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The Lamar County Relay for Life Survivor Dinner will be on Saturday, May 19. It will be held at the Calvary Methodist Church (3105 Lamar Ave.) at 6:00pm. This is a very exciting event because…
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As Paris Junior College athletic director and women’s basketball coach Sean LeBeauf looks on, Lady Dragons 5-9 sophomore guard Bianca Hanna signs to continue her basketball career at Texas A&M-Commerce. (PJC Photo) By CHARLES RICHARDS…
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By CHARLES RICHARDS eParisExtra.com A special meeting of the Paris City Council has been called for 5:30 p.m. Monday to swear in three newly elected council members and elect a mayor and mayor pro-tem for…
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A Paris woman was flown by helicopter to a Dallas-area hospital Thursday night after she was ejected from a vehicle during a collision on west Loop 286. Police said April Horton was a passenger in…
(TO SEE SAMPLE BALLOTS FOR REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC PRIMARIES, CLICK ON http://www.eparisextra.com/paris-texas-news/2012/05/15/here-are-sample-ballots-for-the-may-29-primary-both-democratic-and-republican-you-may-vote-early-at-the-lamar-county-courthouse-annex-old-post-office-weekdays-until-friday-may-25/ EARLY VOTING – COUNTY/STATE ELECTIONS — LAMAR COUNTY DATE REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT TOTAL Monday, May 14 337 17 354 Tuesday, May 15…
Bring a gently used book from home. During the last week of school, all students will receive a book to read over the summer. Please bring your books to the Library on or before May…
The Lamar County Relay for Life Survivor Dinner will be on Saturday, May 19. It will be held at the Calvary Methodist Church (3105 Lamar Ave.) at 6:00pm. This is a very exciting event because…
North Lamar’s 8th grade boys track team was named District Champs after capturing nine first places and breaking several Stone Middle School records. Individual District Champs were Cameron Edwards (2400), Grant Charman (Pole Vault), Trey Scudder…
The Chisum Athletics Department held their annual Awards Banquet on Monday, May 14, 2012. There were many students who participated and were recognized, including some middle school students. The coaching staff felt that by including…
The T-Shirt Shoppe is raising funds for Relay for Life by selling these custom Together We Will Fight to Find the Cure tote bags. These awesome handmade bags are just $10 each and the money…
Fifty-two Paris Junior College Associate Degree nursing students received pins during ceremonies held at the Hunt Center Thursday, May 10. The Academic Achievement Award for highest grade point average and the Outstanding Clinical Student Award went to…
As Paris Junior College athletic director and women’s basketball coach Sean LeBeauf looks on, Lady Dragons 5-9 sophomore guard Bianca Hanna signs to continue her basketball career at Texas A&M-Commerce. (PJC Photo) By CHARLES RICHARDS…
By CHARLES RICHARDS eParisExtra.com A special meeting of the Paris City Council has been called for 5:30 p.m. Monday to swear in three newly elected council members and elect a mayor and mayor pro-tem for…
By CHARLES RICHARDS eParisExtra.com Two people vying to be the next Justice of the Peace of Precinct 5, Place 1, were among more than 20 people who appeared May 3 in the county courthouse at…
The second annual Best of Lamar county BBQ cook- off is coming soon, hosted at the Red River Valley Fair Grounds! The date for this event is May 19th, Entry fee of $40 plus 40…
EARLY VOTING – COUNTY/STATE ELECTIONS – LAMAR COUNTY DATE REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT TOTAL Monday, May 14, 2012 337 17 354 Tuesday, May 15, 2012 268 20 288 Wednesday, May 16, 2012 261 13 274 TOTAL 866…
By CHARLES RICHARDS eParisExtra.com Four Republican candidates for county commissioners’ court presented their views and challenged their opponents at a May 3 forum that the Association Of Lamar County Republicans sponsored in the second-floor courtroom…
The city plans to hold a celebration rededicating the newly restored Peristyle on Sunday. The celebration, set for 1 p.m., will be held in Bywaters Park, located at 401 S. Main St. There ceremony will…
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