Clik here to view.
Police respond to 327 calls for service, arrest 26 over the weekend
Alex Wayne Goforth The Paris Police Department was busy over the weekend, as officers responded to 327 calls for service and made 26 arrests from March 28 through March 30, according to Paris PD...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Scouts lend helping hands to Kiwanis
Scouts gather for a group photo while helping out at the 2014 Kiwanis Pancake Days. (Submitted photo) Boy scouts from Troop 11 and cub scouts from Pack 12, in an effort to continue their service to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
April 2nd marked 32 year anniversary of devastating Paris tornado of ’82
This monument, located in Bywaters Park, is a memorial to those who lost their lives and were effected by the ’82 tornado. It also recognizes all of Paris for the heart it took to reconstruct the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Did the mafia kill Kennedy? Author, historian Jim Gatewood to speak at noon...
Did the mafia kill Kennedy? Dallas historian, speaker and best-selling author, Jim Gatewood, says he believes so, and will talk about it at noon today to the Rotary Club of Paris. Image from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
April 4 marked 46 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
It was 46 years ago, on April 4, 1968, that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. — American activist, clergyman, Nobel Peace Prize winner and a leader in the American civil rights movement – was gunned down at...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Warm weekend in the forecast; chance of severe storms on Sunday
Well it looks like Saturday will be warm and nice — cloudy, but nice. The high temperature is predicted to be 79º, with a low of 61º. However, according to meteorologists with the National Weather...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police officer involved in car accident while responding to burglar alarm call
(Photo from Facebook) While responding to a burglar alarm call, a Paris police officer was struck by a vehicle while attempting to pass through an intersection, according to Paris PD spokesman, Curtis...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Grand jury: 24 indicted in April
A Lamar County grand jury last week handed up indictments for 24 individuals to the 6th District Court, including the indictment of Danna Comstock Taylor on the charge of aggravated assault with a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Wine Fest brings hundreds to downtown
Hundreds of wine connoisseurs, shoppers and downtown enthusiasts gathered on Saturday evening for wine and food tasting and shopping at the annual April in Paris Wine Fest. Fairhaven Vineyards provides...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police ask public’s assistance in missing person investigation
Troy Wilbord Gray, Jr. “The Paris Police Department is investigating a missing person report and we need the public’s assistance,” Paris Police Chief Bob Hundley said on Monday. Troy Wilbord Gray,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Warm temperatures return for the weekend; chance of storms on Easter
While last weekend’s cold front brought a round of severe thunderstorms on Sunday and near freezing temperatures to start this week, the coming weekend looks to be different, yet slightly similar to...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Study shows huge economic benefit of ASA Archery Tournament, Tour de Paris
In a press conference this morning at the Love Civic Center, the results of a recent study on the economic impact that two annual events have on our community were released. Dr. Steven Schwiff, Dean of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Family of Troy Gray, Jr. offer $5000 reward for information leading to his...
Click to enlarge The family of missing, 29 year old, Troy Gray, Jr. is offering a $5000 reward for information leading to Troy’s location or the arrest and conviction of any persons involved in a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
2014 ASA Archery Tournament event photo gallery
The Archery Shooters Association’s eighth annual Brunton Southwest Shoot Out was held at the Love Civic Center over the weekend, bringing hundreds of professional and amateur archers from all over the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sheriff detectives arrest two on drug charges
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office arrested two this week on drug charges after narcotics investigators pulled over a vehicle with a known wanted person occupying the passenger seat, according to Lamar...
View ArticleClik here to view.
First performance for concert series ‘Music on Main’ was held Saturday on the...
The Paris Downtown Association, Paris Main Street and the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce hosted their first performance of a concert series called ‘Music on Main’, where local artists will perform on...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Car overturned on Lamar after single-car accident
eParisExtra photo by Josh Allen Paris Police Department officers and emergency personnel responded to a single-car accident on Friday afternoon just after 1 p.m., where a driver had allegedly fallen...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police respond to aggravated robbery
Just after 1 p.m. today, the Paris Police Department responded to the call of an aggravated robbery, where it was reported that two men knocked a man unconscious and stole items from his vehicle after...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Narcotics investigation leads to the arrest of two in Cunningham
Jimmy Dewayne Northcutt, 43 The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office arrested two individuals this week after a narcotics investigation resulted in the execution of a search warrant at a residence in the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Shikha Prakash continues mission with ‘Operation: Save Your Skin’
With May being Melanoma awareness month — and since Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer — Shikha Prakash will host a 5K Color Celebration Run/Walk to raise awareness for skin cancer...
View Article