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TxDOT AWARDED MILLIONS FOR NORTHEAST TEXAS TRAIL Funding will help build a statewide network for bicyclists and pedestrians. ATLANTA ­– Texas is taking another step forward in providing safe, long-distance travel options for bicyclists and pedestrians after TxDOT received $25 million in federal funds to expand two trail corridors in Northeast …

Raphael Jamule Clegg Paris Police arrested Raphael Jamule Clegg, 28, at 9:12 last Friday morning at his residence. Clegg was involved in a disturbance and had an outstanding felony warrant charging him with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The warrant stemmed from a May 30 incident where Clegg had …

Hatch Chile fest returns to Market Square on Saturday, September 3, beginning at 8:00 am. Roasted hatch chiles from New Mexico, mariachi music, kids games, and burger sliders are all part of the festivities that have become the most popular day at Market Square. Vendors Ron Preusse and Harold Cook …

Later this week, the Texas abortion trigger law will go into effect, banning the procedure. According to Rebecca Parma with Texas Right to Life, the state already has a strict set of rules, and activists say this ups the ante. Starting on Thursday, performing an abortion in Texas is a …

U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar They have caught more than two million illegal immigrants crossing the southern border, and a small fraction continues to be put on buses and sent to the big apple. Congressman Henry Cuellar says the Mayor of New York City should not complain when he gets these …

A growing number of Americans are questioning the value of going to college. But the nation’s academic leaders say that getting that degree is still a big money-maker. Texas State University President Kelly Damphousse [dam-fizz] says that graduating also affect self-worth. That’s why so many adults go back to get …

Lamar County Commissioners will host a public hearing at 5:30 this evening on the proposed budget. The proposal calls for a $27.1 million total general, road, and bridge budget. A 34.48 per hundred property tax would support it. The new funding, if approved, is $1.5 million more than the current …

The Paris City Council will meet this evening at 5:30 in the regular session to consider requests for zoning changes at the proposed Forestbrook Estates subdivision. The council will also consider zoning changes for multi-family additions. The city’s wastewater treatment plant’s renovation contract is also on the agenda for discussion …

A three-day BBQ cook-off is planned for the weekend of December 3 to raise money for scholarships for students at the Paris, Chisum, Prairiland, and North Lamar school districts. There will be a guaranteed payout of $10,000 in prize money, and the cost for early registration is $225. Categories are …

Taylor Parker Bowie County has selected a jury to hear the capital murder trial of a Simms woman accused of murdering a New Boston woman and kidnapping the unborn baby she cut out of the victim’s womb. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty if the jury convicts 29-year-old Taylor Rene …