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  U.S. Steel has announced the lay-offs of 450 employees at Lone Star Tubular Operations and  the idling of the plants in Morris County and Alabama.  The company blamed weak conditions in the energy market for the decision to cut jobs and shut the plants, which produce pipe and tubing …

  Mt. Pleasant police arrested two people for possession of a controlled substance. Bond was set at $10,000 each for 32 year old Candace Boswell of Arp, and 31 year old Bennie Ray Sammy Leon Lee of Tyler.

  A Mt.  Pleasant teenager was arrested by Mt. Pleasant police for burglary of a habitation. Bond was set at $10,000 for 17 year old Jacoby C. Lewis.  

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to review an appeal from an Upshur County man on death row for killing two men 14 years ago. The high court made no comment in its decision on the appeal from 32-year-old Clinton Lee Young of Ore City.

  Authorities are trying to learn why a man was walking in the eastbound lane of I-20 in Lindale when he was run over and killed by three vehicles.  Investigators say 42 year old Cuong Nguyen was hit by an 18 wheeler, and then by two cars behind the truck.

  Paris – Tomorrow will kick off one of the biggest high school sporting events of the year when Paris High School hosts the annual Deon Minor Relay’s. Participating teams include Paris, North Lamar, Sulphur Springs, Mt. Pleasant, Greenville, Denison, Gilmer, Commerce, Emory Rains and Idabel. Field events begin at …

  Nominations for the 5th Annual Dallas Summer Musical (DSM) High School Musical Theatre Awards have been announced.  As a participant, the North Lamar High School Theatre Department is being recognized in eight of the sixteen categories. Of those named at high schools all over North Texas, nominations from North …

  The Fine Arts Department at North Lamar High School hosted its 5th Annual Fine Arts Nighton Monday to showcase student talent for parents and patrons. Artwork in a variety of medium lined the hallway outside the auditorium with student artists available to discuss their projects with guests.  Inside the …

  Lamar County Commissioners will meet in special session at 9am this morning, and are expected to be notified that Treasurer Shirley Fults is retiring effective April 11. Commissioners will begin interviewing candidates to take over the position.

  Monday afternoon, a Paris man called police to report that a known suspect had stolen his pistol and taken his car, a 1991 Blue Honda. Monday evening, the man notified police that the gun and car had been returned.  The investigation is continuing.