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The East Texas man shot and killed in Beckville by a State Trooper after a vehicle pursuit has been identified as 23-year-old Calin Devante Roquemore of Longview. Roquemore’s family said he was a Tatum HS graduate. Texas Rangers are investigating the incident, and the DPS has asked the …
Read More »Girls HS Basketball Playoff Results in Today’s Local Sports
Paris – Girls high school basketball playoffs began last night with the Bi-District round. The 25th ranked Honey Grove Lady Warriors put on a dominating performance, beating Fruitvale 67-20. The Clarksville Lady Tigers advance to the area round with a 54-46 win over Hawkins. North Lamar falls to Gilmer …
Read More »Execution for Texas Convicted Killer Set For Tonight
A 43-year-old convicted killer is set to die tonight for the shooting death of a North Texas liquor store clerk during a robbery more than 25 years ago. Gustavo Garcia’s lethal injection T would be the third execution this year in Texas. The December fatal shooting of 43-year-old Craig …
Read More »Commerce PD Investigate Fed-Ex and UPS Thefts
Commerce police say that an unknown person has been targeting UPS and Fed Ex trucks for possible theft. Detectives recently recovered some packages that were stolen right after they were delivered and believe someone may have been following delivery trucks on their routes.
Read More »Red Cross Helps Lamar County Fire Victims
The local Red Cross is assisting a Lamar County family of five who lost everything in a fire at their home on CR 43200 over the weekend. Firefighters from Powderly, Faught, Chicota, Lamar Point and Hopewell battled the blaze for about 3 hours. The family made it out of …
Read More »LeTourneau University
After weather cancelled action on Monday, the LeTourneau University men’s golf team finished third at the Frito Lay/All-State Intercollegiate Golf Tournament hosted by Jackson State University. The YellowJackets, who were participating in their first tournament of the spring, shot a 320 in Sunday’s opening round at the Dancing Rabbit …
Read More »UIL State Executive Committee Meeting
AUSTIN, TX— The State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League will convene at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 16 at the Crowne Plaza Austin to determine the eligibility of student athletes and discuss alleged rule violations. A schedule of tomorrow’s hearings follows. HEARING (AA-HH) 8:35 a.m. AA. La …
Read More »Commerce Police Investigating Delivery Truck Thefts
From Commerce Police Chief Kerry Crews Police believe that an unknown person has been targeting UPS and Fed Ex trucks for possible theft. Detectives recently recovered some packages that they believe were stolen right after they were delivered. They want the public to be aware that someone …
Read More »Paris Arrest Warrant Nets Two Arrests
Paris Police officers responded to a residence in the 2000 block of Bonham St in reference to a warrant arrest. Officers located 35 year old Brandi Ballard, of Paris, who had an outstanding felony probation warrant. Ballard was found to be in possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Also …
Read More »Disturbance Call in Paris Leads to Double Arrest On Multiple Charges
Paris police responded to a disturbance in the 1900 block of Lamar Ave at 7:44 A.M. on February 12, 2016. Officers located and spoke with the caller who stated that he had had some money stolen from him. Upon entering the room, officers observed marijuana laying in plain view. …
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