2 more suspects arrested on capital murder charges in West Paris shooting
2 more suspects arrested on capital murder charges in West Paris shooting

2 more suspects arrested on capital murder charges in West Paris shooting

Police have arrested two more individuals in the shooting death early Friday of 28-year-old Roland Dekeith Williams in west Paris...click to read more.

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Thunderstorms roll through Paris
Thunderstorms roll through Paris

Thunderstorms roll through Paris

As predicted, it did storm on Tuesday afternoon and by 3pm, the National Weather Service had issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Lamar County...click to read more and view photos of the storm and damage around Paris.

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Council picks Hashmi for third term as Paris mayor; John Wright named mayor pro-tem
Council picks Hashmi for third term as Paris mayor; John Wright named mayor pro-tem

Council picks Hashmi for third term as Paris mayor; John Wright named mayor pro-tem

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...click to read more.

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World’s Largest Interactive Heart comes to Paris to educate children
World’s Largest Interactive Heart comes to Paris to educate children

World’s Largest Interactive Heart comes to Paris to educate children

Have you ever wondered what your heart looks like? How it works? Walking through an inflatable heart is an experience like no other...click to read more.

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Restoring community Pride
Restoring community Pride

Restoring community Pride

Workers spent most of the day Saturday cleaning up the overgrown Pride Cemetery...click to read more and see the gallery.

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Police respond to 126 calls on Wednesday, including stabbing and alleged in-store robbery

Police respond to 126 calls on Wednesday, including stabbing and alleged in-store robbery

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….

PJC Sports

Former Lady Dragons basketball coach weighs in on possibility PJC may drop the program

Former Lady Dragons basketball coach weighs in on possibility PJC may drop the program

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…

North Lamar

NLHS art students place in Art Show

NLHS art students place in Art Show

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…

Extra Articles

Tornados in Moore & North Texas, Boston bombing, West explosion Require Red Cross volunteers & funding

Tornados in Moore & North Texas, Boston bombing, West explosion Require Red Cross volunteers & funding

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 ISD

PHS Seniors receive PEF Scholarships

PHS Seniors receive PEF Scholarships

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…

North Lamar

North Lamar Automotive Team takes second at state

North Lamar Automotive Team takes second at state

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…

Scene of the Crime

Lamar County Sheriff’s Dept. arrests & bookings during the period of May 21 – 22

Lamar County Sheriff’s Dept. arrests & bookings during the period of May 21 – 22

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…

Obituaries

Obituaries Wednesday, May 22

Obituaries Wednesday, May 22

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…

Scene of the Crime

Six arrested on Tuesday; Paris PD adult arrests – May 21

Six arrested on Tuesday; Paris PD adult arrests – May 21

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…

9-1-1

Tuesday’s storm downs trees, fences in Paris; head-on crash blamed on hydroplaning

Tuesday’s storm downs trees, fences in Paris; head-on crash blamed on hydroplaning

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…

Scene of the Crime

2 more suspects arrested on capital murder charges in Friday shooting in west Paris

2 more suspects arrested on capital murder charges in Friday shooting in west Paris

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,…

Weather

Thunderstorms roll through Paris

Thunderstorms roll through Paris

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…

Scene of the Crime

Lamar County Sheriff’s Dept. arrests & bookings during the period of May 20 – 21

Lamar County Sheriff’s Dept. arrests & bookings during the period of May 20 – 21

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 –…

North Lamar

North Lamar FFA Speaker advances to state

North Lamar FFA Speaker advances to state

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…

Scene of the Crime

Paris PD adult arrests on Monday, May 20

Paris PD adult arrests on Monday, May 20

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…

Behind the Scenes

PJC regents to decide Friday whether to continue Lady Dragons basketball program

PJC regents to decide Friday whether to continue Lady Dragons basketball program

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’…

Paris ISD

PHS student drivers dismissed at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday

PHS student drivers dismissed at 2:40 p.m. Tuesday

Student drivers at Paris High School will be dismissed at 2:40 p.m.  Parent pickup is encouraged at any time.

Paris ISD

Paris ISD to dismiss 30 minutes early Tuesday due to severe weather

Paris ISD to dismiss 30 minutes early Tuesday due to severe weather

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.

Obituaries

Obituaries Tuesday, May 21

Obituaries Tuesday, May 21

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…

Weather

Severe weather likely Tuesday

Severe weather likely Tuesday

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…

Behind the Scenes

Resolving Paris’ drainage issues — a full-time job for city’s public works department

Resolving Paris’ drainage issues — a full-time job for city’s public works department

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…

Behind the Scenes

66 dilapidated structures came down in past year in Paris; dozens more await demolition

66 dilapidated structures came down in past year in Paris; dozens more await demolition

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…

Behind the Scenes

Frierson, Grossnickle, Hashmi are sworn in for new 2-year terms

Frierson, Grossnickle, Hashmi are sworn in for new 2-year terms

  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…

Behind the Scenes

Paris City Council honors retiring Paris Municipal Band director Thomas Neugent

Paris City Council honors retiring Paris Municipal Band director Thomas Neugent

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…

Behind the Scenes

Paris City Council chooses Dr. AJ Hashmi to third term as Paris mayor; John Wright named mayor pro-tem

Paris City Council chooses Dr. AJ Hashmi to third term as Paris mayor; John Wright named mayor pro-tem

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…