Can More Jobs Push Stocks Higher?
For the ninth month in a row, the economy created more than 200,000 jobs in October. That’s the best string of job increases since 1995. October’s increase was 214,000 jobs, which was below the 235,000...
View ArticleObituaries for Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Virdie Lee Lindsey, 71, of Paris, passed away Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at Paris Regional Medical Center. Bright-Holland Funeral Home has scheduled graveside services for 2:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 21st, at...
View ArticleArrest for Sexual Assault of Child
Charles Chase Thacker, 28, was arrested on November 15, 2014 and booked into the Lamar County Jail at 2:10am. Thacker was booked on charges of Sexual Assault of a Child.
View ArticleBeauty and the Beast at NLHS
Beauty and the Beast presented by the NLHS Theatre Department and Uptown Properties opens Thursday night, November 20th and runs through Sunday, November 23rd. Tickets are $10 and are available at...
View ArticleeParisExtra.com Pets of the Week
Meet Arlis, he appears to be a Red Bone Hound mix. This BIG pup is under 1 year old and still has some growing to do. Arlis loves attention , especially if there are treats involved. Still being in...
View ArticleThree Bedroom in Blossom
SPIC AND SPAN! MOVE IN READY HOME AT EDGE OF BLOSSOM ON NEARLY AN ACRE WITH SHOP! NEW ROOF, PAINT, AND CARPET IN 2011. THIS HOME FEATURES A LARGE LIVING AREA WITH GAS LOG FIREPLACE, TALL CEILINGS AND...
View ArticleLamar County Sheriff Inmate Bookings
McKnight, Tavita Yohura, Assault Causes bodily Injury Family violence Lane, Orson Keith, CCC-Resist Arrest, Search or Transport Stewart, Donald Lee, Speeding; No Driver’s License (When Unlicensed)...
View ArticleReports of Two Armed Robberies Monday Night
At 11:36 P.M. on Monday, November 17, 2014, Paris Police responded to a panic alarm at 707 Bonham Street. Paris Police Officers were advised that a black male wearing all black had robbed the store at...
View ArticleNLHS Students Sing Their Way to State
Two students from North Lamar High School have earned an audition spot at the TMEA All State Choir after a recent choir contest held at East Texas Baptist University. Senior Cierra Williams and...
View ArticleReindeer Run set for December 6th
Click the poster to register for the 2014 Reindeer Run. The 2nd Annual Reindeer Run begins at the Lamar County Courthouse at 8:15 on Saturday December 6th. Adult entries registered online include a...
View ArticleParis Main Street & Paris Downtown Association Celebrate Small Business...
Paris Main Street and the Paris Downtown Association have announced their participation in the fifth annual Small Business Saturday on November 29th to support independent businesses in historic...
View ArticleNorth Lamar ISD’s Book Fairs Foster a Love for Reading
Each year North Lamar campuses partner with Scholastic Book Fairs® to help foster a lifelong love of reading. Students from pre-kindergarten through high school and their families are given the...
View ArticleParis Main Street Program Receives $5000 Grant
The Anice Read Fund of the Texas Downtown Association and Communities Foundation of Texas have announced the 2014 grant recipients. Paris Main Street Program was selected to receive a grant in the...
View ArticleParis Lakes Medical Center to break ground Friday
Developer Ron Parker holds a mark-up of a drawing of the Paris Lakes project on Loop 286 on the city’s southeast corner. (eParisExtra photo by Charles Richards) Over two years ago eParisExtra.com first...
View ArticleChristmas in Paris this Saturday
The Love Civic Center “Christmas in Paris” is this Saturday, November 22nd at the Love Civic Center from 9am-4pm. Christmas in Paris is a traditional Christmas bazaar hosted by Troop 2, chartered by...
View ArticleOpening on The Civil Service Commission
The City of Paris is looking for a volunteer to serve on the Civil Service Commission. If you are a resident of Paris and would like to make a difference in the City by volunteering your time and...
View ArticleGrand jury: 24 indicted in November
A Lamar County grand jury handed up indictments on 24 individuals to the 6th District Court in November, including the indictments of Jesus Sotelo Dominguez on the charges of online solicitation of a...
View ArticleZachary Chavez Simmons Sentenced To 25 Years For Aggravated Robbery
A Paris man plead guilty and will spend more than two decades in prison for the robbery of Swaim’s Hardware this past January. 24-year-old Zachary Chavez Simmons was sentenced to 25 years for...
View ArticleParis Police Arrests on 11/18/14
Allen, Brenda Kaye, 34, Fail To Display Driver’s; Open Container Basinger, Eric Latham, 25, Seat Belt Violation Moody, Blair Leann, 17, Defective Headlamps; Harboring Runaway Wilson, Jasmine Deshuntae,...
View ArticleStone Middle School Girls Basketball Results
The 7th grade Girls Basketball Gold team defeated Pleasant Grove 10 – 4. Scorers for NL were: Chetori Jones – 6; Reyna Hildreth – 2; Ali Whitley – 2Defensive Effort: Reyna Hildreth. The 8th Grade...
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