News

August, 2022

• 24 August

  A Tire Fire In Upshur County

  Photo KLTV-Tyler On Tuesday night, paramedics took a firefighter to the hospital after being injured at a large tire fire in the Pritchett area south of Gilmer. Several departments worked the fire on Private Road 3390 off of Almond Road. Officials said they were working to keep the fire away …
• 24 August

  A 255-Year-Old Tree Damaged

  Winds blowing through Winnsboro on Monday were strong enough to blow a branch off a tree older than the United States. Tiffany Tillema of Winnsboro says the tree has been in her backyard for about 255 years, and Texas A&M agrees. The dangling limb was waiting on her when she …
• 24 August

  Paris Police Report For Wednesday (Aug 24)

  Zakoyia Alexius Jones Zakoyia Alexius Jones, 17, of Paris, was arrested at her residence in the 700-block of Bonham St at 10:28 Tuesday morning. Jones had an outstanding felony warrant charging her with burglary of a habitation. The warrant stemmed from an incident on August 17, 2022, where the report …
• 24 August

  Biden To Announce Student Loan Break

  President Joe Biden Expect President Biden to announce that he will cancel $10,000 in federal student loan debts. There has been pressure on the President to act on student loan debt, but this $10,000 forgiveness will not wipe the slate clean for most. The average balance is nearly 40 grand, …
• 24 August

  New Federal Gun Law In Effect

  They enact the new federal firearms laws today, cracking down on so-called ghost guns. It requires that guns have serial numbers placed on kits used to build a weapon at home. Professor Dru Stevenson at the South Texas College of Law says that people buying these gun kits will also …
• 24 August

  “In God We Trust In Arabic”

  “In God, We Trust” signs are spreading in schools across the state. An activist from Florida wants to donate signs to Texas schools with the words written in Arabic. Under state law, schools must display posters with the national motto in a conspicuous place if they are donated. The law …
• 24 August

  Lamar County Sets Budget, Tax Rate

  By a unanimous vote, Lamar County Commissioners approved a $27.2 million combined budget for the general and road and bridge funds. They set the proposed tax rate at 34.48 cents per $100 valuation. That’s the highest tax rate the court could establish without voter approval. During the hearing, commissioners added …
• 24 August

  PJC Sets Proposed Budget, Tax Rate

  Paris Junior College regents have set a budget of $33 million for the next fiscal year. The budget includes nearly $8 million in total instructional costs. The proposed tax rate is 7.5 cents per hundred dollar valuation. The regents will vote on the budget in September.
• 24 August

  Lamar County COVID Report

  The latest report released by the Paris Lamar County Health District shows one new death from COVID and 248 active cases of the virus. Regarding testing, there were 30 positive PCR tests and 95 positive antigen tests.
• 24 August

  Some East Texas Counties Named In Disaster Declaration

  Governor Greg Abbott signed a Disaster Declaration Tuesday in the aftermath of storm damage, which includes nine East Texas counties. The nine counties named in the declaration were Hopkins, Rains, Wood, Camp, Henderson, Marion, Upshur, Smith, and Van Zandt.