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Holiday in Paris
The annual “Holiday in Paris” kicked off this past Saturday with the Christmas Tree lighting. Many businesses hosted Christmas Open Houses and Santa made his first appearance in the “Santa Hut” in the...
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Lamar County Sheriff Weekend Inmate Bookings
Strickland, Tanner Henry Wayne, Violation of Parole Hoskins, Stephen Anthony, False Report to Police Officer/Law Enforcement Bullard, Melody Alexandera, Theft Property>=$50<$500 Vasquez, Adam...
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PJC Veterans Day Ceremony, new veterans group formed
Tuesday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. Paris Junior College will hold its annual remembrance at the DeShong Chapel, including a performance of “America the Beautiful” by the PJC chamber singers, followed by a...
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Firefighters battle blaze on 8th Street
The Paris Fire Department sent out firefighters to a raging house fire at the intersection of 8th Street and Hearon today. The fire started at some time this morning, and fire and emergency personnel...
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PEDC Board Meets Today
The board of the Paris Economic Development Corporation (PEDC) meets today at 4pm at the Community Room of the Depot, located at 1125 Bonham Street. The board will be discussing and possibly taking...
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Veteran Pride Seen in Generations
Cade Thoms proudly finds his family members on the pavers at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial. The second grade classes from North Lamar’s Everett Elementary were given a guided tour of the site...
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Paris PD Arrests on 11/10/14
Cawvey, April Tametra, 26, Parole Violation Warrant Harris, Jerry Edward, 42, Driving While Intoxicated Wheeler, Rebecca Lynne, 53, Driving w/License Invalid
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Obituaries for Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Kenneth Eddie Applegate, 79, of Blossom, passed away Monday, November 10, 2014, at Paris Regional Medical Center. Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside memorial services for 2:00 p.m....
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Report of a Possible Intoxicated Driver Leads to Arrest
Paris Police stopped a vehicle bearing an Oklahoma license plate in the 800 block of SW 1st Street due to a report of a possible intoxicated driver. The officer stopped the vehicle for driving left of...
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Paris Native Blake Neely Part of “Concert for Valor” on HBO Tonight
Paris native, Blake Neely, was commissioned to write the opening theme and score all the documentaries that are part of the special Veterans Day “Concert for Valor” in Washington DC tonight. The...
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“Tea with Mrs. Potts”
Children who love “Beauty and the Beast” will love having “Tea with Mrs. Potts” on Saturday, November 15th from 10am-12pm at the First United Methodist Church. Tickets are $15 and include tea and a...
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City of Paris employees recognized for military service
The City of Paris would like to recognize their many employees who are or were soldiers in the U.S. military, honoring them on this year’s Veterans Day. In addition to the excellent work that these...
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New Pneumonia Vaccine Recommendations! By Dr. Chris Prakash, MD
The flu season is here. Most people know that they need a flu shot. But there remains a lot of confusion on who should get a pneumonia vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that almost 1...
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Paris PD Arrests on 11/11/14
Foreman, McKenna Chance, 19, Theft Property>=$50<$500 Goforth, Alex Wayne, 36, Evading Arrest; Theft Property>=$50<$500 Smith, Kellie Marie, 40, MAN DEL CS PG 1>=1g Drug Free Zone
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North Lamar Honors Veterans
Veterans and guests attended a reception and program hosted by the North Lamar High School Beta Club on Tuesday to honor all area veterans and servicemen. Dennis Hodgkiss greeted the keynote speaker,...
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Lamar County Sheriff Department Inmate Bookings
Lamar County Sheriff inmate bookings between November 10, 2014 at 12:25 am to 11:30pm November 11, 2014. Ellis, Jason William, Assault Family/Household Member w/prev Donaldson, Brinton William, Driving...
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NL Stone Middle School Girls Basketball Teams Defeat Paris Jr. High
The Stone Middle School girls 7th and 8th grade Blue and Gold Teams all defeated the Paris Junior High girls’ basketball teams. The scorers for the NL 7th grade Gold team were: Christi Miles – 6;...
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Veterans Day Programs at PISD’s Aikin and Justiss Elementary Schools
US Navy CS3 Mariah Edwards (right) was accompanied by her daughter, second grader Ceriah Sims, to the Aikin Veterans Day program. Mariah was a student at Aikin and a 2009 graduate at Paris High School....
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Pay Raises for City of Paris Employees
The Paris City Council voted Monday night to approve pay raises to nearly two-thirds of City of Paris employees. One of the departments that will see pay increases is the Fire Department. Forty-seven...
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New Hope Center to raffle off 60” television
In order to raise funds for the growing organization that aids the homeless in our area, the New Hope Center of Paris will raffle off a brand new 60” HD television just in time for you to watch the...
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