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Paris police responded to 126 calls for service on Wednesday, arresting eight people, department spokesman Curtis Garrett said. An investigation continues into a stabbing that reportedly occurred in the 500 block of East Tudor Street….
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Scott Hyland, head women’s basketball coach at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas, and former women’s coach at Paris Junior College, e-mailed to eParisExtra.com a response to a story about the women’s basketball program at the…
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American Red Cross responding to multitude of disaster in one month In the past month, the nation has been rocked with a number of catastrophic events beginning with the Boston Marathon bombing, the fertilizer plant…
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Paris police responded to 126 calls for service on Wednesday, arresting eight people, department spokesman Curtis Garrett said. An investigation continues into a stabbing that reportedly occurred in the 500 block of East Tudor Street….
Scott Hyland, head women’s basketball coach at Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas, and former women’s coach at Paris Junior College, e-mailed to eParisExtra.com a response to a story about the women’s basketball program at the…
On Monday, May 13 junior and senior art students from North Lamar, Paris, Chisum, and Prairiland participated in an art and photo competition and reception at Plaza Art Gallery. North Lamar winners in the mixed…
American Red Cross responding to multitude of disaster in one month In the past month, the nation has been rocked with a number of catastrophic events beginning with the Boston Marathon bombing, the fertilizer plant…
Paris Education Foundation Scholarship Recipients Fifty-eigth Paris High School seniors were awarded Paris Education Foundation scholarships totaling $92,200. PEF scholarships recipients are listed alphabetically: Taylor Bills, Robert Brooks, Erica Bush, Leandrea Butler, Cannon Chadwick, Abby…
With the quickest time to debug and repair a Ford Focus, North Lamar’s automotive team finished second at the State Ford AAA Automotive Competition on April 26. Tristan McReynolds (left) and Morgan Adams (right), both…
Jeremiah Bivens, 25, Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity Jose Javier Rivera, 24, Fleeing Police Officer Veasna Sum, 30, Assault Class C Trevis Demond Barrett, 21, Harassment Tiddaryl Lamontre Norris, 21, Delivery of Controlled Substance PG…
Joe Alfred Rosson, 62, of Paris, Texas entered through the Gates of Heaven on May 19th, 2013. Services are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Thursday, May 23rd, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home. The family will receive friends at the…
Trevis Demond Barrett, 21, Harassment Treveonta Breondre Clark, 17, Capital Murder Norma Council, 35, Failure to Maintain Financial Responsibility Wesley James Little, 32, Forgery Financial Johnny Jimason Martinez, 18, Theft of Property >=$500 <$1500 Jose…
Lightning strikes are believed to have caused two house fires – both in the Morningside subdivision in east Paris — during the thunderstorm that hit Paris and Lamar County on Tuesday. Structure fires were reported…
Police have arrested two more individuals in the shooting death early Friday of 28-year-old Roland Dekeith Williams in west Paris. In a press release Wednesday morning, police chief Bob Hundley said Treveonta Breondre Clark, 17,…
As predicted, it did storm on Tuesday afternoon and by 3pm, the National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lamar County. While these storms were a part of a weather system that…
Adell Taylor Kirby, 34, Reset Bond – Endanger/Abandon Child – Criminal Negligence Jeb Decker Reese, 23, Driving While Intoxicated Angelia Christine Rose, 40, Assault Causing Bodily Injury Pernell Lamont Barrow, 50, Theft of Material –…
Ryan Conner, a junior at North Lamar High School, placed second at the Area 6 FFA Extemporaneous Speaking Contest on May 11. This qualified him to compete at the State FFA Speaking Contest in Dallas…
Michelle Renee Beach, 47, Theft Under $50, Issue Bad Check Jason William Allen Ellis, 24, Assault Causing Bodily Injury Mark Anthony Francis, 50, Terroristic Threat Zakhari Tolbert, 30, Speeding, Failure to Display DL, Violate Promise to…
The future of women’s basketball at Paris Junior College will be decided in a special meeting of the PJC board of regents at 11 a.m. Friday. On the agenda of a meeting of PJC regents’…
Student drivers at Paris High School will be dismissed at 2:40 p.m. Parent pickup is encouraged at any time.
Paris ISD Superintendent Paul Jones and Robert High made a decision to dismiss campuses 30 minutes early Tuesday. The PHS Choral Concert was canceled as well.
Chad Everett Hunt, Sr., 35, of Paris passed away Sunday April 28, 2013. A going home celebration will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday May 25, 2013 at Pat Mayse Lake, Sanders Cove “C” loop. Please…
Meteorologists are predicting a likely severe weather potential for our region this afternoon and this evening. According to the www.Weather.com, we have an 80% chance of strong thunderstorms today and tonight. Paris and other areas…
Each month, the Paris City Council is given a ditch maintenance report. Many issues are being addressed not only by the public works department but by KSA engineers as they study the City of Paris’ longtime…
The Paris City Council pulled $400,000 out of reserves last year in order to demolish all dilapidated structures in the city. That led to an aggressive program by the city’s code enforcement department, which presented…
The Paris City Council on Monday canvassed the results of the May 11 city election, and then the three recently elected councilmen took their oaths of office from city clerk Janice Ellis. All three…
Thomas Neugent, 74, who is stepping down as director of the Paris Municipal Band during its free weekly summer concerts in Bywaters Park, was honored Monday night by the Paris City Council. After a stellar…
District 7 councilman Dr. AJ Hashmi was selected by his Paris City Council colleagues Monday night as the city’s mayor for the third straight year, followed by the naming of District 3 councilman John Wright…
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