Paris News

  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 …

  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’. …

    PHS TAFE Members Earn Blue Ribbons at State Conference The Paris High School chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) attended the TAFE Teach Tomorrow Summit at the University of Houston Jan. 30—Feb. 1, 2016. TAFE is a co-curricular and statewide non-profit student organization created to …

    Paris Police needs your help in identifying the person in this photograph. This man is a suspect in a theft in the 3800 block of Lamar Ave. Paris Police responded to a shoplifter at 8:34 P.M. on February 10, 2016. Allegedly this person was observed by store personnel …

    The Board of Trustees of the North Lamar ISD will meet in special session Wednesday, February 17 to present the details of a bond issue election on May 7. The $56 million dollar proposal is for the construction of two new schools to replace Higgins Elementary and Bailey …

  The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that a Choctaw County man convicted of murder will not get a new trial. 35-year-old Dawaylon Rainey of Hugo claimed prosecutors used improper pictures of the victims during his trial. He was found guilty  of murdering Floyd Clegg of Colbert and …

    Paris police stopped a vehicle in the 700 block of East Price Street after  observing the driver swerving and failing to use his turn signal at several intersections.  The driver, 37 year old Deirk John Clark was found to be wanted on a violation of parole warrant. He …

    The “Teens in the Driver Seat Team” will be hosting Tyson Dever, a motivational speaker on *February 12, 2016, beginning at 1:15 p.m*. TDS, a peer-to-peer program  focusing on the prevention of teen motor vehicle crashes—the leading cause of injury and death for teens in the United States—helps students learn about the …

    Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 700 block of E. Price St. after the vehicle was observed swerving and failing to give a signal of intent to turn at several intersections. The driver, 37 year old Deirk John Clark, of Paris, was found to have an outstanding …

  Twelve Paris Junior High School choir students won gold medals for superior ratings and excellent ratings at the UIL Choir Solo & Ensemble Contest at Greenville Middle School on January 30. Photographed (from left) on the front row are  Isabella Garrard, Amanda Blouin, Hailey Woolsey, Deann Brantley, and Cynthia …