News

February, 2016

• 14 February

  North Lamar’s Shannon and Garrison to Compete at State FLBA

    North Lamar sophomore Melody Shannon and junior Brock Garrison will compete as a team at the State Future Business Leaders of America competition on March 3-5 in Houston. The duo took first place in Business Financial Planning at Area. They had to research and plan on how to start …
• 14 February

  Bailey Students Return from Regional Science Fair with Ribbons

    Bailey Intermediate fourth- and fifth-graders participated in the Region 8 Science Fair in Pittsburg, Texas, on February 9.  All received ribbons for their entries. Fourth-grade participants pictured from left are Katie Trammell and Heather Bright.  Trammell’s project was ‘Which Popcorn Pops the Best?’ while Bright presented ‘The Popcorn Challenge’. …
• 14 February

  Weekly Roadwork Report

    TxDOT Atlanta District For Feb. 14-20, 2016 Bowie County US 259 – At Red River north of De Kalb, constructing a new bridge. IH 30 – From SH 8 to Anderson Creek, repairing pavement and installing new guard rails. Various lane closures. US 82 – From IH 30 near …
• 14 February

  PHS TAFE Members Earn Blue Ribbons

      PHS TAFE Members Earn Blue Ribbons at State Conference The Paris High School chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) attended the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit at the University of Houston Jan. 30—Feb. 1, 2016. TAFE is a co-curricular and statewide non-profit student organization created to …
• 12 February

  Do You Know This Man?

      Paris Police needs your help in identifying the person in this photograph. This man is a suspect in a theft in the 3800 block of Lamar Ave. Paris Police responded to a shoplifter at 8:34 P.M. on February 10, 2016. Allegedly this person was observed by store personnel …
• 12 February

  Franklin County’s I-30 Gets Face Lift

      TxDOT granted the contractor 223 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project at an estimated cost of more than $16.4 million. The work will be weather-dependent, but should finish by October 2016. Contractor crews will plane the surface of the roadway, east- and west-bound, and apply a …
• 12 February

  Two More Suspects Charged In ATV Thefts

      Two more suspects have been arrested in connection to the thefts of ATV’s from Nortex Tractors in Sulphur Springs. Taken into custody by Sulphur Springs PD Investigators were 32 year old Christopher Brandon Garcia of Balch Springs and 33 year old Dustin Kyle Garcia of Mesquite. Both were …
• 12 February

  Another Candidate Files For Sulphur Springs City Council

    Jimmy Lucas has filed the paperwork to run for place 5 on the Sulphur Springs City Council. The seat is currently held by Emily Glass, who has signed up to run for re-election.
• 12 February

  Hearts For LIfe Holding Benefit

    The Hopkins County non-profit, no-kill shelter Hearts of Life Animal Rescue, will have an Adopt-a-thon and Valentine themed bake sale Saturday, February 13  from 10am-4pm at Petsense in Sulphur Springs. The rescue currently cares for approximately 45 dogs on their premises and are currently raising money to buy pens …
• 12 February

  Pittsburg Woman Arrested In Gregg County

    A 32 year old Camp County woman has been arrested on a Gregg County indictment. 32 year old Marquita Chanel Wilson of Pittsburg is accused of theft of property valued at less than $2500 with two prior convictions.