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  Bowie County authorities and other jurisdictions are searching for a suspect wanted for Continuous Sexual Abuse of a young girl. Fifty-six-year-old Logan Wesley, III is a pastor at an area church. Texarkana PD detectives say the abuse of the child began when she was 12 and continued for several ...

Paris Police responded to vehicle theft in the 500-block of West Provine. The complainant reported someone stole a tan 1982 Chevrolet pickup out of his back yard sometime during the day on Monday. An investigation is ongoing. Paris Police responded to 141 calls for service and arrested four people over ...

Paris ISD campuses competed in the third annual Stuff the Bus Thanksgiving competition. A total of 2,285 boxes were delivered to the Downtown Food Pantry. Paris Junior High School received the Traveling Turkey Trophy for the second year in a row for the most boxes collected.

All-Region Orchestra to hold a concert Three members of the North Lamar High School Panther Band earned chairs in the Region 4 and Region 21 All-Region Orchestra. Named were Dylan Halliday (first chair bass trombone), Kloe Kueckelhan (third chair French horn) and Stoney Shelton (second chair clarinet). The students competed against 5A and 6A ...

Bond has been set at $395,000 for a 19-year-old man who fled from Hunt County Deputies during an attempted traffic stop in Campbell and then led deputies and state troopers on a high-speed chase into Commerce. When the vehicle was stopped in Commerce, Dayton Blane Green fired three shots, hitting ...

Paris Police Officers responded to a disturbance call in the 2400-block of North Main and were told by a complainant that she had been choked and assaulted. Officers observed injuries consistent with the assault and arrested Marcus Ellis. Ellis was also found to have the Motion to Revoke Probation.

The OSBI is investigating a suspicious death in Choctaw County Sunday. Deputies requested OSBI assistance after 48-year-old Jamie Williams was found unresponsive at his home in Fort Towson. Williams was deceased when paramedics arrived on the scene. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. Anyone who ...

The Paris EDC Board will meet this afternoon at 4:00 in the city council chambers. The board will discuss and possibly approve revised incentives for J. Skinner Bakery. The board will also hear a financial report and discuss a progress report on the American Spiral Pipe project. Members will also ...

Jayla Kiniya Morgan Deputies arrested 18-year-old Jayla K. Morgan, of Mt Pleasant, was arrested in Titus County. She’s charged on a warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance, and a warrant for Tampering with Evidence. Bond was set at $30,000 and she remains in jail. Mugshot Not Available Titus County ...

Robert Foster Gregg County Jail A former Gregg County District Attorney, who pleaded guilty to drug charges and was sentenced to ten years deferred adjudication probation, has completed his sentence after only three years. A visiting judge ruled that Rob Foster had paid his debt to society, has satisfactorily complied ...

Gregg County Jail A man accused of making terroristic threats against Longview and Kilgore High Schools has waived his right to a jury trial. Reportedly, 20-year-old David Alexander Nelson was set to go on trial next week. The case, however, remains pending without setting a date for hearings. Nelson has ...

Drew Officers arrested 31-year-old Heather Rochelle Drew on a warrant for violating her probation on a charge of Manufacture or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, a first-degree felony. She’s being held in the Hopkins County Jail without bond. Cortez Deputies arrested 19-year-old Christian Alan Cortez and he is held without ...

Rusk County Judicial Records A Henderson woman was seriously injured over the weekend when an SUV crashed into her house while she was asleep in her bedroom. Police said the impact from the crash was so significant that the home was partially knocked off of its concrete slab. The driver ...

Plano Police have arrested 17-year-old Kemond Smith, of Forney, for the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Marquel Ellis, Jr., an Allen High School student. Investigators said kids were kicked out of a party and when they came back, Smith shot in the house from outside, striking Ellis. No one else was ...

  More than 1,000 people attended a memorial service Monday honoring the 11 students and one former student killed when a 40-foot-high log tower collapsed during a bonfire at Texas A&M 20 years ago. The Bonfire Memorial featured performances of “Spirit of Aggieland,” “Amazing Grace,” and “The Aggie War Hymn.”

Brian Perry Through a generous gift from Don and Janie Bonham, the legacy of their late son-in-law, Brian Perry, will continue through an endowed scholarship in his name with the Paris Junior College Memorial Foundation. Perry dedicated over 30 years of his career in law enforcement with the majority of ...

Marcus Ellis Paris Police Officers responded to a disturbance call in the 2400-block of North Main. The complainant advised that Marcus Ellis had choked and assaulted her. Officers observed injuries consistent with the attack. Officers placed Ellis under arrest and put him in jail. Ellis also had a charge of ...

A 14-year-old girl reported missing by Hunt County Deputies late last week has been found alive and well. Kristin Rice had apparently walked away from her home in Campbell. She was located around 11:15 pm on Friday after a resident spotted Rice in her backyard. She was taken to a ...

A Collin County teenager is dead after being shot at a house party in Plano Saturday night. Allen ISD confirmed the student who died was 16-year-old sophomore Marquel Ellis, Jr. Officers say shots were fired at the house party, where several people were kicked out of the house and then ...

Paris Main Street and Parks and Recreation Department are hosting the Annual Downtown Christmas Tree lighting on Saturday (Nov 23) from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm. The festivities include Santa with live reindeer will be available for pictures on the plaza by the fountain. Beginning at 5:00 pm, Chisum High ...