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Obituaries Saturday, Nov. 2
Billy Joe Perry, 48, of Paris, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013. Services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4th, at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Bro. Marvin Weir officiating. The family...
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Reno police seek assistance identifying suspect in recent car wash burglary
Click to enlarge The Reno Police Department is asking for assistance in helping identify suspects shown in surveillance video regarding a burglary of coin operated machines, according to Reno Police...
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Lamar County Sheriff’s Department weekend arrests, bookings Nov. 1-4
Philip Duane Stanley, II, 42, Criminal Trespassing, Public Intoxication Cedrick Dewayne Mack, 37, Speeding (Exceed Prima Facie Limit – 78 mph/65 mph, Violate Promise to Appear, Forgery Financial...
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Lamar County Sheriff’s Department arrests, bookings Nov. 4-5
Daniel M. Milton, 28, Speeding (Exceeding Prima Facie Limit), Driving While License Invalid Nathan Aultman, 19, Resisting Arrest/Search/Transport, Evading Arrest/Detention Eric Harden Hamilton, 21,...
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Lamar County Sheriff’s Department arrests, bookings Nov. 5-6
Christopher Jay Massey, 31, Possession of Controlled Substance PG 3 <28 g Shatara Evette Owens, 26, Forgery Financial Instrument David Paul Goss, 25, Driving w/ License Invalid w/ Previous...
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Feds accuse former Crosswire owner of dealing in firearms
Local law enforcement officers from the Paris Police Department and the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with a federal agency, raided a home Friday morning that led to the arrest of a...
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eParisExtra Sports Editor wins weekend wing-eating contest
On Saturday, to celebrate their grand opening and ribbon cutting, WingStop held a ‘celebrity’ wing-eating contest at their newly opened location at 3955 Lamar Ave. eParisExtra Sports Editor Greg...
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PJC drama and music departments to present Les Misérables
Stephen Gerrald plays Jean Valjean as he commits a theft. (PJC Photo) Beginning Nov. 14, the Paris Junior College drama and music departments are collaborating to produce Les Misérables at the Ray...
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Tracking dogs aid in capture of fleeing suspects during manhunt
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Department and local and neighboring law enforcement agencies used trained tracking dogs to capture two fleeing theft suspects who were seen stealing a trailer from a...
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Lamar County Sheriff’s Department arrests, bookings Nov. 12-13
Christopher Lee Bolton, 53, Assault Causing Bodily Injury Brittany Nicole Slatton, 28, Child Not Secured by Safety Belt Casey Lee Keller, 27, Assault (Physical Contact) Dineeka R. Noah, 33, Failure to...
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Should I get the Shingles Vaccine?
Q: I am 65 years old, fairly healthy, and have never had shingles. Should I receive the shingles vaccine? Dr. Chris Prakash, eParisExtra columnist A: I get asked this question a lot. Anybody who has...
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Paris songwriter — and tiger trainer — arrives from Africa for local show in...
— Americana recording artist releases a new twist on the roots sound; Paris songwriter Casey McCoy Cainan releases African Americana. Casey with tiger in South Africa. (Submitted photo) Casey McCoy...
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Sexual assault of a child, possession of child pornography among twenty Nov....
A Lamar County grand jury has handed up twenty indictments to the 6th District Court in November, including the indictment of Winton Lakeith Braxton on the charge of sexual assault of a child and...
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Lamar County Sheriff’s Department arrests, bookings Nov. 13-15
Jimmy Ray Buchanan, 35, Motion to Revoke/Conspiracy to Commit Manufacture/Delivery of Controlled Substance PG 1 >1 g <4 g Phillip Duane Stanley, II, 42, DCC-Aggravated Assault w/ a Deadly Weapon...
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Lamar County Sheriff’s Dept. weekend arrests, bookings Nov. 15-18
Cam Aaron Preston, 22, Assault Causing Bodily Injury – Family Member Marlon Jermaine Johnson, 28, Possession of Marijuana <2 oz Drug Free Zone, Possession of Controlled Substance PG 3 <28 g Tyler...
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Sheriff’s Dept. narcotics investigator recognized for his work in the fight...
Lt. Anson Amis, narcotics investigator with the Lamar County Sheriff’s Dept., has received a prestigious invitation to a software conference with top law enforcement officers from across the country...
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Sheriff’s dept. investigates school bus arson at Prairiland High School
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Department is investigating an arson that occurred in a school bus overflow parking lot at Prairiland High School, where two buses were destroyed and two others damaged,...
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Grammy-winning Paris native to appear at Paris Public Library for book signing
Jay Hunter Morris (Submitted photo) The Paris Public Library will hold a special book signing, featuring Grammy award-winning opera singer, Jay Hunter Morris, on Saturday, November 30, according to...
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Cas Haley and friends to perform special Thanksgiving show on Friday
Click to enlarge Paris native and NBC’s America’s Got Talent runner-up, Cas Haley, will be performing a special Thanksgiving show at Three Brothers Drafthouse on Friday, November 29. Joining Cas are...
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Dec. 2nd jury panel for 62nd District Court has been cancelled
Lamar County Courthouse The jury panel summoned to report for the 62nd District Court on Monday, December 2 at 9 a.m. has been cancelled, according to Lamar County District Clerk Marvin Ann Patterson....
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