News

May, 2022

• 26 May

  Texas Lottery To Celebrate 30 Years Of Winning

  AUSTIN – A year-long celebration culminates May 29, when the Texas Lottery officially observes the 30th anniversary of its startup. On May 29, 1992, the first lottery purchase in Texas was made 47 days ahead of schedule when then-Gov. Ann Richards bought the first ticket – a Lone Star Millions scratch …
• 26 May

  Pittsburg Woman Arrested For Drugs

  Teresa Kay Harmon Camp County Deputies arrested Teresa Kay Harmon, 22, of Pittsburg, after a traffic stop last Monday on drug charges. Authorities seized over eight grams of methamphetamine. She was pulled over for a failed license plate light.
• 26 May

  Paris Police Report For Thursday (May 26)

  Clint Kyle Wehrmann Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 300-block of NW 19th Wednesday afternoon at 2:32 for displaying expired registration. The officer smelled marijuana, and the driver, Clint Kyle Wehrmann, 39, of Ladonia, admitted to possibly having drugs in the vehicle. The officer located marijuana and more than …
• 26 May

  Paris Friday Night Classic Car Cruise Coming June 10

  “Blast From the Past” Friday Night Cruise of Classic Cars Free! Free! Free! Everyone Welcome! Friday, Jun 10 at 6:00 pm, the Cruise leaves the Civic Center promptly. Giant 50’s Party Featuring Dale Cummings and “The C” singing all of your favorite hits of the ’50s and ’60s at the …
• 26 May

  Second Quarter First Christian Church Charity Dinner Theater

  Second Quarter First Christian Church Charity Dinner Theater Monday, Jun 6 at 6:30 pm features Blue Grass Superstars The Purple Hulls. Meal catered by Crawford’s Hole In The Wall, serving at 6:30 pm with entertainment a 7:00 pm. Table for eight is $250.00, and individual seats are $40.00. It happens …
• 26 May

  Richardson ISD Student Arrested After Gun Found In Vehicle

  Wednesday morning at 10:55, the Richardson Police Department received a phone call from a business in the 1500-block of East Spring Valley Road reporting a male holding what appeared to be a rifle. They last saw the male walking toward Berkner High School, located at 1600 East Spring Valley Road. …
• 26 May

  O’Rourke Storms Information Session On Uvalde Massacre

  Governor Greg Abbott says Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old shooter responsible for the school massacre in Uvalde, posted on Facebook about 30 minutes before going to the school that he would kill his grandmother and shoot up the elementary school. During the update, Abbott’s Democratic opponent for Governor, Beto O’rourke, crashed …
• 26 May

  Cruz Says School Doors Should Be Locked

  Senator Ted Cruz Texas Senator Ted Cruz says they could have prevented the shooting at the elementary school in Uvalde if they had locked the back door. He says there should be one door that goes in and out of schools, and he wants to see armed officers stationed at …
• 26 May

  Texas Baptist Men Sending Chaplains To Uvalde

  Texas Baptist Men is sending volunteers from North Texas to Uvalde. TBM Director of Disaster Relief David Wells says volunteer chaplains offer support to the grieving community. Volunteers from San Antonio, Houston, and Corpus Christi are joining those from Collin County. They’re assessing the need first and could send for …
• 26 May

  SE Oklahoma Man Dead In Crash

  A single-vehicle rollover in Pushmataha County has killed 63-year-old Albert Slaton, of Rattan. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Slaton ran off the road, overcorrected, rolled his truck, and it ejected him. They pronounced him at the scene.