News

February, 2016

• 10 February

  Paris Police Respond to Family Disturbance

    Paris Police responded to a family disturbance in the 1800 block of Maple Street after a woman’s ex boyfriend entered the residence and assaulted her. The suspect had previously been given a criminal trespass warning for the property. He fled before police arrived on the scene.
• 10 February

  North Lamar Board Considering $54 Million Bond Election

    The North Lamar ISD Board of Trustees must decide by February 19 if they want to hold a  $54 million bond election in the May 7th municipal elections. Money raised through the bond sale would  be used to replace Higgins Elementary School and Bailey Intermediate schools. Funding would also …
• 9 February

  UPDATE – Charges Filed In Paris Fatal Construction Zone Crash

      A Paris man has been charged with Intoxication Manslaughter and Intoxication Assault in connection with a Tuesday morning  MVA that claimed the life of a construction worker and seriously injured another. Investigators say the vehicle driven by 26 year old Geno Allen  veered off the road in  the 3200 block of Bonham …
• 9 February

  DPS Interdiction Efforts Help Rescue 54 Endangered Children in 2015

      The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced today that DPS officers – with the support of the DPS Interdiction for the Protection of Children (IPC) program – rescued 54 missing, exploited or at-risk children and initiated 33 related criminal investigations in 2015. “Because children who go missing …
• 9 February

  Paris Man Arrested For Death Of Construction Worker

    26-year-old Geno Allen of Paris has been arrested by Paris PD for the death of 21-year-old Christian Castro. Allen struck Castro and one other man, Aaron Cirrola, who were working a construction site near the intersection of 33rd NW and Bonham Tuesday morning. Cirrola was flown to a hospital …
• 9 February

  Presidential Declaration Granted For Several East Texas Counties

        From the Office of Governor Greg Abbott On January 26th, Governor Greg Abbott requested a Presidential Disaster Declaration for 25 Texas counties due to damage sustained from the severe weather at the end of December. This morning, the President granted the request for Public Assistance for the …
• 9 February

  Sulphur Springs ISD Board Meeting

        A regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs ISD school board was held on Monday. PUBLIC FORUM A public hearing was conducted on the Annual Report of Educational Performance, including the 2014-2015 Texas Academic Performance Report. President John Prickette acknowledged the SSHS Culinary Arts program students and sponsors …
• 9 February

  Sulphur Springs Men Charged With Drug Offenses

      Collins picture not available Sulphur Springs police arrested three men following a routine traffic stop on Ingram Street. The men appeared to be extremely nervous, and receiving permission to search the vehicle, several baggies of suspected narcotics were found. 18 year old Jackson Blaze Gilreath of Sulphur Springs, …
• 9 February

  Sulphur Springs PD Traffic Stop Results in Drug Charge

      28 year old Kerry La Terry Gotcher was arrested by Sulphur Springs police on a felony drug charge after he was stopped for having an obscured license plate. He admitted to having marijuana in his vehicle and a probable cause search was conducted. Officers found 4.5 grams of …
• 9 February

  Sulphur Springs Police Arrest Man In Stolen Car

    Sulphur Springs police stopped a vehicle driven by a 19 year old local man for a traffic violation and a records check revealed that the car had been stolen in Greenville. 19 year old Cory Dewayne Maurice Jackson Grant was charged with Unauthorized Use of A Motor Vehicle. He …