Local police force receives high honor
PARIS - The Paris Police Department has earned the distinction of “Recognized Law Enforcement Agency” by the Texas Police Chiefs Association.
View ArticleRemembering April 2, 1982
It was 30 years ago Monday that multiple lives were forever changed as a deadly tornado ripped through Lamar County.
View ArticleLocal woman killed after losing control of car, officials say
MOYERS, OK - A Paris woman has died from injuries sustained in a one vehicle rollover accident Saturday morning in Oklahoma.
View ArticleConstruction of Veterans Memorial takes another major step
PARIS - Pavers engraved with the names of Texas military heroes have arrived and about ready for installation at the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial in Paris.
View ArticleUpdate: Power to nearly all homes restored, but storms again a threat tonight
Power had been returned to nearly all but about a dozen Northeast Texas homes as of Wednesday afternoon, hours after overnight storms left more than hundreds of homes in the dark.
View ArticleUpdate: No charges expected in child-vehicle collision
PARIS - An investigation by Paris Police has revealed a child that was struck by a vehicle while on his bicycle was attempting to cross the street.
View ArticleTCIM Services in Paris to Close, Consolidate Dozens of Jobs
PARIS - A global contact company with more than a decade of service in Paris is closing its operation by the end of the month.
View ArticleThousands Awarded to Rockwall Airport
AUSTIN - The Texas Transportation Commission has approved $165,000 in improvements to Rockwall Municipal Airport, one of roughly 275 community airports in Texas eligible for funding.
View ArticleSulphur Springs, Paris Among Top Donors to Obama, Romney
The Texas Tribune has compiled donation totals for President Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney as the two compete for support in the Lone Star State.
View ArticleParis Junior College to raise tuition $3/hour
The Paris Junior College Board of Regents approved a tuition increase of $3 per credit hour at its March 25 meeting.
View ArticleParis: Big bonds in town
Repairing water and sewer lines in Paris would cost an estimated $45 million - the kind of money available only through bonds.
View ArticleVoters approve bonds, alcohol sales get mixed results
Voters around Northeast Texas said yes to bond proposals, gave a thumbs-up for incumbents and were split on alcohol sales in May 11 elections.
View ArticleStreet art on display at France's "TAG" exhibition
The verdict is out on whether graffiti is art, or vandalism, but enthusiasts in Paris, France recently celebrated the intensely hued street art at the first annual TAG Graffiti Exhibit.
View ArticleIn Paris, four dead in apparent homicide
Four men are dead after what police suspect was a quadruple homicide in Paris.updated, 9:10 a.m.The bodies of Romello Dewain Steward, 18, of Paris; Devante Larry Atkins, 21, of Paris; Brijonne Rashad...
View ArticleCampbell reports slow first-quarter earnings
The Campbell Soup Company released its FY 2014 first-quarter earnings Nov. 19, with total sales down two percent. The company attributed the slow numbers to weaknesses in overall industry trends, among...
View ArticleParis bans smoking in restaurants, most businesses
Joining the many cities across the nation that have banned smoking in restaurants and other businesses, the Paris city council passed an ordinance on March 24 that prohibited cigarette smoking in most...
View ArticleButch Hancock coming to Paris
Texas singer-songwriter Butch Hancock will be performing in Paris on April 12. One of the founding members of the progressive country movement of the 1970s, Hancock will play at That Guy’s Coffee...
View ArticleTwo student-athletes killed, two injured in crash
UPDATE, 8:40 a.m.-The two young women killed in the accident have been identified as Aubree Butts and Devin Oliver. The two young women who survived the wreck are La'Tisha Hearne and Zenobia Winbush....
View ArticleButts, Oliver remembered by KETR's Chitwood
In Commerce, people in the university community knew Aubree Butts and Devin Oliver as friends and classmates. KETR listeners across Northeast Texas knew the two young women as important parts of the...
View ArticleCopper thefts total 7 miles of wire, $20K in value
Lamar Electric Cooperative is offering a $1,000 reward for anyone whose tip leads to the indictment of those responsible for a recent spate of copper thefts.Thieves have made off with about seven miles...
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