News

October, 2022

• 26 October

  Federal Report Shows Texas Power Grid Not Ready For Extreme Weather

  An assessment by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission shows the Texas electricity grid remains almost as vulnerable to extreme winter weather as it was during a prolonged deep freeze in February 2021. In addition, the report says the ability of the ERCOT grid to handle harsh winter is only marginally …
• 26 October

  Problem With Early Voting In Hopkins County

  There was a problem with some of the ballots in the first hour of early voting in Hopkins County. Voters in Precinct 1 reported that some ballots didn’t include the Sulphur Springs ISD’s $85.1 million bond issue. County Clerk Tracy Smith said 19 ballots were affected. Nine people reported it …
• 26 October

  Free Mammogram Appointments Completely Filled

  No more appointments are available for the free mammograms offered by the Hopkins County Healthcare Foundation and Christus Mother Frances Hospital–Sulphur Springs. However, those that already have confirmed appointments for this Saturday should show up as scheduled.
• 26 October

  Clorox Recall Pine-Sol Products

  Clorox recalls three Pine-Sol products due to the risk of them containing bacteria that can cause severe infection in humans. According to a website dedicated to the recall, individuals with weakened immune systems or external medical devices exposed to its product can suffer a severe infection requiring medical treatment. However, healthy …
• 26 October

  Jury Gets Confession Letters

  Taylor Parker The jury in the Taylor Parker capital murder and kidnapping trial in Bowie County had their first look Tuesday at the two confession letters prosecutors say Parker fabricated to frame another inmate for the murder of Reagan Hancock and her unborn baby. A jury convicted Parker on Oct. …
• 26 October

  Paris Police Report For Wednesday (Oct 26)

  There was a theft in the 3500-block of NE Loop 286 in Paris at 8:21 Wednesday morning. Two victims reported that someone had stolen two firearms from the room they had lived in since September and had not noticed any forced entry. The incident is under investigation. Paris Police responded …
• 26 October

  United Way And Alzheimer’s Association Host Free Lunch

  The United Way of Lamar County has partnered with the Alzheimer’s Association to bring another free lunch and learn to address caring for aging parents or spouses dealing with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. The free event will be Friday, Nov 4, from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm at CF Paris …
• 26 October

  JCU Receives $75,000 Grant

  JARVIS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY RECEIVES A $75,000 GRANT TO BENEFIT STUDENT-PARENTS WITH EDUCATION (Hawkins, Texas) — Jarvis Christian University recently received a $75,000 planning grant from Ascend at the Aspen Institute’s Black and Native Family Futures Fund to provide financial and technical assistance to Jarvis to improve the academic success of student-parents. This …
• 26 October

  Lamar County Burn Ban Expires, COVID Declaration Extended

  The Lamar County Commissioners Court has let the ten-day ban on outdoor burning expire. Emergency Management Coordinator Quincy Blount recommended that the ban not be renewed but stressed that we are still in a drought situation and conditions should be carefully monitored. Blount also recommended that commissioners extend the COVID …
• 26 October

  Lamar County COVID Update

  The latest COVID report from the Paris Lamar County Health District released Tuesday afternoon shows there are no new fatalities, but there are 37 new cases of the virus. In addition, the county had six positive PCR and six positive Antigen tests.