Mario Edwardo Lozano Wednesday afternoon, officers accompanied Lamar County Probation Department members to a residence in the 1200 block of Cooper St. on a Probation Violation warrant. Officers contacted Mario Edwardo Lozano as he tried to flee the place. They arrested Lozano and found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, narcotics, and one …
Read More »Texas AG Says Counties Can’t Fight Solar Farms
The Texas Tribune reports that the state attorney general’s office dealt a blow to Franklin County, which has been searching for ways to keep solar farms away. Some residents in Franklin have been fighting proposals for solar development because they don’t want to see trees cut down, grasslands scraped, or …
Read More »New Texas Laws About Student Vaping
A new Texas law, effective September 1, requires that public school students caught with e-cigarettes on or near campus will be required to take an alternative education program. They must pass an assessment at the end of the course to be eligible to return to the classroom. If the alternative …
Read More »Hopkins County Jail Bookings
Jarel Jalil Giles was arrested Wednesday in Hopkins County on bond forfeiture warrants for Evading Arrest or Detention with a vehicle or watercraft and Unauthorized use. Bond information was not available. Deputies arrested Bradford Wesley in Hopkins County for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone. No bond …
Read More »A 17-Year-Old Terrell HS Student Murdered
A 16-year-old juvenile is facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Terrell High School junior Damaria Jackson, 17, shortly before school Wednesday morning. They found his body about a mile from the school at about 8:00 am. The suspect and the victim were cousins, and investigators say the …
Read More »PJC-Sulphur Springs Welding Program
This week, the summer welding class at the Paris Junior College-Sulphur Springs Center welding shop underwent certification testing. Student Nickolas Niemirowski of Campbell has his project inspected by Instructor John Plemons. Nickolas, along with the rest of the class, passed certification.
Read More »Paris Police Report For Wednesday (Aug 16)
Tuesday morning at 9:32, a victim of a burglary of a residence in the 500 block of SE 10th Street stated to a Paris Officer that Monday he worked outside in the heat all day and had gone straight to his bedroom to sleep after work. After waking, he noticed …
Read More »New Interactive Sports Wall At Northeast Texas Children’s Museum
Northeast Texas Children’s Museum 100 Maple St P. O. Box 994 Commerce, Texas (903) 886-6055 Bringing a new dimension to the exhibits at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum is MultiBall, an interactive sports wall. This gaming platform makes sports more attractive for all ages. With precision sensors and motion …
Read More »Stabbing Reported In Mt Pleasant
Monday morning before 1:00, there was a two-vehicle accident on TX 49. Firefighters worked a structure fire at 11:49 am Monday in the 400-block of Capers, Dr. A car hit the guardrail at the 170 westbound of I-30 Monday night at 10:22. First responders Tuesday morning at 5:32 worked a …
Read More »More Counties Add Burn Ban
More counties have added their names to burn bans. Hunt, Rains, Upshur, Morris, Cass. Marion and Harrison are now under burn bans. Counties that have not announced a burn ban are Grayson, Collin, Lamar, Delta, Hopkins, Wood, Red River, Franklin, Titus, Camp, and Bowie.
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