Paris News

They rescheduled the First Annual Lamar County Police Memorial Walk to Saturday, May 20. The one-and-a-half mile walk will begin at 9:00 am at Reno Kiwanis Park. The featured speaker will be Michelle Widner, the widow of the fallen Paris Police Department Detective Chris Widner. For more information, visit the …

KETK TV reports that Texas Oncology will open a new location in Pittsburg this July and close its Mount Pleasant operation at the end of June. The new site will occupy nearly 4,000 square feet of space at 408 Quitman Street, with renovations slated to start in late May. Texas …

The Paris High School Ladycat track team finished second place at this year’s State Track Meet in Austin. Multiple medals were brought home by the Ladycats, along with a fifth-place finish for Wildcat Tomas Farr. Wildcat Track: * Tomas Farr – 5th place in Pole Vault with a height of …

PRAIRILAND COUNTRY LEGENDS SHOW AND SPAGHETTI DINNER When: Saturday (May 20) Meal Serving Time: Starts at 4:15–5:45 pm Show Time: (5:45 pm Pre-Show) 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm Place: HS Gym & Cafeteria Prairiland Beta Club is putting on a Branson-style country showcasing many local “celebrities” in a two-hour show …

Please help us raise money to build a new youth building. The FTBC youth group, Team Faith, will host an eight-team Softball Tournament at Wise Field on Saturday, May 20, beginning at 10:00 am. The youth group will work in the concession stand and offer random prize drawings throughout the …

Each year the Paris High School Band gives out awards to outstanding band members who have gone above and beyond to build their craft in music. Plaques hang in the band hall to honor these students and past recipients. The Floyd and Irene Weger Award is given to a senior …

On Monday at 10:47 am, police took a Burglary report of a storage shed in the 2200 block of Briarwood Drive. The victims showed a Paris Officer a cut window screen and stated that a neighbor had informed them that she returned home at around 7:43 am and observed a …

TxDOT Paris District May 14 – May 20 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 line, watch …

AAA predicts 42.3 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend, a seven percent increase over last year. Last-minute domestic airfare averages $275 per ticket, and you will pay about $100 less than last year. Travelers staying in the U.S. over the holiday will …

The Texas House has taken a significant step toward banning transgender minors from getting puberty blockers and hormone therapy. In addition, it would ban trans people younger than 18 from getting specific transition-related care. The bill says that kids already accessing treatments must be “weaned off” in a “medically appropriate” …