North Lamar Pantherettes Beat Spring Hill
The North Lamar Girls Varsity Basketball team beat the visiting Spring Hill team 47-38 on Monday night. Sophomore Madison Morrison led the team offensively with 16 points. Kylie Halstead scored nine...
View ArticleScience Fair Winners at PISD Elementary Schools
Paris ISD elementary schools recently held science fairs. The Justiss Elementary Science Fair Winners in the fourth grade were (pictured left to right) are Padme Carillo—1st place, Lizette...
View ArticleParis Main Street Upcoming Events
Paris Main Street has announced many upcoming events, including a presentation on its accomplishments at the Paris City Council meeting on February 23rd. The Paris Texas Wine Fest is scheduled in...
View ArticleMain Street Program Offers Assistance to Downtown Businesses
If you own a building in downtown, or your business is looking into new signage, the Texas Main Street Program has professional design assistance available for façade restoration or sign design. Many...
View ArticleParis Optical Expands and Holds Grand Opening
Paris Optical, located on the east side of the plaza, has undergone big changes recently. It has been an established eye care practice since the early 1970’s, but has now been expanded and improved to...
View ArticlePROTECT IT, IT’S YOURS - Watch Out for Auto Thieves
The Texas Auto Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority (ABTPA), a division of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, reminds drivers that a vehicle is burglarized every two minutes and stolen every...
View ArticleThree People From Metroplex Arrested in Paris with Methamphetamine
Paris Police, along with Reno Police Department and Lamar County Sheriff’s Department, arrested three persons in the 800 block of Airport Road at 6:45 P.M. on February 16, 2015 and charged them with...
View ArticleTraffic Stop Leads to Three Arrests on Drug Possession
A traffic stop in the 500 block of N Main Street resulted in three arrests. Officers conducted a traffic stop on a gray 2-door passenger car at about 6:43 A.M. on February 18, 2015. When the officer...
View ArticleParis PD Arrests 2/17/15
Paris Police responded to only 68 calls for service while arresting 3 persons on February 17, 2015. Cawvey, John Lewis, 28, Fail to Maintain; Fail to Display Driver’s; Public Intoxication Dollins,...
View ArticleLamar County Sheriff Dept. Inmate Bookings
Briggle, Jessica Marie, DCC/MTAG-forgery of Financial Instrument Richards, Bobby Charles, Capias on Order Resetting Bond Samuels, Justin Andrew Ronal, MAN DEL CS PG 1>=4G<200G Columbus, Rebecca...
View ArticleObituaries for February 18, 2015
JOE MARK McDOWELL, JR. left this earth to go to a better place on Monday morning, February 16, 2015. Starrett Funeral Home will conduct funeral services at 2:00 PM on Friday February 20, 2015 at First...
View ArticleMain Street Award Grant to Carriage House
Paris Main Street program has announced they are part of another restoration project in Downtown Paris Texas. Dr. Keith and Janet Green, received $3,600 50/50 matching BIG grant for work on their...
View ArticleeParisExtra.com Pets of the Week
This is Stash named for his cute white mustache. Stash has had his first puppy shot. He is very calm and friendly, but just a little shy when you first meet him. Stash is a 8 to 10 weeks old lab mix...
View ArticleTanner Napier Leading A-State at Bronc Intercollegiate
The Arkansas State men’s golf team, where PHS graduate Tanner Napier is a member, opened its 2015 spring schedule Monday at the Bronc Intercollegiate, shooting a combined 616 at the Los Lagos Golf Club...
View ArticleFallen Soldier Brought Home
Just over a week ago 31-year-old Staff Sgt. Justin Holt, of Bogota was killed in a training exercise. Hundreds of people lined the highway as the soldier’s body was escorted through Paris on his way...
View ArticleCats Finish Season Undefeated
The Paris Wildcats basketball team officially finished a magical 2014-15 season with an unblemished 31-0 record Tuesday night, destroying the Atlanta Rabbits, 71-22. It was the widest margin of...
View ArticleAre You Following a "Tax Smart" Investment Strategy?
We’re getting closer to April 15: Tax Filing Day. And while there may not be much you can do to change your results for the 2014 tax year, you can certainly look closely at your tax returns to find...
View ArticleNL Speech and Debate Heads to State
North Lamar Speech and Debate team members, Steele Musgrove, Jared Chenevey, Colin Hodgkiss, and Seth Gurley who are coached by Kristi Hodgkiss, have qualified to compete at the Texas Forensics...
View ArticleParis PD Arrests on 2/18/15
Paris Police Officers arrested ten people on February 18, 2015. Brown, Steven Brenten, 30, Driving While Intoxicated; Possession Marijuana < 2oz (2 counts) Dandron, Lanson Hugh, Jr., 35, POSS CS PG...
View ArticleLamar County Sheriff Department Inmate Bookings
Ten people were booked into the Lamar County Jail between 12:16am on 2/18/15 and 2:51 am on 2/19/15. Burleson, Michelle, Driving While Intoxicated McCann, Jacky Carl, MTR/Unl Restraint; MTR/Assault...
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