News

December, 2021

• 13 December

  Deadline For Candidate Filing

  Today is the deadline for candidates to file for the March Primary election for their party’s nomination for national, state and county offices. Candidates for Lamar County offices should register at the Elections Office in the Lamar County Annex building, 231 Lamar Ave. Filing in Red River County should be …
• 13 December

  Oklahoma Adjutant General Warns Guardsmen About Vaccine Mandate

  BG Thomas Mancino The Adjutant General of the Oklahoma National Guard warns members that refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccine could end their military careers. Brig. Gen. Thomas Mancino says in an open letter that Oklahoma Army and Air Force members will eventually be subject to the U.S. Defense Department’s …
• 13 December

  Lamar County Historical Commission Honors Ronnie Nutt

  Lamar County Historical Museum The Lamar County Historical Commission has named Ronnie Nutt the History Maker of the Year. The announcement was made Saturday at Union Station in Heritage Park. In his absence, Nutt’s award was accepted by Commissioner Lonnie Layton. He spoke of Nutt’s love of the community and …
• 13 December

  Missing Collin County Girl Found Safe In Foreign Country

    An 11-year-old Collin County girl who disappeared last July has been found safe and sound in another country. Sophie Long is now in protective custody and will be brought back to Collin County, but authorities are not saying from what country. Her father, Michael Long, who vanished when Sophie …
• 13 December

  Beto O’Rourke Visits Lamar County

  Texas Gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke was in Paris Saturday evening at Paris Market Square Farmer’s Market. He stayed for over an hour-and-a-half taking pictures and signing T-shirts. The former El Paso Congressman also delivered remarks to several hundred in attendance. O’Rourke announced his candidacy last month in a video posted …
• 13 December

  Bond Set For Accused Mesquite Cop Killer

  Jamie Jaramillo Dallas County Jail The man charged with killing Mesquite Police Sergeant Richard Houston is out of the hospital and behind bars. Jamie Jaramillo is under a $2 million bond and is in a cell by himself, away from other inmates. He’s charged with the Capital Murder of a …
• 13 December

  Sulphur Springs ISD Board To Meet Monday (12.13) At Noon

  Sulphur Springs ISD Board will hold its December meeting at noon Monday. First, business Manager Sherry McGraw will hold a public hearing on the district’s Financial Accountability Rating. Then, the board will go into an executive session to discuss a new principal for the Middle School. Current principal Jena Williams …
• 13 December

  Hopkins County Bookings

  Miranda Ranell Thomas Officials arrested 32-year-old Miranda Ranell Thomas of Paris at the Lamar County jail for bond forfeiture on a Hopkins County warrant for possession of more than four grams but less than 200 of a Penalty Group One controlled substance. She is now in Hopkins County Jail on …
• 13 December

  Van Zandt County’s Hit-And-Run Driver Seriously Injures Woman

  VZ County Hit and Run Suspect Vehicle Van Zandt County Deputies need the public’s help locating a 2008 or 2009 Infinity connected to an assault in the Rolling Oaks area between noon and 12:30 Sunday. It may have damage to its right front fender and wind scoop. Detectives say the …
• 13 December

  Rangers Investigating Bowie County Shooting

  The Texas Rangers are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Simms Friday afternoon. It happened after Bowie County Deputies responded to a report of a suicidal person. Reportedly, 60-year-old Mark Robert Peters was inside his home and fired a shot, refusing to come out. After several hours of negotiations, Peters eventually …