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The Paris Junior College Board of Regents received good news from a report on Fall student enrollment at their meeting held on Monday, September 25. As part of the President’s Report from Dr. Pam Anglin, regents learned that contact hours for the fall semester are up 3.5 percent from a …

  Although officials have identified the victim, they have not released his name pending notifications.

Senator Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in the U.S. Senate and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, has died. She was 90.

  Tyson Fitzgerald Officers stopped Tyson Fitzgerald in the 10-block of 17th NE and discovered he was intoxicated Thursday night at 8:47. Fitzgerald also had possession of marijuana. He was arrested and charged with both offenses. Leif Ericson Lindblom Friday morning at 1:48, officers responded to someone driving into a …

The Hopkins County Jr. Commercial Heifer Show and Sale is at the Civic Center on Saturday, September 30. The cattle in Saturday’s sale will be heifers. Some will be pregnant; others will just be ready. You can find all the details, awards, and genetics of each pen of three heifers …

Jacob Thompson was arrested Thursday in Hopkins County for Violation of his Probation. That probation was for Theft of Property valued at more than $100,000 but less than $200,000, Enhanced. They have not disclosed any other information. Deputies arrested Jackson Daniel Delich for Revocation of the bond he was on …

The Grand Saline Salt Festival Heritage Association’s Annual Salt Festival is underway. The weekend-long festival will include live music, street dance, a pet, and a car show. They expect the car show to have about 80-100 cars. Grand Saline is the Salt Capital of Texas. Under every Morton salt canister …

Photo L to R: Jazz Band Director Jamey Sterrett, Luke Thurman, Orion Senence, Bruno Deleon Contact: Kelly Cowan MPHS Goin’ Gold Band members named to All-Region Jazz Band Three Mount Pleasant High School Jazz Band members are now on the All-Region Jazz Band after auditions hosted at the Mount Pleasant …

The Paris Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) has recently completed the acquisition of a 123-acre parcel on SE Loop 286. This property is directly west of Paris High School, is near Highway 19/24, and will be inventoried for industrial use that supports quality job creation. Landowner Nita Pierce Bankston states, “This …

(AUSTIN) — The Texas Comptroller’s office approved and paid out a record $344 million in unclaimed property during the past fiscal year, Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Thursday. The record in unclaimed property returns tops the $309 million returned to rightful property owners in fiscal 2022, and it is the fourth time in …

An Executive Session starts at 6:00 pm following Texas Government Code, Title 5, Chapter 551 – §551.071, Consultation with Attorney, §551.072, discussions about real property value or transfer; and §551.087, discussions regarding Economic Development. The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council is at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, October …

DALLAS – September 27, 2023 – Buckle up for the 2023 Texas Auto Show! Today’s Media Day press conference lineup included big announcements from top manufacturers. Since 1913, the auto show has been an important part of the State Fair of Texas, and the Fair is proud to continually provide an …

  Twenty Paris High School students attended UIL region choir auditions at Sulphur Springs High School on September 23. The students performed sections of songs in German, Latin, and English. Seven students earned chairs and one alternate in the small high school region choir. Qualifying for the region choir were: …

An Idabel man pled guilty to a charge of second-degree murder in a case from fall 2022. Federal prosecutors said witnesses spotted Zachary Capps, 28, and the victim in a white truck on November 15, 2022. Two days later, they found the victim shot in the head in the same …

Vladimir Chavelas Alvarez A Paris Police Detective Sergeant was following up on a previously reported fraud in which a suspect had purchased a vehicle at a local dealership while using a victim’s identification. The Detective located the suspect in the incident Wednesday evening at 5:53, who confessed to the crime …

After decades of service to Paris Junior College, its students, and the community, Dr. Pam Anglin has announced her retirement as president at the end of the year. A first-generation college student and the first female president of the College, she has served since 2003 and is a true community …

The Louisiana State Police says dead pigs were sprawled out on the Mississippi River Bridge Tuesday night after a crash. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office assisted troopers after a crash that shut down I-10 westbound at 9:00 pm Tuesday. The truck hauling the pigs was reportedly not involved …

Arlington Police Officer Darrin McMichaelThe reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver involved in a hit-and-run that killed an Arlington Police Officer has been increased to $20,000, thanks to a donation of $15,000 by Oak Farms Dairy. Officer Darrin McMichael lost his life while riding his motorcycle …

An eight-year-old girl was shot to death in Granbury and the sheriff’s department says another child shot her. When A child shot and killed an eight-year-old girl in Granbury. When Hood County Deputies got to the home, they put the child on an air ambulance to Cook Children’s Hospital in …