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The Mount Pleasant High School Student Council officers for 2019-2020 are (front row L to R) Secretary Laura Sanchez (Scrapbook), President Estela Dorantes (Pride and Patriotism), and Vice President Leslie Lara (DASH Co-Chair); (back row L to R) SMILE Co-Chair Vanessa Gaytan, Treasurer Sashi Poudel (Energy and Environment), and DASH ...

Paris Police Officers responded to a burglary of a residence call in the 500-block of Graham Street. The complainant reported that they were missing several tools, pieces of antique furniture, and building materials from the property. An investigation will continue. Paris Police responded to 145 calls for service and arrested ...

  THE SULPHUR SPRINGS SPECIAL CRIMES UNIT HAS CONCLUDED AN APPROX (2) MONTH LONG INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALES OF METHAMPHETAMINE FROM APPROX (6) DIFFERENT DEFENDANT’S. THE MAJORITY OF THE METHAMPHETAMINE DELIVERY CASES ORIGINATED AT THE FERRARI INN LOCATED AT 1495 E. INDUSTRIAL DR. SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482. DURING THESE UNDERCOVER ...

The Sulphur Springs – Hopkins County EDC and the Ark-Tex Council of Governments will host the Fourth Annual Northeast Texas Rural Transportation Summit on Wednesday, October 30, at the Sulphur Springs Country Club.  For additional information call Roger Feagley at the EDC, (903) 439-0101.

Stock Photo Then National Weather Service has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in Cass County late Sunday night into early Monday morning. The tornado, which had top winds of 100-mph, stayed on the ground for almost ten miles tracking through rural parts of Cass County just south of ...

Titus County Jail Deputies arrested 50-year-old Chukwuma Mezie, of Dallas, in Titus County on a warrant for Indecency with a Child Sexual Contact. Bond was set at $50,000.

A five-year-old girl from Texarkana died after police say she was thrown from a semi-truck that overturned on an Illinois bridge. Illinois State Police have not identified the child. The truck driver, 44-year-old Janette Kirby of Texarkana, and two male passengers, ages 15 and 17, were treated for minor injuries.

Bowie County A former Liberty-Eylau coach appeared in Bowie County District Court for a pre-indictment hearing on two counts of improper relationship between an educator and a student. Reportedly, 26-year-old Treyvin Lavan Norman is currently free on bond but will be back in court for arraignment if he is indicted ...

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted a stay of execution for a Texas inmate who fatally stabbed an 85-year-old woman in 1998 in an attempt to steal more than $600,000 she had hidden in her Brownsville home. The ruling in favor of Ruben Gutierrez was issued after the ...

Bring the family to the Paris Farmers and Artisan Market for a Saturday morning of fun and great vendors!  8am-1:00 pm. — The Apollo 11 Mission is on view through November 2 at the Valley of the Caddo Museum at 1115 Bonham St. in Paris. The poster exhibition is presented ...

The Paris Fire Department is selling long and short sleeve T-shirts to benefit the family of a firefighter. Layton Slade Baker was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday. The shirts will be available for 13 more days and will begin shipping Nov. 13. Contact the Paris Fire Department for more ...

Power was knocked out to homes and businesses in Fannin County Tuesday afternoon after a contractor in a bucket working on overhead lines near Randolph came in contact with a live wire. He jumped from the burning bucket and was hospitalized in Plano for the treatment of burns and broken ...

Sixth District Court Judge Wes Tidwell has denied a convicted sex offender from Sumner a new trial. The court sentenced 40-year-old Lonnie O’Neal to 50 years in prison in September after his conviction on three counts of sexual child abuse under the age of 14 and two counts of indecency ...

Lawyers for former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger have filed an intent to appeal her murder conviction and prison sentence. Guyger was convicted of murder and sentenced to ten years in prison for killing neighbor Botham Jean in his Dallas apartment last year.

In the aftermath of the release of a secret recording showing the Texas House speaker in a negative light, Dennis Bonnen will not run again. Bonnen has been under fire for months over allegations he planned to target sitting republicans in 2020 and alleged made anti-Trump comments.

The State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League met Tuesday to hand down decisions on eligibility of student-athletes and issue penalties for UIL rule violations. Two student-athletes from Mount Vernon High School were denied appeals for varsity eligibility, upholding the previous rulings of the district executive committees. Head Coach ...

Radar Online claims Henry Thomas, who played Elliott in ”ET: The Extra-Terrestrial”, was recently arrested for a DUI. An Oregon driver called 911 after they spotted Thomas parked in the middle of a road in Tualatin, Oregon. When officers arrived, they found Thomas passed out behind the wheel of his ...

Lady Antebellum lead singer Hillary Scott tells mlive.com that there’s a big difference between a country artist and a pop artist going on tour. “We love being on the road. We hit our points after months and months where we were a little road weary. The difference in the pop ...

UIL State Executive Committee Meeting Results AUSTIN, Texas —The State Executive Committee of the University Interscholastic League met Tuesday to hand down decisions on eligibility of student-athletes and issue penalties for UIL rule violations.  Two student-athletes from Mount Vernon High School were denied appeals for varsity eligibility, upholding the previous ...

Instructor Bob Ashbreck, right, discusses some important aspects of driving and maintaining a truck during a recent truck driving class at the PJC-Sulphur Springs Center campus. Listening closely to Ashbreck are students (from left) Marcus Hipp, Sheldon Hamilton in-cab, and John Hargrove.