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Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 2900 block of Church St at 10:34 P.M. for speeding. The Officer confronted the driver about the smell of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. The driver, 22 year old Kyle Alexander Frye, of Paris, admitted to marijuana being in the vehicle. During a …
August, 2021
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11 August
Lawsuits Filed Over Abbotts Mask Mandate Ban
Lawsuits are flying around Texas as counties challenge the Governor’s order that bans mask mandates in schools. Complaints are already on the record in Dallas,Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Austin. Legal analysts say all the lawsuits could end up being consolidated. The Dallas County lawsuit asks a judge to issue …
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11 August
Texas House Passes Bill On Unexcused Absences
The Texas House has enough members to pass a motion to find those who have unexcused absences. The motion from Representative Will Metcalf of Montgomery passed by an 80 to 12 margin. Speaker Dade Phelan then announced any member wanting to leave the house chamber must have his written permission.
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11 August
How Long Will Schools Stay Open
As some Texas schools open up this week, one expert wonders how long they’ll stay open. Some districts are battling the Governor for the right to mandate masks, but most aren’t and the Delta Covid variant is everywhere. Dr. Peter Hotez with the Baylor College of Medicine says delta is …
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11 August
Lamar County COVID Update
The Paris-Lamar County Health District report shows 9 new confirmed PCR cases for Covid 19 and 61 new confirmed Antigen cases. The number of active confirmed Covid cases in Lamar County is 357. As of Saturday, the immunization rate was listed at 28.8 percent. The Texas DSHS Coronavirus Dashboard …
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11 August
Hugo School Placed On Lockdown After Gun Found
Hugo High School was placed on lockdown Tuesday from shortly before 10 until about 1130 Tuesday after a student brought a loaded pistol to school in his backpack. The male student was arrested after police found pistol. Superintendent Earl Dalke, said the student will not be returning to school.
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11 August
Antlers Man Found Dead On SOSU Campus
The OSBI is investigating after an Antlers man was found dead in a vehicle on the campus of Okahoma State University in Durant. The body of fifty-seven-year-old Arvell James Brown, was discovered by a campus employee behind the Student Bible Center. The case is being investigated as a suspicious death. …
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11 August
Paris Police Investigating Suspicious Message
Paris Police responded to a criminal mischief in the 2600 block of N Main St. The clerk reported that someone had written a message on the men’s bathroom wall that mentioned the bomb threat at the Lamar County Courthouse last week and spoke about a second bomb at another location …
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11 August
El Salvador National Arrested On ID Violations
An El Salvador national was arrested after a traffic stop by a State Trooper, who noticed that something was not quite right with his green card. The suspect, 23-year-old Jose Antonio Canisales-Martinez admitted he had bought it from a man in Virginia. He was also in possession of other ID …
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11 August
Parolee Arrested in Titus County
Forty-four-year-old Michael F. Villanueva of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested on a Texas Parole warrant, and Franklin County warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Bond was denied because of the parole violation and he remains in the Titus County jail.