Paris News

  Paris police responded to the 2100 block of Bonham to investigate a report of domestic violence. A woman at the address told officers her ex-boyfriend had choked her.  The boyfriend left the scene before officers arrived.

  Cooper Lake State Park will host an Easter Egg Hunt Saturday afternoon at the Heron Day Use Area between 1:30 and 2:30. It’s open to kids between the ages of 1 and 10, and the park entry fee will be waived between 1 and 2 for those coming to …

  City offices in Paris will be closed today.  Trash will NOT be picked up.  The Compost Site will NOT be open today or tomorrow. The regular schedule will resume on Monday.

  The embezzlement trial of the former North Lamar Education Foundation treasurer has been delayed. 54 year old Leah Pursifull is accused of stealing more than $100,000 from the foundation, which provides scholarships to North Lamar students. Another trial date has not yet been set. Pursifull faces up to 20 …

  A Lamar County sex offender has been arrested and is being held under $25,000 bond. 28 year old Casey Wilson is accused of giving authorities a different address than the one where he was currently living.

    For 20 years the Association of Texas Small School Bands has sponsored a concert competition called the Outstanding Performance Series that recognizes the best concert bands from all 4A and smaller middle schools and high schools in the state of Texas.  North Lamar’s high school band recently received …

    The Texarkana Gazette is reporting that Sixth District Judge Eric Clifford resigned from the bench Wednesday. The Sixth District serves Lamar and Red River counties. Clifford had been under fire since he received a 9 page reprimand from the Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct on a wide range …

  Paris Police arrested 18 year old Rodrigo Hernandez, of Paris, at 6:30 P.M. on March 22, 2016 on warrants charging him with Racing on highway causing serious bodily injury or death and accident involving death. Both charges are felony offenses. The investigation led officers to identifying Hernandez as the driver of the …

    The Texas Department of Public Safety is reminding Texans to remain vigilant with respect to potential crime and terrorist activity in their communities, and to report suspicious behaviors to the department’s iWATCH website at www.iwatchtx.org<http://www.iwatchtx.org>. The iWATCH program was created as a partnership between communities and law enforcement, …

  Nominations for the 5th Annual Dallas Summer Musical (DSM) High School Musical Theatre Awards have been announced.  As a participant, the North Lamar High School Theatre Department is being recognized in eight of the sixteen categories. Of those named at high schools all over North Texas, nominations from North …