Paragon News

Jim Pugh is preparing his suitcase for a bit of traveling, but that doesn't mean he won't be unpacking it in Martinsville.

Jim Pugh is preparing his suitcase for a bit of traveling, but that doesn't mean he won't be unpacking it in Martinsville.

The Reporter-Times has written many stories about the June 7 flooding that caused major damage and suffering in Morgan County, especially in the Martinsville and Paragon areas.

If you buy the materials, they will come - and then rebuild it for you. Christian Aid Ministries out of Berlin, Ohio, hit the flood disaster recovery scene in Paragon two weeks ago and is shining a light of ...

Morgan County residents planning on staying home to enjoy the Independence Day holiday weekend will find several Fourth of July-related activities in the county.

A little after 10 a.m. Monday a man walked into the People's State Bank on Ind. 67 in Paragon and demanded money.

The Morgan County Sheriff's Department reported a robbery of the People's State Bank in Paragon a little after 10 a.m. today.

Despite damage to South Elementary and Martinsville High schools, the school year will start on time for those students.

We said it last week and we're going to say it again this week. Thank you to all the emergency responders and others who came to the aid of those in need during the flooding at the beginning of June.

The Martinsville office of Centerstone, formerly Center for Behavioral Health, has set up two temporary locations while cleanup from flooding continues.Centerstone will be offering general outpatient service ...

The Water to Wine Catering and Festivals business that just opened on Ind. 142 in May had more than its work cut out for the owners on June 7. That was during last weekend, when rain came down in bucket loads ...

The recent flood was strikingly similar in the amount of damage caused by the flood of March 1913, but the similarity stops there.

It's going to take time for life to return to normal in the town of Paragon after last weekend's torrential rain submerged much of the town in water, but some residents are helping to ease that burden.

Sandra Chapman /Eyewitness News Johnson & Morgan Counties - While Saturday's floodwaters kept ground crews at bay, Chopper 13 was the only aircraft to go above the flowing waters for a look at the dangerous ...

Floodwaters forced countless residents from their homes, breached dams and closed portions of major highways, yet officials said the worst could still come as rivers continued to swell in south-central Indiana.

Floodwaters cover farmland and roads near Paragon, Ind, Sunday, June 8, 2008. Weekend storms pounded the country from the Midwest to the East Coast, forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded communities, ...

Floodwaters cover farmland and roads near Paragon, Ind, Sunday, June 8, 2008. Weekend storms pounded the country from the Midwest to the East Coast, forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded communities, ...

MARTINSVILLE, Ind. -- Margaret Clemmons stood barefoot on the shoulder of a highway staring at her home surrounded by floodwaters.

INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Mitch Daniels today added 13 more counties - including Henry and Randolph - to the emergency disaster declaration he signed on Saturday because of flooding that has destroyed or caused ...

The National Weather Service says a large tornado touched down in Chicago's southern suburbs Saturday, while Indiana suffered from flooding.