Paris News

Pictured above: Justiss Counselor Andrea Irwin, Darrius Cuffie, Caleb Cuffie and Justiss Principal Renee Elmore.   Former Justiss Elementary student Caleb Cuffie once again contributes ten turkey dinners to his former school. For the last several years, twelve-year-old Cuffie has worked and raised money throughout the year to purchase and …

This past Saturday, several Paris Junior High School band students traveled to Pine Tree High School in Longview to audition for the Junior High All-Region Band. This audition includes students from ten different schools. Students who qualified for the All-Region Bands include: Symphonic Band: Zabdy Guzman – Clarinet Jeymi Reynaga …

Paris Independent School District competed in the sixth annual “Stuff-the-Bus” stuffing drive. The district donated 3,151 boxes of stuffing to the Downtown Food Pantry. As a result, Paris Junior High School will get the Traveling Turkey Trophy this year with 1,103 stuffing collected, just 45 more boxes than Aikin Elementary …

Marcus Wayne Hampton Thursday afternoon at 5:00, officers worked a warrant arrest in the 700-block of SE 13th and arrested Marcus Wayne Hampton, 49, of Paris. Hampton was transported to the Paris City Jail, booked, and later transferred to the Lamar County Jail. Carl Daniel White Thursday evening at 6:19, …

Christmas in Paris starts with a traditional Christmas bazaar the Saturday before Thanksgiving hosted by Troop 2 at the Love Civic Center located at 2025 South Collegiate. It is Saturday, Nov 19, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Website: http://www.troop2paris.com — South Main Iron & Baby Gunn’s Animal Rescue is joining …

Cool weather will continue this weekend, with highs in the 40s Saturday and the 40s/50s on Sunday. Expect a mix of clouds and sun for North Texas and a mix of clouds and rain for Central Texas. Below-freezing temperatures are expected for most of the region Sunday morning.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi After leading the Democrats for the last two decades, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Thursday that she would step down next year. She holds the spot at the party’s top, closing a momentous run for the most powerful woman in U.S. history while clearing the way …

Montrel Hatton Officials arrested Montrel Hatton following a shooting on June 6 at CitiTrends, a store in Marshall. Thursday, he shot himself when law enforcement arrived at a home to find out why he failed to appear in court. Hatton’s bond conditions included a GPS ankle monitor and stipulations regarding …

School officials found a loaded handgun inside a locked vehicle belonging to a Hughes Springs High School student on Thursday morning. A random search uncovered the gun by a contracted drug dog and handler around 8:55 am, and the officer took immediate possession of the handgun, according to a letter …

Ethan Myers Deputies arrested Ethan Myers, 26, of Joaquin, on a welfare check. Myers told his mother that he had sacrificed Sarah Hopson at her request, and his mother told authorities that he was hiding in the woods and did not want to go back to jail. They found Hopson’s …