News

October, 2022

• 19 October

  Trick-Or-Treat, Do You Know The Difference?

  Agri-Life Extension Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks This Halloween holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are teaming up with Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to spread awareness on the fentanyl epidemic spreading across our state. There is an alarming …
• 19 October

  Well Loved Paris “Santa” Dies

  Bright Holland Funeral Home. Many residents of Paris and Lamar County are mourning Tony Clark’s passing at 63. He was known for his love of the community and especially children. Tony was especially active during the holiday season when he was better known as Santa Clause to thousands of children. …
• 19 October

  Paris Seniors Named College Board National Recognition Program Scholars

  Pictured left to right:  Front row: Christian Wilson, Traniece Bizzell, Sophia Hamer, Anna Lehenbauer, Abby Perry, Ainsley Mathieu, Maci Meyer, and Jameiya Fuller   Back row: Brody Holleman, Carter Benson, Preston Harper, Tijahni McGee, Jackson Alsup, Johnathan Young, and Patrick Roland (Picture provided by PHS Photography student Madison Meyer) The College …
• 19 October

  Justiss Elementary Installs Lu Interactive Playground

  Justiss Elementary is the first school in the North East Texas area to install a Lu Interactive Playground. You can find the closest system in Royce City, Oklahoma City, and Little Rock. The Lu transforms any site into an active and educational environment where kids are physically, intellectually, socially emotionally …
• 19 October

  Paris Lamar County Health District COVID Update
• 19 October

  Local Jetski Racer Compete At The World Finals

  It has been quite a season for Andrew Vo, a 13-year-old junior jetski racer from Sulphur Springs, who recently relocated from Southern California. This year Andrew finished the Jettribe Mid America series with an impressive first overall in the Junior 13-15 lites two-stroke class and a second in the four-stroke …
• 19 October

  PJC Announces 2022 Distinguished Alumni

  Paris Junior College Paris Junior College will celebrate its 98th Homecoming Thursday through Saturday, November 3-5, and a significant weekend highlight is the Distinguished Alumni Award Luncheon planned for Saturday, November 5. The Distinguished Alumni Award is the highest honor bestowed on alums and friends by the College. The Paris …
• 19 October

  Lights Of Life 2023 Gala Chairs Announced

    The Hopkins County Health Care Foundation’s Board of Directors looks forward to the 2023 Gala Chairs, Whitney and Logan Vaughan, putting their spin on the time-honored tradition of the Lights of Life Gala. Whitney, a nutrition coach and former teacher, and Logan, managing partner of Chad’s Media, LLC, and …
• 19 October

  Sulphur Springs Wildcat Hall Of Honor Inductees

  Four former Sulphur Springs athletic greats will be inducted into the SSHS Hall of Honor in a pre-game ceremony on Friday, Oct. 21. Quan Johnson, a district basketball MVP who graduated in 1990; Torio Kelly, a record-setting running back in the Class of 1996; Maegan Bell Nix, a 2003 graduate …
• 19 October

  Paris Police Report For Wednesday (Oct 19)

  Tuesday at 10:58 am, Paris Police worked on a possible burglary of a habitation occurring in the 1800-block of Cedar. The suspects had left the area, and the reporting person had lost sight of them. The suspects had pulled a window unit out of a back window, entered the residence, …