News

October, 2022

• 12 October

  Lamar County Commissioners Approve Abatement

  Lamar County Courthouse Lamar County Commissioners have approved a property tax abatement for a storage component addition at the planned Mockingbird Solar Center in western Lamar County. The agreement will bring $6.7 million to the county treasury instead of property taxes over ten years. Mockingbird Solar will construct a $142.4 …
• 12 October

  TJ Maxx To Open In Paris

  T.J. Maxx will open a new store Sunday at Towne Square Center, at the intersection of Lamar Avenue and S.E. Loop 286 in Paris. The store will offer brand-name and designer deals on fashion, accessories, jewelry, home, beauty, and more. T.J. Maxx has 1,200 stores in 49 states and Puerto …
• 12 October

  Lamar County SO Arrests

  Lamar County Deputies arrested 46-year-old Raymond Lee Scott on multiple charges. He’s accused of Manufacturing and Delivering a Controlled Substance, Possession of Dangerous Drugs, Theft of Property valued at more than $2,500 but less than $30,000, and misdemeanor theft. His bonds total $20,000. Lamar County Deputies arrested 57-year-old Laura Arlend …
• 12 October

  Collin County Detention Officer Filed

  Collin County Detention Officer Tyler Moody Collin County SO Fox4News Authorities arrested a Collin County jailer after deputies discovered a cell phone and charger in an inmate’s cell. Reportedly, 21-year-old Detention Officer Tyler Moody confessed to investigators that he brought the contraband into the jail and provided it to the …
• 12 October

  High Court Denies Texas Death Row Inmate’s Appeals

  Andre Thomas TDCJ The U.S. Supreme Court will not review a ruling made about the conviction and death sentence of Andre Lee Thomas. Grayson County convicted him of murdering a child in Sherman in 2004. While in the county jail, Thomas cut out one of his eyes, and they ruled …
• 12 October

  Gilmer Man Jailed After Chase, Pursuit

  An Upshur County man was arrested after leading officers from Hallsville, Waskom, Harrison County, and Louisiana on a chase that began in Hallsville and ended when he crashed in Louisiana on I-20. They charged 40-year-old Dustin Taylor of Gilmer with Evading Arrest with a vehicle and Unauthorized Use of a …
• 12 October

  Arrest Made In Upshur County Fatal Hit-And-Run

  Authorities arrested 37-year-old Victor Frausto-Lopez of Gilmer in connection with a hit-and-run crash last week that claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Lopez was allegedly the driver who caused the crash that killed 25-year-old Tristen Gore of Longview. He is in the Gregg County Jail.
• 11 October

  Harbor Freight Tools Signs Deal To Open New Location In Paris

  Hiring to Begin for 25-30 New Jobs in the Community Harbor Freight Tools, America’s go-to store for quality tools at the lowest prices, has announced that it will open a new store in Paris. The new store will be at 2860 NE Loop 286 and should open this winter. An …
• 11 October

  Paris PD Parking Lot Renovations
• 11 October

  Choctaw Casino In Durant Adds Robots To Wait Staff

  Chief Gary Batton KXII The Choctaw Casino & Resort in Durant has added three robot servers to their wait staff. Chief Gary Batton said robots could deliver food to the tables and return items to the kitchen when employees bused the tables.