News

April, 2022

• 6 April

  Paris Police Report For Wednesday (Apr 6)

  Paris Police responded to the 3800-block of Lamar Ave at 8:14 Tuesday morning about theft. The victim reported that they had received a call from someone that claimed to be from the corporate offices and had them wire a cash transfer. The victim later learned that the caller had falsely …
• 6 April

  New Foster Care Study

  A new report out of Texas shows that over 100 children in the state’s foster care program have died since 2020. According to a new report from the State Department of Family and Protective Services, 44 kids in Texas foster care passed away in 2020, another 38 in 2021, and …
• 6 April

  Texas Pollen Count Rises

  Pollen levels in Texas are off the charts. And this comes as another wave of COVID is hitting China. Dr. Jason Bowling with the University of Texas Health System says it’s easy to see how people confuse the two. He says the good news is that covid rates are at …
• 6 April

  NWS Confirms Collin County Tornado

  On Tuesday, the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Collin County during Monday night’s storms. Judge Chris Hill said several structures sustained damage, and one family in Blue Ridge lost their home and belongings. In addition, they have reported oo injuries or casualties because of …
• 6 April

  Lamar County COVID Update – State Hospitalizations Drop

  Over the last reporting period, the Paris Lamar County Health District shows no fatalities and only two active cases of COVID-19. There were no positive PCR, four positive Antigen, and two positive Antibody tests. The number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 in Texas has dropped below 1,000 for the first …
• 6 April

  Fannin County Fugitive Indicted For Murder

  Justin Marquiwis Cuba A grand jury indicted a Northeast Texas fugitive on the Texas Ten Most Wanted Lists in Fannin County for murder. Reportedly, 33-year-old Justin Marquiwis Cuba, of Sherman, has been on the run since the fatal shooting of 48-year -old J.C. Campbell at the Texoma Housing Authority Complex …
• 6 April

  Battle Of The Badges

  The Farmers Bank Foundation is preparing to host its first Battle of the Badges Basketball Game in Paris at Trinity Christian Academy on Thursday, April 14. The Farmers Bank Foundation is donating $25,000. Additionally, they add the total money raised from the live and silent auctions to the donation. To …
• 6 April

  Family Members Seriously Injured In Hopkins County Crash

  Three members of the Pegues family, the mother Jessica, nine-year-old Adalyn, and 16-year-old Hannah, were flown to advanced trauma centers Monday evening following a three-vehicle crash on Hwy 11 at FM 69 in Como. Hannah is in grave condition, Jessica is in serious condition, and Adalyn is in stable condition. …
• 6 April

  Inmate Dies In Upshur County Jail

  An Upshur County Jail inmate has died after being found unresponsive in his cell. Sheriff Larry Webb said 53-year-old Mark Wayne Stovall of Winnsboro was on medical watch. Jail staff reportedly found him unresponsive and “immediately entered the cell and began to perform CPR. EMS then took over but was …
• 6 April

  Man Arrested In Hopkins County On Wood County Warrant

  A State Trooper stopped a pickup on FM 1870 for having an expired registration. A passenger in the vehicle, William Arthur Orlie Eads, was wanted on an outstanding Wood County warrant for failure to register as a sex offender and three traffic warrants. They released him from the Hopkins County …