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The City of Paris is looking for a Board Member for the Library Advisory Board. The board meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 4:00 pm. The purpose of the board is to act in an advisory capacity of the City Council to study and make recommendations concerning …

  Last night the Detroit Lady Eagles defeated Rivercrest in five sets. In the win, Britney Ricks had 12 kills, 4 blocks, 4 digs, 1 ace, and was 18-18 from the service line. Kaisen Eldridge finished with 18 assists and 3 aces. Jordan Williams finished with 10 digs and 2 …

Kassie Acreman A Paris Police Officer made a traffic stop in the 600-block of NE 20th and identified the passenger as Kassie Acreman. The Officer located marijuana inside the vehicle and determined it belonged to Acreman. Acreman was placed under arrest and transported to jail. Sheena Baugh Paris Police Officers …

TxDOT Seeking Public Input On Texas Transportation Plan 2050 TxDOT planning the future of transportation in Texas AUSTIN – The future possibilities are intriguing, and TxDOT wants to know what Texans think will be the most pressing transportation needs for the next 30 years.  TxDOT is hosting a second round of …

Bryant Hopkins County Deputies arrested 21-year-old Christopher Jarrett Bryant on a third-degree felony charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. He was also cited for several vehicle equipment violations and driving without insurance. Ewton Deputies arrested 52-year-old Anthony Glenn Ewton in Hopkins County Monday.  He was charged on warrants revoking …

A Lufkin Police Officer suffered a severely broken arm when he was attacked at a movie theater. Detective Ron Stubblefield had asked a large group of people to leave the Cinemark Theater in Lufkin because they were recording the movie and being disruptive. A confrontation ensued and the detective was …

Public invited to ’80 Years in the Making’ North Lamar Independent School District will celebrate Aaron Parker Elementary with an “80 Years in the Making” reception on Saturday, September 28 from 2-4 p.m.  The Powderly “rock school’ has housed many students and faculty members since its completion in 1939 when …

The former Dallas female police officer charged with murder for shooting a neighbor after mistakenly going into his apartment got underway with opening statements Monday. Prosecutors say Amber Guyger may have been tired from working overtime as she had previously claimed, but was also distracted by sexting with another officer …

After less than a year on the job, Paris Fire Chief Mike Vogel has announced he will be leaving. He will be moving to Florida to be closer to his wife’s family and will take a position as Assistant Chief of the Alachua County Fire Department. Assistant Fire Chief Thomas …

Pump prices in Texas are up again this week. AAA Texas says attacks on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia have caused scarcity and volatility in oil prices. Higher prices should last until the end of the month and could linger into next month.    

Andre Emmett, a star at Texas Tech under Bob Knight in the early 2000s and a standout in Ice Cube’s Big3 this season, died on Sunday at age 37. Dallas police issued a statement saying that Emmett was confronted by two men while sitting in his car in front of …

PJC students hosting mental health awareness forum Each year the Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society, chooses an ‘Honors in Action’ project to work on. Their work led to joining with PJC’s Student Government Association to host a Mental Health: Suicide Awareness Forum on …

Photo L to R: Gavin Rider, Brock Shavers, Donoven Young, Madison Carpenter, Manoa Bagsic, Nicholas Segovia, MPHS Jazz Band Director Jamey Sterrett MPHS students named to All-Region Jazz Band Six members of the Mount Pleasant High School Jazz Band made the All-Region Jazz Band after auditions at Texas High School …

On September 22, 2019, at 9:30 pm, the Greenville Police Department responded to the 1500-block of Lee Street in reference to a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. A pedestrian, later identified as Yolanda Garza of Greenville, was walking westbound on the north shoulder of the roadway. The driver …

Alisha Cashion Paris Police Officers were dispatched to the 1600-block of South Church about two females fighting. Officers located both and identified one as Alisha Cashion. Officers arrested Cashion who had possession of syringes and methamphetamine. Paula Hall The Adult Probation Office summoned officers to the 4300-block of Bonham Street …

A Wolfe City football player was flown to the hospital as a precaution Friday night during a game with Tom Bean High School. Running Back Dylan Wilson was transported to a hospital in Plano after he couldn’t move or feel his upper extremities. Tests showed he didn’t have any broken …

Cowling Hopkins County arrested 19-year-old Benjamin James Cowling on a State Jail Felony Drug Charge. Bond was set at $5,000 on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Garcia- Alcala Deputies arrested 21-year-old Adrian Uriel Garcia-Alcala for Possession with the Intent to Deliver more than four but less than …

Mug shots not available Deputies arrested 22-year old Alexander Wilson and 20-year-old Heather N. Wilson, both of Mt Pleasant, in Titus County for Manufacture-Delivery of a Controlled Substance, and Money Laundering. No bond information has been disclosed.

Mugshots Not Available An Atlanta, Texas man has been arrested for passing out business cards for his limo service at a snow cone stand and a high school in Shreveport. Reportedly, 60-year-old Barry Carroll Harsell is a registered sex offender in Cass County but did not register his employment with …

Photo Released by Stacy Wallace, Mother of LCPL Wallace A U.S. Marine, who was supposed to have left Arizona for Camp Pendleton in California but never arrived, has been found alive and well in East Texas. The NCIS reports that Lance Cpl. Job Wallace was taken into custody at a …