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Cooper, TX— They made Cooper Lake State Park for summer fun! The Park has two white sandy beaches waiting for you! Plant your umbrella, spread out a towel, and get ready to experience summer’s goodness. Water sports abound at the Park. Whether you love fishing from the bank or boat, …

Isolated to scattered showers and storms are possible across the area this afternoon and again Tuesday afternoon (Independence Day). Do not expect severe weather, but some thunderstorms could have gusty winds and small hail. Highs will be in the mid and upper 90s. A weak cold front will bring a …

  Tonight’s Paris Fireworks Show is brought to you by Celebrate America  just behind the Love Civic Center. The show begins just after sunset or about 9:15. Call Kenneth Webb at 903-517-0112 for more information.

Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond said his office and the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation had completed their investigation and found no legal grounds to dismiss McCurtain County, Sheriff Kevin Clardy. Clardy was among several county officials caught on tape discussing killing journalists and lynching Black people. Drummond said there …

The Paris News has donated $10,000 to the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial Museum. The Carmage and Martha Ann Walls Foundation made the gift possible through Southern Newspapers, Inc, the parent company of The Paris News. rrvvm.org

A man accused of killing five neighbors in Cleveland, north of Houston, after some of them, complained that gunfire was keeping a baby awake, has been indicted for capital murder of multiple persons. The Friday charge allows prosecutors to seek the death penalty if they choose. Police say 38-year-old Francisco …

Asher Rayburn, a four-year-old Paris boy, died after falling into a pool at Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston over the weekend. Authorities say they called EMS at about 9:30 Saturday night after they found Asher in the swimming pool. Bystanders had performed life-saving attempts before EMS arrived and took him …

  A federal court jury found Wood County Pct. 3 Constable Kelly Smith is not guilty of unnecessarily using force in deploying his K9 partner or falsifying a report about the incident. After a week of hearing testimony from both sides, the jury unanimously found Smith not guilty on a …

Photo: Matt Strasen, Texas A&M University-Commerce Henry’s National Title Highlights A&M-Commerce Success at National Rodeo COMMERCE, TX—For the second year in a row, a Texas A&M University-Commerce Rodeo team member captured a national championship at the College National Finals Rodeo (CNFR) in Casper, Wyo. Kincade Henry repeated as the National …