News

April, 2024

• 24 April

  United Way Scholarship Application Deadline

  Lamar County  high school seniors are reminded that Friday April 26 is the deadline to apply for 4 scholarships from the United Way. Applications are available in the counselor’s office of all area high schools or by emailing srossonuwlc@gmail.com.   Scholarship recipients will be announced at the United Way’s Texas Scholars …
• 24 April

  Upshur County Woman Jailed In Titus County

  Fifty-year-old Ammie Hernandez of Ore City was arrested in Titus County on an Upshur County warrant for Intoxication Manslaughter with Vehicle. NO other information was available and at last report she was in the Titus County jail.
• 24 April

  “MINGO” Man’s Bingo Successful

  Nearly 200 players participated in the Hopkins County Health Care Fouindation’s “ MINGO” – or mans bingo at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Approximately $12,000 was raised through the bingo games and extra donations, and the money will be used to provide free Heart Calcium tests for Hopkins County men. …
• 24 April

  Major Upshur County Drug Bust

  An Upshur County Sheriff’s  Special Investigation Unit conducted a traffic stop  on a vehicle driven by Gerald Hosea Gibson of Kilgore. Following the stop, more than 160 grams and nearly$2400 in cash was found in the vehicle. Gibson was arrested for Manufacture Or Delivery of a Controlled Substance and at …
• 24 April

  Paris Regional Health Invites Community Members to Participate in National Prescription Drug Take  Back Day Saturday, April 27 

    [PARIS, Texas] – Paris Regional Health invites all community members to visit their Drug Take Back box in  the main lobby of the hospital on Saturday, April 27 between 10 am -2 pm to safely discard of unused or  expired prescription drugs.   The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) National Prescription …
• 23 April

  Prairiland High School Top Graduates 2024

  Prairiland High School has announced the top two graduates in the class of 2024.  Valedictorian Ryleigh White plans to attend the University of North Texas to pursue a degree in Kinesiology before attending a Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. Salutatorian Alanna Riney will attend the University of Central Arkansas to …
• 23 April

  Aikin Elementary Celebrates Earth Day

  The Aikin Elementary Parent Association (APA) demonstrated a remarkable commitment to environmental stewardship and community involvement through their Earth Day celebrations. Collaborating closely with the Aikin campus, they orchestrated a series of activities designed to teach students the importance of caring for our planet. Notably, the kindergarten classes took a …
• 23 April

  Paris High School Announces the 2024 Valedictorian and Salutatorian

  Paris High School recently announced the top performing students for the class of 2024, Valedictorian Luke De la Garza and Salutatorian Preston Thompson. Paris High School graduation will be held at Wildcat Stadium on Friday, May 24, 2024, at 8:00 p.m.  
• 23 April

  Paris Police Report For Tuesday, April 23

    On Monday, Paris officers were leaving an incident in the 2100 block of Bonham St. when a vehicle driven by Alex Carson Demato, 25, struck a parked Patrol Unit. Officers had parked the patrol vehicle in a traffic lane and activated all emergency lighting. The car driven by Demato …
• 23 April

  Day Two Of Historic Hush Money Trial

  A longtime tabloid publisher, David Pecker, is expected Tuesday to tell jurors about his efforts to help Donal Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign as testimony resumes in the historic hush money trial of the former president. Pecker, the former National Enquirer publisher who prosecutors say worked with Trump …