Paris News

  The Paris City Council will meet at 5:30 this evening in the council chambers and reconsider a tax reinvestment zone. The zones would be created to help attract business to the city. The council will also consider a public access government and educational cable TV station. Also on the …

  A Paris High School senior died Saturday of an apparent accidental gunshot wound. Paris police say 18 year old Raven Dowd was shot in the chest at an apartment in the 200 block of Stone Street. She was transported to the emergency room of Paris Regional Medical Center where …

  North Lamar staff and students have stepped up to help another Panther family in need.  LaDonna Williams and her children, Samantha, an eighth grader at Stone Middle School, Randall, a fifth grader at Bailey Intermediate and Lillian, a third grader at Everett Elementary, were involved in a car accident …

    Paris High Seniors Take Top Honors in Air Force Essay Contest Paris High School seniors Cheyenne Plummer (left) and Shikha Prakash placed second and third, respectively, in the Air Force Association Earle North Parker essay contest for the North Texas region. The North Texas Region honored both at …

    Pictured from left to right are Cutter Chadwick, Victor Torres, Kevin Garcia, Bella Peralta and Adamari Gallegos. Students in the classes of Carrie Brazeal and Trina Guess at T. G. Givens entertained parents and classmates with a country line dance in honor of Texas Public Schools.

  Retail gasoline prices across Texas have risen again, jumping by 3 cents. AAA-Texas says the year so far has been characterized by lower-than-expected gas prices that have prompted a number of refineries to adjust their maintenance schedules while, in some instances, also cutting production in response to abundant supplies.

  The Brookston Volunteer Fire Department has converted a military vehicle into a new firefighting machine to better battle wild fires. The new vehicle is equipped with an 800 gallon water tank and a 10 gallon foam tank, and was purchased through a Defense Department grant administered by the Texas …

  Paris Police made contact with 22 year old Dmarkkus Henderson  in the 200 block of SE 12th for a traffic violation and found him to be in possession of marijuana. He then attempted to destroy the marijuana. Henderson was charged with misdemeanor  tampering with physical evidence and possession of marijuana. 

    At noon, March 21, 1916, the citizens of Paris, Texas, celebrated the recent spurt of growth and prosperity in their community at a picnic hosted by the Rotary Club. Little did they know that in just a few hours, their city would be in ruins. Paris is commemorating …

  A McCurtain County man is dead after his car was swept away by flood water about 3 miles south of Broken Bow. The OSBI says 30 year old Michael Liles of Broken Bow attempted make it through a low water crossing on Lukfata Creek but drowned when his SUV was …