Clarksville News

Berry Dale Ellis, 87, of Clarksville passed away Sunday, June 21, 2009, at East Texas Medical Center in Clarksville.

A few local golfers showed off with impressive performances in the Red River Jr.

When John McGibny called me about two old maps he had copied and wished to donate to the Harlingen Library, I was excited.

Work continues on a remodel of Paris Farm & Ranch Center, which topped commercial building permits issued by the City of Paris in May.

Are you an artist? An art lover? Are you looking for that painting for over the fireplace, the perfect piece of jewelry for your loved one, or perhaps that sculpture for that empty space in the corner? Or maybe you just like looking at interesting and beautiful things.

A jury was seated Tuesday to hear the long-awaited manslaughter case against Melvin Wear.

Hang on to your hats; the 13th annual Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department Rodeo is set for Friday and Saturday, June 12 and 13, at the CVFD arena.

Voters go to the polls Saturday to elect school trustees to serve on boards in most of the area's school districts while other boards have declared winners and cancelled elections due to a lack of competition for unpaid positions.

Fannin County and Red River share more than a great deal of history; they have also shared a lot of limestone.

A high school dropout from Idabel, Okla., faces execution in Texas on Tuesday for the robbery and murder of an elderly Clarksville woman.

So, when the 54-year-old from Texarkana, Texas, came across an article about a couple in neighboring Clarksville who were charged with sexual assault, he decided to throw in his own two cents.

Lawyers for a condemned inmate scheduled for execution next week are suing the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and a Texas sheriff, accusing them of harassing the prisoner and interfering with efforts to ...

Clarksville, Texas, lawyer Mark Lesher may not know the identity behind screen names such as "perverts," "skank" and "oink," but he is suing them to ensure that everyone who anonymously posted allegedly ...

The long awaited trial of Red River County resident Melvin Wear, charged with firing the fatal gunshot that killed his nephew, Jason Wear, in a hunting incident Nov.

Attorney Mark Lesher and his wife Rhonda have hired an Austin law firm to investigate what they call malicious messages aimed at destroying them.

Willie Earl Pondexter, 34, is scheduled to die Tuesday, March 3, for the murder of 85-year-old Martha Lennox in her home in Clarksville, Oct.

Texas A&M University-Texarkana has announced its honor graduates for the fall semester.

A judge in Texas has ordered the site Topix to reveal identifying information about 178 anonymous commenters who allegedly defamed two residents online.

Hundreds of people who posted their opinions of a sexual assault trial in an online forum are now the targets of a lawsuit.

Sharlene Holder, 83, of Avery departed this life Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009, at Sunny Acres Nursing Home in DeKalb.