Paris News

The first two weekends in December herald the holiday season in Paris, and with them comes Holiday in Paris.

Seemingly overwhelmed by the amount of materials before them, the City of Paris Code Committee took a new direction Tuesday in assessing fire and building code recommendations.

Paris Police Department patrol units are getting a face-lift. Four new police cars will soon be sporting an updated graphics design and the rest of the 10 front-line cars will soon have the new look as well.

The City of Paris Code Committee will continue to wade through mounds of material when the 20-member group meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday in Council Chambers at City Hall.

Beautiful weather greeted participants at the appreciation ceremony for the Trail de Paris on Saturday.

Contractors removed two large Texas State Trees - the Pecan - on Monday at the Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, 3060 Pine Mill Rd.

I had the opportunity to have lunch the other day with the leaders of several of the major employers here in our community.

Plaza Art Guild will unveil a new show with 'Four for the Art: Paper, Canvas and Glass' at the Plaza Art Gallery at 8 West Plaza.

The idea of some type of standardized dress for students in schools proposed by Pastor Rusty Hedges of Calvary Methodist Church in a letter to the editor Sunday deserves consideration.

Paris High School assistant principal Althea Dixon and several students are going to share their experiences at a recent Challenge Day program at a Diversity Task Force of Paris meeting tonight at Calvary Methodist Church.

A member of The Greatest Generation, Donald Vickers, 85, of Detroit was 16 years old when he joined the U.S. Army at the beginning of World War II.

Trail de Paris is known statewide for a paved path, which wonders through a grove of trees near Love Civic Center, skirts a hummingbird garden near Paris Junior College and provides a safe place for anyone to get out for a bit of fresh air.

The ground-breaking ceremony for the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial on Wednesday is the highlight of many Veterans Day observances in Lamar County.

The twang of banjos, the wail of the fiddles and the ring of the dulcimer strings will signal the kickoff of the 16th Annual Beavers Bend Folk Festival and Craft Show Friday through Sunday at the Forest Heritage Center in Beavers Bend State Park in Southeastern Oklahoma.

Joseph Ellison 'J.E.' Meade passed away peacefully Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Paris.

Blockbuster Video, at 3290 Lamar Ave., is in the midst of selling off its inventory in advance of closing the Paris location.

Cruise on down to the Plaza and take a stroll down memory lane. Vintage and classic automobiles are to line the streets between 5 and 8 p.m. tonight.

Paris resident Holland Harper announced his candidacy for the Texas House of Representatives Wednesday, drawing a big audience at the Culbertson Fountain in downtown Paris.

Lamar County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to cast votes on 11 constitutional amendments, all of which have gained the support of state Rep.

Problems with the sprinkler system and fire alarms at La Quinta Inn & Suites forced city officials to close the hotel late last week, but hotel officials yesterday said they will be back in business as soon as the city inspection is complete and a Certificate of Occupancy is issued.