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LaMendola has a decade of experience in health care. Before his arrival in Paris, he served as administrative clinical leader at Newark- Wayne Community Hospital in Wayne County, N.Y., and was a critical care specialist/ independent nurse consultant.

City of Paris finance director Gene Anderson is shown as he accepts the city council's appointment during an emergency meeting Monday afternoon as interim city manager.

Kenneth Rogers, the senior pastor at St. Paul Baptist Church, took his vision for the citizens of Paris, Texas to come together in solving problems and created the Transformation Impact Conference, hitting town June 20-22.

A Powderly man and wife, both 81, were fatally injured Saturday night in Paris when their 1999 Toyota Camry smashed into a light pole in the 2800 block of North Main Street.

The 2013 Dancing With the Stars champion Cayton Flippen with professional dance partner, Amy West.

The 2012 Pixar animated family movie "Brave" will be shown outdoors at 9 p.m. July 19. The 2012 family movie "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" will be shown outdoors at 9 p.m. Aug. 16. And the 2011 animated family movie "A Monster in Paris" will be shown outdoors at 9 p.m. Sept.

City manager John Godwin has been hospitalized with a "serious heart problem," Paris mayor pro-tem John Wright confirmed Saturday.

First announced last October when Michelle Williams signed on to star, Hotel Francaise has today added Sam Riley to its cast.

The project BIKE campaign, led by sixth grader Sahil Prakash, the Paris Police Department and Dairy Queen have partnered up to provide a reward for children wearing helmets while riding bicycles and skate boards.

A sea of yellow in this sunflower field on the south side of U.S. 82 coming out of Honey Grove toward Paris.

The band will be under the direction of Joe Watson, a Paris Junior High School teacher who has been playing with the band for more than 30 years, dating back to the late 1970s.

Big Brothers Big Sisters , the nation's largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network, is joining forces with Jcpenney in June for the retailer's charitable giving program, ' JCP Cares '.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has overturned a May 7 ruling by District Judge Eric Clifford setting bond that would have allowed a man to go free while awaiting appeal on his manslaughter conviction in the death of Danny Lee Holloway , 40, of Canton has been in the Lamar County Jail since April 9, when state prison officials sent him to Paris ... (more)

Paris police responded to 116 calls for service on Wednesday and made seven arrests, including three people in a car suspected of narcotics violations.

Jay Hunter Morris followed his faith from Christian music to the Met, becoming one of the nation's premiere classical performers Jay Hunter Morris took the opera world by storm in 2011 and 2012 by performing the role of Siegfried in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Wagner's 17-hour The Ring Cycle .

A vacant home on NW 19th street was completely burned down on Tuesday afternoon, after firefighters fought for hours to extinguish the flame, according to Paris Fire Department Fire Marshal/Asst.

The greatest bowler in the history of New Jersey City University's women's bowling program is coming home.

The Paris City Council on Monday essentially killed a proposal whose main intent was to make this quarter-mile segment of South Collegiate Drive between Sandy Creek Bridge and the Trail de Paris like the roadway in the next picture.

A Paris woman was arrested on Monday after being found with a large amount of prescription pain medication that was not prescribed to her, according to Paris PD Public Information Officer Curtis Garrett.

Performances start at 8:30 p.m. each Friday from June 14 through July 19 except for July 5. That week's performance will be in conjunction with the Rotary Club's Fireworks & Concert on Wednesday, July 3. The annual Crape Myrtle Queen will be crowned during the July 19 finale.