Paris News

The Rallye de Paris comes to town once again, this time with a new location and new name - the Roxton Rallye de Paris.

Let's go fishing! Then come the questions - 'Where?' and 'What do we fish for?' Let's learn a little about 'where and what.' We'll start with crappie.

There are so many things to be thankful for this Thanksgiving Day. The saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the freedom we enjoy in America, our families, our co-workers, our friends and the community we live in here in Paris and Lamar County all take a place on my list.

Paris Regional Medical Center's recent announcement that all acute services are northward bound to the newer of the Essent Health care hospitals comes with a clear understanding that for the now privately-owned hospital to thrive it must use its facilities more efficiently.

Ken Freeman is not what most would expect from an evangelist. Dressed in jeans, wearing a T-shirt and shoes without socks, he spoke to several thousand adults and youth about the saving grace of Jesus at an East Paris Baptist Church revival, which as of Friday had seen more than 200 people profess a saving knowledge of Christ.

The hit-run mishap that put Paris resident Billy Joe Cannon, 70, in the hospital in December of last year and later in a nursing home still remains a continuing investigation, according to Paris Police Chief Bob Hundley.

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.

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.