Paris News

Stanley Dewayne Allen Wednesday before 11:00 am, officers arrested Stanley Dewayne Allen, 50, of Paris, for a Parole Violation Warrant-Aggravated Assault Causes Serious Bodily Injury. It was after police stopped a driver of a vehicle that Allen was a passenger in the 300 block of NW 12th Street for failing …

Due to the threat of storms in our area, all Paris ISD campuses will dismiss early today. Aikin, Justiss, Givens, and Head Start at 2:00 pm. Crockett 2:30 pm PJH 2:45 pm PHS 3:00 pm Due to forecasted severe weather, all Chisum ISD campuses will close, and buses will run at 1:30 pm …

By Taylor Austin Big Tex is ready to announce which design he will be sporting at the State Fair of Texas this fall. The 2023 Big Tex Boot Design Contest winner is JESSICA BONILLA OF IRVING, TEXAS. As a Texas native, Bonilla went to the State Fair every year. At 23, she …

Today and tonight A widespread severe weather outbreak appears possible this afternoon and into the evening and overnight hours. There will be two main chances for severe weather. The first will come during the early or mid-afternoon hours when we have the potential for discrete supercells. It would pose a …

TAX CREDITS Workshop Invitation The Historic Preservation Office invites all building and property owners to attend a presentation on Federal and State Tax Credits and how they use them as a funding source for rehabilitating historic buildings. This event is on March 7, 2023, at 6:30 pm, in the City …

Lamar County S.O Press Release On March 01, 2023, sometime around 4:00 pm, the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a deceased person found in a vehicle parked in a gated area in the 4400 block of State Highway 24. When Sheriff Deputies arrived, they found a 58-year-old …

North and Central Texas Scattered storms may develop during the day ahead of an approaching cold front. Some of these storms could become severe. However, the main event still appears to be a linear complex of storms along the rapidly advancing front. Damaging wind gusts, tornadoes, and large hail are …

  Lisa Mann Leeks Sixth District Court Judge Wesley Tidwell has sentenced 48-year-old Lisa Mann Leeks to ten years in prison for theft of more than $30,000 but less than $150,000. She had pleaded guilty to stealing more than $34,000 from a local business. Leeks also received five years of …

Rockwall Heath HS Rockwall Independent School District announced that John Harrell submitted his resignation as head football coach and athletic campus coordinator at Rockwall-Heath High School. The football program came under fire after multiple players fell ill, and they hospitalized the athletes after a workout on Jan. 6. THe players …

I-30 at Lake Ray Hubbard will be closed from 10:00 pm until 8:00 am Friday and Saturday night. These overnight closures end at 8:00 am Sunday. In addition, crews are building new frontage road bridges across Lake Ray Hubbard from Bass Pro Drive to Dalrock Road.