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  -crews from St.1 were getting ready to conduct a fire extinguisher training class for the on-site employees when they noticed heavy smoke coming from the building. A structure fire response was dispatched, bringing units from St.3 and St.4. E1 reported a large commercial building with fire extending through the …

    By Butch Burney If you are a Chamber of Commerce member and want to host a Business After Hours (or Before Hours), we have some openings for you! We are scheduling our monthly networking events for the remainder of the year, and are looking for host businesses. The …

    ​          Based on outstanding accomplishments and dedication to student success, Paris Junior College has been selected to participate in Talent Strong Texas Pathways. The $16 million five-year statewide economic mobility grant administered by the Texas Success Center is designed to increase the number of credentialed Texans prepared for …

    On Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 8:17 a.m., Officers responded to an  address on Freeman Street in reference to a disturbance. On arrival,  officers heard loud screaming coming from inside the residence. Officers made verbal contact at the front door and were told by a male  subject that …

    Prairiland FFA is having a plant sale from 8:00-am – 2:00 pm on Saturday, April 1st at the greenhouse , 466 FM 196 in Pattonville. Its located behind the Ag Building behind the Jr High.

  A special bikes and  burrito breakfast and fun run will be held this Saturday at South Main Iron in Paris. All proceeds benefit the local Meals and Wheels  and the fun run will stay within  Lamar County. The cost is $15 – Rider and $5 forpassenger. Registration is at …

    Letter from Paris ISD Superintendent Paul Jones After thirty-one years as an educator, twenty-one of those as a superintendent, I have decided to retire effective June 30, 2023.  Although this decision is a bittersweet, difficult one, there comes a time to face new chapters in life.  It has …

  Winning ticket was purchased in Paris for the drawing held on Oct. 22, 2022 AUSTIN – A second-tier winning ticket worth $1 million for the Powerball® drawing held on Oct. 22, 2022, will soon expire. The Quick Pick ticket matching five numbers drawn was purchased at Tiger Mart 75, located at 3070 N.E. …

Deputy Hunter Lawrence Tuesday evening a week ago, Camp County Sheriff’s Office received a call about an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. The victim had been trying to unload an antique pistol when it inadvertently discharged into his upper left thigh. Deputies Hunter Lawrence and Tim Martin found the victim’s leg …

On Monday afternoon at 2:11, an Auto Theft Task Force Officer met a Dealership Representative in the 1900 block of North Main regarding a vehicle they had sold. The dealership had purchased it at an auction. The purchaser returned to the dealership to have the car serviced, and a technician …

JARVIS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY TO HOST INTERNATIONAL WEEK MARCH 27-31, WITH A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES ON CAMPUS  Hawkins, Texas—Jarvis Christian University is hosting International Week from Monday, Mar 27, through Friday, Mar 31, on the Hawkins campus to celebrate and honor the 47 nations represented. The Office of Diversity—Student Services, led …

  The 2023-2024 Tiger Dolls First Row (L to R) Violet Castaneda, Mollie Luck, Valerie Cassio, Lia Esguerra, Mackenzie Jaime, Aileen Flores, Valeria Tejeda, Pamela Dominguez, Esther Gonzalez, Dori Macedo, Caroline Currey, Alin Alvarado, Deleismy Martinez, Mishelle Ysasi, Makayla Spigner Second Row (L to R) Morgan Zepeda, Haley Garcia, Maggie …

FR. Leslie Templeton, Kristen Young, Sarah Castro, Layla Hawkins 2nd Peyton Tucker-Booth, Lindsay Mead, Carly Patterson, Hayden Braziel, Jacee Michaud, Jade Morphew, Keith McNeal BR Kadence Marsh, Ethan Newberry, Chace Boyd On Thursday, March 23, students from Chisum High School competed in the UIL Bi-District One-Act Play contest held at …

The search continues for Noel Rodriguez-Alverez, the six-year-old Everman boy who was reported missing on Saturday and is the subject of a “Missing and Endangered Alert.” He has multiple severe medical problems and often has to have oxygen treatments. Investigators say Noel’s immediate family, his mother, step-father, and six siblings …

Paris ISD will hold a celebratory ribbon cutting for the newly-updated turf baseball and softball fields. The baseball ribbon-cutting will occur on Saturday, April 1, 2023, at 5:00 pm, and the softball ribbon-cutting will be on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, at 4:30 pm. The ceremonies will take place at Wildcat …

Texas Baptist Men will deploy several disaster relief teams and equipment to Mississippi. A deadly EF-4 tornado roared through Saturday, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens more, and destroying entire towns. As search and rescue operations are winding down, TBM hopes to be able to deploy this week with …

Officials arrested a man wanted for allegedly shooting at a Hugo Police Officer last month in Choctaw County. Jerry Wallace was charged with two counts of shooting with intent to kill, feloniously pointing a firearm, assault, and battery on a police officer, and possessing firearms. In addition, they arrested Amanda …

A head-on crash killed one person and injured another Sunday evening on FM 779 about four miles southwest of Quitman in Wood County. State Troopers report that the driver of one vehicle, 69-year-old Florence H. Williams of Quitman, was pronounced at the scene. They hospitalized the other vehicle’s driver, 17-year-old …

Hopkins County Deputies arrested Jose Julian Ramos-Teran for Possession of a Controlled Substance in a Drug-Free Zone. They arrested Zavarion Caymond Swain for Violation of the Probation he was on for Aggravated Robbery. He’s in the Hopkins County Jail.