Paris police responded to a disturbance in the 1900 block of Lamar Ave at 7:44 A.M. on February 12, 2016. Officers located and spoke with the caller who stated that he had had some money stolen from him. Upon entering the room, officers observed marijuana laying in plain view. …
Read More »Fugitive Sex Offender Expected in Lamar County Court This Week
A former Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Sex Offender will be in Lamar County District Court this week. Donald Jack Robertson the Second had been at large since 2011 when he was captured in Oregon and extradited back to Texas February 2. He’s being held on $700,000 bond for …
Read More »Paris Police Release More Details Of Intoxication Manslaughter Accident
Paris police have released more information concerning the fatal crash last week that killed a construction worker and seriously injured another. 26 year old Geno Allen has been charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault in connection with the incident, and investigators say he told them he had just …
Read More »Early Voting Begins Tuesday
Early voting begins tomorrow for the March 1 party primary elections. Registered republican and democrat voters will cast ballots for the presidential candidates of their respective parties. Also on the ballots are candidates for some county offices, but in some races, there is only one part represented and the …
Read More »Ft. Towson Man Killed in Hugo Crash
One person died and two others were injured in a single vehicle crash in southeastern Oklahoma. 25 year old Joesef Dewayne Till of Fort Towson was killed on Hwy 70 near Hugo when the SUV he was driving ran off the road hit a culvert and overturned. Two juveniles in …
Read More »One Dead, Two Injured In Choctaw County Crash
One person died and two others were injured in a single vehicle crash in southeastern Oklahoma. 25-year-old Joesef Dewayne Till of Fort Towson was killed on Hwy 70 near Hugo when the SUV he was driving ran off the road hit a culvert and overturned. Two juveniles in the vehicle …
Read More »Paris ISD Students Win Honors
at Region VIII Science Fair Over 266 students in grades 4—12 competed in the Region 8 Science Fair hosted by the Education Service Center in Pittsburg on February 9. Paris ISD students won one Best of Show award, two 1st place awards, two 2nd place awards, and one 3rd …
Read More »NLHS Finalists Advance to Regional Science Fair
Ten finalists from North Lamar High School’s Pre-AP Biology or AP Biology class will compete with their independent research projects at the Kilgore Regional Science Fair at Kilgore College on February 26. The students were selected after presenting their projects during school before judges. Those who will represent North …
Read More »North Lamar’s Shannon and Garrison to Compete at State FLBA
North Lamar sophomore Melody Shannon and junior Brock Garrison will compete as a team at the State Future Business Leaders of America competition on March 3-5 in Houston. The duo took first place in Business Financial Planning at Area. They had to research and plan on how to start …
Read More »Bailey Students Return from Regional Science Fair with Ribbons
Bailey Intermediate fourth- and fifth-graders participated in the Region 8 Science Fair in Pittsburg, Texas, on February 9. All received ribbons for their entries. Fourth-grade participants pictured from left are Katie Trammell and Heather Bright. Trammell’s project was ‘Which Popcorn Pops the Best?’ while Bright presented ‘The Popcorn Challenge’. …
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