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  Tuesday morning at 8:52, a caller reported a criminal trespassing on the 3000 block of NE Loop 286. Police made contact with Tra’Vion De’Marcus Johnson, 18, wanted for a third-degree felony warrant from an incident occurring in February of this year. That was when Johnson had choked a woman …

  On Tuesday, April 30 at 9:11pm; Paris EMS, Paris Fire and Paris Police were dispatched to the  location of 600 block of Evergreen Street and SE 6th Street to a major motor vehicle accident with  injury, involving a Nissan Rogue and a bicyclist. EMS and Fire arrived on scene …

The federal government’s mandate that hospitals report COVID-19 rates ended today. Experts say data was vital to ending the pandemic. Dr. Gerald Parker at Texas A&M says other surveillance systems are in place that rely on a network of labs and clinics. There is also wastewater surveillance. Today’s end to …

  As the Pro-Palestinian protests at several Texas colleges continued, Texas Senator John Cornyn says many of these gatherings have crossed over into hate speech and violence. He commended the response at UT-Austin. He says many of the presidents at Ivy League schools like Columbia and Harvard have given in to …

Lamar County Deputies arrested 39-year-old Jeffrey Alan Johnston on a warrant for Violation of Parole. He’s in the Lamar County Jail without bond. Deputies arrested Brodric Deshay Titus on a Motion to Adjudicate Guilt for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. He was also charged on a Red River County warrant for …

The Sam Bell Maxey House invites homeschool families and groups across North Texas to ‘Homeschool Day’ on Wednesday, May 1. From 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, homeschooled students, teachers, and parents can enjoy educational programs from local organizations, games, house tours, and more. Admission is $1 per person. Reservations can …

‘Kids Safe Saturday’ is an annual event sponsored by Think Child Safety and the City of Paris. It promotes education about children and safety. This year’s event will be on Saturday, May 4, from 9:00 am til 1:00 pm at the Love Civic Center.

Bond has been set at $300,000 at the Hunt County Jail for each of the two men arrested for a violent theft of a trailer at a Quinlan RV Park.  Deputies identified the suspects as Jacob Harrison Pollard of Royse City and Justin Allen Hopkins of Quinlan. Authorities say a resident …

Deputies arrested 30-year-old Anthony Hayden of Omaha on a warrant for Sexual Assault of a Child. No other information was available. He remains in the Titus County Jail.

North and Central Texas Confidence has increased regarding the potential for flash flooding starting tonight through tomorrow afternoon. The area highlighted in green will most likely see totals ranging between 2 and 4 inches, with a low chance (10%) of locally higher amounts between 4 and 6 inches. This area …

As I have previously stated, any attempt to shut down or disrupt UT operations will not be tolerated. There is no rationale whatsoever that justifies the endangerment of our students and campus environments. Massive crowds of students, along with outside groups with absolutely no connection to UT, have intentionally caused disturbances with plans to …

  Deputies arrested Daniel Lee Baxter in Hopkins County on a Hunt County warrant for Invasive Visual Recording. At the time of the last report, he remained in the Hopkins County Jail, but no other information was available.

  Hopkins County Deputies responded to a burglary of a habitation on CR 1113. The homeowner said someone broke into their weekend property the past week and provided a detailed list of stolen items, including a black and white air conditioning unit. Further investigation led the deputy to determine the …

  As the result of an ongoing investigation, Bobby Joe Tipton, III, of Hunt County, was booked into the Hunt County Detention Center on Tuesday for  Continuous Sexual Assault Of Child: Victim Under 14. Tipton’s bond is $250,000.

PARIS, TEXAS—A Paris Firefighter was injured while fighting a structure fire at the Patio Apartments, 510 Bonham Street, early Tuesday, April 30. The injury occurred inside the engulfed structure when an area of the second floor where the firefighter was working collapsed. Other firefighters extricated the injured firefighter, who was …

  In a ceremony filled with tradition and community spirit, Paris High School junior Jaelee Johnson was crowned the 2024-2025 Crape Myrtle Queen. The forty-seventh annual coronation, a much-anticipated event in the community’s calendar, took place at the First United Methodist Church on Friday, April 26, 2024. The ceremony was …

  The Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers softball team swept the Dayton Lady Broncos in the best of three series, 6-5 and 10-0, in the Class 5A Region II Bi-District Softball playoffs this past weekend at Rusk High School.  With the win, the Lady Tigers (24-10-1) will advance to the Area …

  MPHS senior signs to play in the University of Arkansas at Monticello Band. Contact:  Kelly Cowan In a moment that marked the beginning of a promising future, Orion Senence signed a letter of intent to play trumpet in the UAM “Pride of Southeast Arkansas” Marching Band at the University …

North and Central Texas There is a low chance (~10-20%) of isolated thunderstorms across our northeastern counties late tonight as dry line convection fires off in the west. Coverage will be limited, and confidence in storms reaching this far east is low. However, there is potential for strong to severe …