Paris News

ERCOT has issued a weather watch through Saturday, Jun 30, because of forecasted higher temperatures and higher electrical demand. Expect grid conditions to be normal during the alert. ERCOT said it continues to monitor conditions closely and will deploy all available tools to manage the grid and continue its reliability-first …

State officials say that replacement SNAP benefits are available to those who lost food due to the recent power outage. To get replacement benefits, complete and submit form H1855 to the local Texas Health and Human Services Commission office within ten calendar days of discovering food lost or destroyed.

The United Way of Lamar County will host an IRS Community Assistance Center tomorrow through Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm each day at the UWLC office at 2340 Lamar Avenue. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can schedule an appointment by calling (615) 250-5324. Services offered include tax law …

As the intense heat continues, so does the Paris and Lamar County Fan Drive. You can drop off new box fans at the United Way, 2340 Lamar Ave, City Square Paris, 2515 Bonham St, or this East Texas Broadcasting Company station at 2810 Pine Mill Rd until Saturday, July 15. …

A free Lamar and Red River County Food Preservation Class is Thursday at 7:00 pm at Lamar Electric Cooperative, 5225 US-82 in Blossom. The topics are canning and preserving with guest speaker Dr. Jenna Anding, TAMU AgriLife Food & Nutrition specialist. RSVP by tomorrow by calling 903-737-2443 or 903-427-3867.

North and Central Texas A Heat Advisory is in effect for North and Central Texas until 8:00 pm Tuesday. Hot temperatures and high humidity will result in peak heat index values of 105 to 110 degrees today and Tuesday afternoon. It will increase the risk of heat-related illnesses, particularly for …

Column. BBB Advises Storm Victims to be on the Lookout for “Storm Chasers” A tornado measuring a half-mile wide caused severe damage and left more than 160,000 homes without power in East Texas and Louisiana. East Texans are no strangers to storm damage, but that does make us targets for …

TxDOT Paris District June 25 – July 1, 2023   Delta, Lamar, and Red River Counties Contacts: Paris Area Office (903) 784-1357; Delta Co. Maintenance (903) 395-2139; Lamar Co. Maintenance (903) 785-4468; Red River Co. Maintenance (903) 427-3561. SH 37, Red River County: from US 82 to the Texas-Oklahoma state …

Crews continue mobilized response to repower all customers; Overnight extreme weather in east Texas temporarily adds new outages. Despite power being restored to more than 95 percent of nearly 250,000 Ark-La-Tex residents following last week’s supercell severe weather event, late Friday storms packed another punch to east Texas and temporarily …