Nine arrested on Thursday; Paris PD adult arrests – May 9
Cody Basham, 43, Theft of Property >=$50 <$500 Colton Don Brantley, 22, Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct Rachel Dawn Coleman, 29, Organized Retail Theft >=$500 <$1500 Mansion Nicole...
View ArticleSeven arrested on Wednesday; Paris PD adult arrests – May 15
David Joe Black, 47, Public Intoxication Stanley Don Black, 54, Public Intoxication Aaron Scott Greer, 21, Possession of Marijuana <=2oz Drug Free Zone, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia Fernandez...
View ArticleObituaries Thursday, May 16
Paul L. Smith, 79, of Detroit, passed away Wednesday May 15, 2013 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held at Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home at 11:00 a.m. Friday May 17, with Rev....
View ArticlePHS students win 52 awards at regional foreign language competition
Paris High School seniors Daron Williamson and Warren Blackman won scholarships in the amounts of $500 and $250 respectively for performance on an exam at the 2013 North East Texas Organization of...
View ArticlePJC awards certificates in Surgical Technology & Medical Records Coding
Paris Junior College Health Occupations Department held pinning and recognition ceremonies Thursday for those receiving certificates from the Medical Records Coding and Surgical Technology...
View ArticleLMS Restoration awards scholarship to North Lamar senior
North Lamar High School senior, Jessica Roberts, has been awarded the LMS Restoration scholarship for 2013. Don Preston, owner of LMS Restoration, is shown presenting the company’s 2013 scholarship to...
View ArticleLamar County Crime Stoppers, Inc. creates endowed scholarship at PJC
Lamar County Crime Stoppers, Inc., recently made a generous donation of $7,500 to create an endowed scholarship at Paris Junior College. The Lamar County Crime Stoppers, Inc. scholarship gives...
View ArticleParis Police make 110 calls for service and arrest 7 on Wednesday
On Wednesday, May 15, Paris Police responded to 110 calls for service, while arresting 7 persons. Three of the calls for service were reports of burglaries of motor vehicles. In each case, personal...
View ArticlePinning Ceremony held for Associate Degree Nursing students
Forty-seven Paris Junior College associate degree nursing students received pins during ceremonies held at Paris High School Weger Auditorium on May 10. Louisa Kessel Louisa Kessel, St. Joseph’s...
View ArticleLamar County Sheriff’s Dept. arrests & bookings during the period of May 15 – 16
Matthew Smith, 27, Burglary of Habitation Jason Wallace Coleman, 29, Burglary of Habitation, Burglary of a Building Peter Robin Purcell-Gilpin, 20, Theft of Property >=$50 <$500 Andrea Michelle...
View ArticleChisum High School holds Athletic Banquet
Chisum High School, in partnership with Chisum Athletic Booster Club, recently held their annual Athletic Banquet. Pictured are MVP’s from the 2012-2013 school year. Photo by Cassandra Rogers
View ArticleMeals on Wheels partners with Atwoods to End Senior Hunger
The Lamar County Human Resources Council’s Meals on Wheels program will serve hot dogs and canned drinks for $1 at Atwoods on Saturday May 18th from 10am to 4pm. This partnering effort between LCHRC...
View ArticleObituaries Friday, May 17
Megan Audreay Weissenmayer, 16 of Lamar Point passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013. A memorial service has been scheduled for Monday, May 20, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. at North Lamar High School Gymnasium. No...
View ArticlePRMC leadership cooks & serves food to staff to recognize National Hospital Week
In recognition of National Hospital Week, the Paris Regional Medical Center leadership and administration got together to cook and serve meals to their staff. They served grilled hamburgers, hotdogs...
View ArticleParis PD adult arrests on Thursday, May 16
John Edward Anderson, 43, Running Red Light (Steady), Parole Violation Warrant, Forgery Financial Instrument, Credit/Debit Card Abuse, Theft of Property >=$1500 <$20K Kelvin Wayne Baker, 49,...
View ArticleParis locals reach out for help in releasing their debut album with...
Paris, Texas locals Tyler Merriman and Chris Mead are getting ready to record their first full-length album in the Austin-based band Antiques and they’re reaching out to their friends and fans in Paris...
View ArticleDeadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut – A Japanese Take on Twin Peaks
by Alfredo Dizon, eParis Extra! Have you heard this one before? A young high school girl is found murdered in a logging community in the Pacific Northwest, and an eccentric FBI agent is sent in to...
View ArticleBreaking: Police release name of Friday morning homicide victim
Detectives and personnel from the Paris Police Department survey the crime scene of an early morning homicide and attempted robbery on Friday close to intersection of Southwest 19th Street and West...
View ArticleNorth Lamar ISD to release early Monday, May 20
North Lamar ISD will release at 1:45 p.m. on Monday, May 20 so faculty and students may attend the funeral service for NLHS junior Megan Weissenmayer. The service will be held at 3:00 p.m. at the NLHS...
View ArticleParis Junior College holds Vocational Nursing pinning ceremony
TNSA Appreciation Award winners Paris Junior College’s Heath Occupations Department held pinning ceremonies and handed out awards to sixty-four students receiving certificates in vocational nursing...
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