Paris News

Kristen Jean Reames and Jon Dennis Starzinger were united in marriage April 18, 2009, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Fort Smith, Ark.

There will be a number of fireworks displays and other Independence Day events this week across the River Valley and Northwest Arkansas.

Michael Jackson's last will and testament leaves all of his considerable assets to a family trust and names his mother as his childrens' guardian, sources say.

The heat was over 100 degrees, but that didn't stop people from enjoying the 13th annual Butterfly Festival atop Mount Magazine.

Benchmark crude for August delivery rose 10 cents to $67.60 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Sports Briefs Publish Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009 z In Brief Roberson wins 10-15 division in ValleyFest 3-point shootout Kyle Roberson, 13, won the 10-15 boys division of the 2009 ValleyFest 3-Point Shootout last weekend at Old Post Park.

The Rector Waterworks Building on South Main Street , also known to many as the old jailhouse, has been listed on the National Register of Historic PLaces, the country's official list of historically significant properties.

Gov. Mike Beebe is taking no action in the long-running Altus mayoral squabble that leaves incumbent Veronica Post in the mayor's office.

The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board voted Wednesday to extend the number of hours a Logan County restaurant can serve beer, though several area residents said they opposed the extension.

Sandra and Leonard Krupcznski are accused of running a puppy mill on their Paris property where the Logan County Sheriff's Department and the U.S. Humane Society seized more than 300 animals last Monday.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/JASON IVESTER Young players Johan Rodriguez watches Monday as his brother, Bismarck Rodriguez, 10, both of Rogers, plays on the Nintendo Wii video game console inside the Rogers Activity Center.

Douglas Grant/The Weekly Vista Amy Litscher carried a poodle and a Pekinese to their new home at the Bella Vista Animal Shelter on March 25.

Animal-welfare officials rescued 310 dogs and 36 miniature horses Monday from an 82-acre site owned by an elderly couple south of Paris in Logan County.

Many animal shelters in central Arkansas are too full to accept puppies after the U.S. Humane Society and Logan County Sheriff's Department rescued 350 dogs from a puppy mill in Paris.

The last of more than 300 animals rescued from a Logan County farm Monday began their journey to rehabilitation and a new life Wednesday.

The Humane Society says it helped raid an Arkansas puppy mill to rescue close to 350 dogs and more than 20 other animals from poor conditions.

Marlon breaks his leg by slipping on Shawn's spilled coffee just before a dance contest, and his frustration spills over into a lawsuit that brings disorder to the court.

American Cancer Society Fundraiser 1st Annual Fun In The Sun Car Show Saturday, April 4th Paris High School Paris, AR Burgers and cokes will be available.

First place winners in the "City of Tomorrow" community improvement contest were Pine Bluff, $1,000; Harrison, Murfreesboro and Green Forest, each won $700 in their various population categories.

When the exhibition, "George de Forest Brush: The Indian Paintings" opened to crowds at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. on Sept.