Paris News

The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for extreme fire danger for Lamar, Fannin, Hopkins, Delta, and Hunt counties from 10:00 am today through midnight Wednesday. Strong winds, low relative humidity, and dry vegetation can contribute to extreme fire activity. Avoid all outside burning and welding today. …

A plane crash killed two Fannin County people on the Oklahoma side of the Red River about ten miles south of Boswell in Bryan County Sunday night. They were the pilot, 28-year-old Ryan Richardson of Bonham, and 20-year-old Hadley Workman of Leonard. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said rescue teams needed …

The Texas Department of Public Safety has ordered an internal investigation of failures by Troopers and Texas Rangers at the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde. According to a State House investigative report that described failures at all levels of law enforcement, 91 DPS troopers were on scene at the …

The Texas A&M Forest Service urges residents to be extra cautious this week as scorching temperatures and drought conditions continue to cover North Texas. Firefighters across the region continue to battle numerous wildfires in parts of Texas, and human error started ninety percent of them. Except for Franklin County, the …

TxDOT Atlanta District July 17 – July 23, 2022  Bowie County  I-30 – From FM 989 to AR State Line, reconstructing and widening highway, daytime work in the median. Motorists should watch for trucks and equipment pulling onto the interstate. I-30 – Westbound at Exit 207/Spur 594, ramp rehabilitation. Exit …

TxDOT APPROVES NEARLY $150M FOR STATEWIDE TRANSIT. Money will bring critically needed upgrades to improve access for Texans in rural areas and smaller cities across the state. ATLANTA – On a sweltering summer day in Texas, Linda Duran rode in air-conditioning on her way home from seeing her husband at the …

Two hundred and seventeen NETBIO cattle producers were selling 5,287 head of pre-conditioned calves and yearlings at the Northeast Texas Beef Improvement Organization’s sale held Friday (July 15) at the Sulphur Springs Livestock Auction. “We had a good sale, and the market on all classes was good,” said David Fowler, …

SPARKS FLYING Donavon Thurneberry, a student in the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop at the S, has the sparks flying as he works on a project. To learn more about the welding program or other workforce education opportunities, call the campus at 903-885-1232.

From Maureen Hammond, PEDC Executive Director: Paris, Texas, is truly a community on the rise. Over the last two years, we have seen numerous new job announcements and record numbers in sales tax growth. They planned transportation projects, approved city programs to incentivize development and affordable housing, and announced new …