News

November, 2022

• 11 November

  Paris Police Report For Friday (Nov 11)

  Thursday morning at 7:28, Paris officers responded to a report of a business burglary in the 200-block South Collegiate Drive. An employee started the day by finding the back glass door shattered. The only items possibly missing were a cash drawer and its contents of over $300 cash. Instead, they …
• 11 November

  More Rain On The Way Monday

  Expect cool temperatures to persist through all of next week. As two low-pressure systems approach North and Central Texas, expect widespread rain on Monday.
• 11 November

  Houston Area Attorney Indicted For Attempting To Cause Abortion

  The Harris County grand jury has indicted a Houston attorney for allegedly spiking his wife’s drinks with a medicine commonly used to induce abortions. The state is accusing 38-year-old Mason Herring of assault of a pregnant person. He was initially arrested in May and released on a $30,000 bond. Court …
• 11 November

  United Way Of Lamar County

  The United Way of Lamar County has announced that this year’s campaign has surpassed the goal of $575,000 by more than $100,000. Nineteen local nonprofits will benefit from the generosity of Lamar County donors. The extra money raised will help victims of last Friday’s tornado.
• 11 November

  OK Death Row Inmate Wants New Hearing On Murder For Hire

  Richard Glossip Oklahoma’s Court of Criminal Appeals has denied death row inmate Richard Glossip’s request for a new hearing. A jury had convicted Glossip in a murder-for-hire plot in which he hired his co-defendant, hotel maintenance man Justin Sneed to kill Barry Van Treese. Van Treese was Glossip’s boss at …
• 11 November

  Shopping For A Good Cause

  ONLINE SILENT AUCTION ON NOVEMBER 17TH www.charityauction.bid/LiveUnited Graphic Design Services, Rack of Ribs, Baskets, Diamond Bracelet and much, more! Gift Certificates to Local Restaurants Bid on gift certificates from some of your favorite Paris restaurants like Paris Bakery, 107, High Cotton, and Crawford’s Hole in the Wall Spa Services Pamper …
• 11 November

  Collin County Teen Sentenced For Killing Mother

  Steven Barney Collin County DA A Collin County teenager has pleaded guilty to murdering his mother. 17-year-old Steven Barney of McKinney was sentenced to life in prison and fined $10,000.
• 11 November

  Four Dead In Wood County Crash

  Wednesday night, a Winnsboro couple was involved in a car accident on FM 515 about nine miles north of Quitman. The owner of Liefie restaurant on Main St. in Winnsboro, Flippie Strydom, has died from his injuries and his wife, Jackie, remains in ICU in stable condition. Strydom’s Cadillac was …
• 11 November

  Woman Arrested In Hunt County After Pursuit, Assault

  A pursuit ensued Thursday morning on I-30 when Cumby Police and Hopkins County Deputies attempted to contact a female motorist to see if she needed assistance. The woman drove away and, at one point, tried to back over an officer, and then shots were fired. The vehicle did ram into …
• 11 November

  Veterans Day In Hopkins County

  This year’s public observance of Veterans Day in Hopkins County will be Friday morning at 11:00 on the Sulphur Springs downtown square in front of the Hopkins County Courthouse. Speaker will be Robert Kerr, a local Judge Advocate of the U.S. Marine Corps League. The event is open to all, …