, Texas – Mary Hardin-Baylor has been picked to win the 2019 American Southwest Conference football title. It came after a vote of the league’s head coaches and directors of sports information, the ASC office announced on Tuesday (August 20). Hardin-Simmons senior running back Jaquan Hemphill was voted as the Preseason Offensive Player of …

Welcome back to the new school year! Athletics is in full swing, rocking, and rolling! Thursday (Aug 22), Wildcat Football will scrimmage Denison at Wildcat Stadium Starting at 5:30 with 9th and JV. Varsity is scheduled to play at 7:00. There is not a charge for scrimmage games, and you …

CHAMBER HOSTS SMALL BUSINESS EXPO THURSDAY, AUGUST 22 The Texarkana USA Chamber of Commerce will host a Small Business Expo on August 22 from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm on the corner of 3rd Street and Texas Boulevard in Texarkana, TX. There will be 35 vendor booths, food trucks, police …