PJC graduation week activities, nominees in for student award
Nominees for the highest student award at Paris Junior College have been selected, just ahead of one of PJC’s busiest weeks in the year. The winner will be announced during commencement ceremonies at...
View ArticleNL Students Plant Flowers for Mother’s Day
Higgins Elementary 1st grade classes toured the greenhouses at North Lamar High School and learned how the horticulture students took care of the plants and flowers. The high school students then...
View ArticleBeautiful Four Bedroom on Corner Lot in Wellington Point
Look at this! Beautiful executive home on a corner lot in Wellington Point. You will immediately notice the tall ceilings, wood floors and tons of natural light in this home. At the heart is the open...
View ArticleParis PD Weekend Arrests
Twenty one people were arrested by the Paris Police Department over the weekend. Banister, Shandi Nicole, 33, Theft Property>=$500<$1500; Theft Property>=$50<$500 Bradford, Jermey Wayne,...
View ArticleWildCats Travel Great Lengths to Play Baseball
Homer’s classic epic The Odyssey received a modern remake in the Class 4A bi-district baseball playoff series between the Paris Wildcats and Spring Hill Panthers. Unfortunately for Paris, the Cats...
View ArticleNorth Lamar Gets by Gilmer in Bi-District Round of Playoffs
The North Lamar Panthers took on Gilmer in the first round of the playoffs this weekend in Mt. Pleasant and only needed two games to take care of the Buckeyes. Game 1: North Lamar 10 Gilmer 6 A...
View ArticleNorth Lamar Pantherettes: Area Champions
The North Lamar Pantherettes only needed two games to get by the Brownsboro Bearettes in the Area Round of the playoffs. However, it wasn’t an easy two games for Coach Fendley and the Pantherettes....
View ArticleObituaries for Monday, May 11, 2015
Jack Everett Abshire 93, of Paris, died at 5:15 AM, Thursday, May 7, 2015 at Paris Regional Medical Center. Funeral services are set for 11:00 AM, Monday, May 11, 2015 in the chapel of Fry & Gibbs...
View ArticleTraffic Stop Leads to Drug Arrests
Paris Police stopped a vehicle in the 1900 block of SW Loop 286 at 11:27 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015 for displaying an expired registration. The driver, 39 year old Jason Shane Flowers, (pictured...
View ArticleLamar County Sheriff Dept. Weekend Inmate Bookings
Thirty people were booked into the Lamar County Jail over the weekend. Smith, Mary Wade, Assault Causes Bodily Injury Family Violence Upchurch, Adonna Jan, POSs CS by Fraud; Burglary of Habitation (3...
View ArticleFatality Crash Discovered This Morning
This morning, Monday, May 11, 2015, at 7:25 AM, Paris police received a call of a wrecked vehicle behind a building in the 5000 block of the SE Loop 286. The report indicated there was a lone occupant...
View ArticleVIDEO GAME PREVIEW: Splatoon (Wii U)
Last weekend, Nintendo hosted a free online demo for their upcoming Wii U splatter shooter Splatoon. The Splatoon Global Testfire was a series of events held between May 8 and May 9 to allow players...
View ArticleParis PD Arrests on 5/11/15
Paris Police responded to 111 calls for service and arrested 5 persons on May 11th, 2015, including one arrest for the Sexual Assault of a Child. Brown, Khristina Michelle, 35, POSS CS PG 1<1G; Poss...
View ArticleDenison Woman Arrested in Paris on Outstanding Warrants
Paris Police responded to a call of a suspicious person in the 800 block of E Price Street at 11:27 A.M. on Monday, May 11, 2015. Officers made contact with 35 year old Khristina Michelle Brown,...
View ArticleVictim in Monday Morning Crash Identified
The victim in the fatality motor vehicle accident that was reported yesterday, May 11th at 7:25 a.m. was identified as 20 year old Spencer Chace Nye, of Paris. According to information released by the...
View ArticleTwo Assaults Yesterday May Have Been Related
Paris Police are looking for two white males that possibly committed two separate assaults yesterday. Two assaults were reported close to the same area within a 30 minute time period on May 11, 2015...
View ArticleFirst Annual Leadership Lamar County Golf Tournament a Success
Although the golf course was a little soggy yesterday, the sun was shining and the first annual Leadership Lamar County Golf Tournament held at the Paris Golf and Country Club was a success. First...
View ArticleLamar County Sheriff Dept. Inmate Bookings
Ten people were booked into the Lamar County Jail between 12:40am on 5/11/15 and 3:38am on 5/12/15. Perry, Richard Dee, Theft Property<$1500 w/2 more previous convictions Dennis, Jaeger Douglas,...
View ArticleObituaries for Tuesday, May 12, 2015
Nellie Louise Teakell, 83, of Paris passed away Saturday May 9, 2015 at her home. Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home will conduct graveside services at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday May 13, at Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery...
View ArticleVan Relief Efforts
As the North Lamar Panthers move on to the Area Round of the playoffs, baseball might be the furthest thing from the mind of their opponent. Late Sunday night, a tornado ripped through the city of Van....
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