News

October, 2022

• 6 October

  Food Safety Year Round

  Agri-Life Extension Johanna Hicks By Johanna Hicks During the fall and winter holidays, I often provide information on keeping food safe to prevent foodborne illness. However, food safety is a good practice all year. Festive parties, gatherings, family dinners, and celebrations are popular in November and December, bringing holiday cheer, …
• 6 October

  Paris Police Report For Thursday (Oct 06)

  Paris Police responded to Paris Regional Medical Center’s ER at 3:29 Wednesday morning to meet with the victim of an aggravated assault. Reportedly, a 26-year-old Paris man had a verbal altercation in the 500-block of E. Houston with a 68-year-old man. As a result, the older man struck the victim …
• 6 October

  Upshur County Gets Smith County’s District Attorney

  District Judge Dean Fowler District Judge Dean Fowler, who presides over the 115th District Court in Upshur County, was charged with driving while intoxicated following an arrest in early September. Four days after his arrest, Upshur County District Attorney Billy Byrd filed a motion asking to be recused from prosecution …
• 6 October

  Some Pittsburg Families Getting New Homes

  The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs provided the City of Pittsburg with a grant to help families in the community with assistance rebuilding their homes. Homeowners eligible for this grant program will have their current home demolished and a new home built on the same land at no …
• 6 October

  School Safety And Security Inspections Underway

  Inspections of more than 1,000 Texas public school campuses have started to see how they are following new state security regulations following the mass shooting in Uvalde. Bryan ISD Maintenance and Operations Director Ron Clary said inspectors found an unidentified problem at an undisclosed location last week. As a result, …
• 6 October

  Increase In Female Truckers

  A growing number of women are getting behind the wheel and becoming truckers. John Esparza, who heads the Texas Trucking Association, says they love it, and women are generally safer drivers. Female truckers still amount to less than ten percent of the workforce, but Esparza says the numbers are growing. …
• 6 October

  Corpus Christi Killer Executed

  John Henry Ramirez TDCJ John Henry Ramirez was executed by lethal injection Wednesday evening for murdering a Corpus Christi convenience store clerk while taking out the trash at the store. Pablo Castro was the father of nine and grandfather of 14. Rev. Dana Moore of Corpus Christi’s Second Baptist Church …
• 6 October

  Stone Avenue To Close For Repairs

  A large portion of Stone Avenue, which wraps around the back of Paris Regional Medical Center between the hospital and several North Lamar ISD campuses, will be closed for significant road repair effective 5:00 am Oct 6, 2022. The road is expected to remain closed for at least three weeks and will re-open as soon as …
• 6 October

  Lamar County COVID Update

  The latest COVID report from the Paris Lamar County Health District shows 80 active cases of the virus but no fatalities. As for testing – there were 18 positive PCRs and 23 positive Antigens.
• 6 October

  Grand Opening For American SpiralWeld Pipe In Paris

  American SpiralWeld Pipe Company is holding a grand opening ceremony at 10:00 this morning to commemorate its facility’s successful opening and operation at 2700 J. Eagan Street in Paris. Their facility has been operating for over a year and exceeded its initial expectations. The project estimated 60 employees at the …