Paris News

  By a 6-1 vote, the Paris City Council voted in favor of a  resolution supporting a  housing project to be built on Lamar Avenue near the Reno city limits. Mayor Dr. AJ Hashmi cast the only vote against the resolution.   The developer, State Street Housing  will now submit an …

  Trial was postponed  in Fannin County for a former youth pastor and substitute teacher accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy 22 times. The two previous trials for Lyle Huddlestun of Bonham ended in mistrials. Huddleston wants the case dismissed, but District Attorney Richard Glaser wants to try the …

  The man killed in a head-on collision on FM 100 in Honey Grove has been identified as 37 year old Rodney Cisnero of Telephone. He was taken from the scene of the crash to a hospital in McKinney where he was pronounced dead.  The driver of the other car, …

  Lamar County Commissioners have approved a 10 year, 100 % tax abatement for Turner Industries.  The pipe company is building a new $6 million office building and renovate an existing building. The company currently employs about 750 people, and the new projects are expected to add more jobs to …

  Paris police arrested 29 year old  Mark Allen Hollenbeck  on a warrant for Aggravated Robbery after he was identified as the suspect from an incident which was previously reported earlier in the month. The warrant stemmed from a shoplifting incident at a local retail store.

  Paris Police responded to a shoplifter complaint in the 3800 block of Lamar Ave. While officers were searching the purse of the suspect, Sadie Diane Fletcher (19 year old female), she was found to be in possession of two white pills which were wrapped in cellophane. The pills were …

  On Friday Paris Police responded to a complaint of an intoxicated person in the 3900 block of Lamar Ave. Contact was made with the suspects in that case who were placed under arrest for misdemeanor charges. One of the subjects, Rendon Cade Ralngston (20 year old male), was later discovered to be …

  The  Lamar County Human Resources Council is hosting a Mardi Gras Fundraiser Friday at 7pm at Love Civic Center in Paris to benefit the  Meals on Wheels Program.  David Whiteman and the Experience will provide musical entertainment and the meal will be provided by “ Catering 4 You”. There …

  US Congressman John Ratcliffe is co-author of a bill in the House of Representatives that would bypass the EPA and speed construction for a proposed new lake in Fannin County.  Most county officials support the construction of the Lower B’ois D’arc Reservoir and say it would bring economic growth …

  The Lamar County Commissioners Court will consider a 10 year, 100 % tax abatement for Turner Industries when it meets this morning. If approved, the abatement would  be in effect until December 31, 2025.  Turner is a Texas owned company and is the largest pipe factory in the country.