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Tornado Touches Down Briefly In Lamar County
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Severe storms roared through Northeast Texas Thursday afternoon. A tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Lamar County. Reports show that a tornado east of Roxton traveled across TX19 and 24 to US 271. The twister flipped an 18-wheeler and threw cars off the road. Ham radio operators …
Read More »Durant Names New Superintendent
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Durant ISD has named Mork Moring the new Superintendent of Schools. Moring has 26 years of educational experience and serves as Superintendent of Davis Public Schools.
Read More »Quilt Show Today In Paris
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The “Eiffel in Love with Quilts” Show is Friday, May 10, from 9:00 am until 5:00 pm at the Love Civic Center in Paris. The Red River Valley Quilt Guild hosts it. More information is available at parisquiltshow.com.
Read More »Paris Police Report For Friday, May 10
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Thursday morning, officers stopped Jesus Javier Aaron Hernandez, 21, in the 400 block of West Kaufman after being contacted about an intoxicated driver. Hernandez was drunk and refused to complete a field sobriety test. They obtained a warrant for his blood for testing purposes. Officers located a handgun inside the …
Read More »Delayed Start Friday at Chisum ISD
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Chisum ISD will have a delayed start Friday morning. Buses will run two hours behind their normal schedule and classes will start at 10 am.
Read More »Plan to attend the monthly genealogy meeting on Monday, May 13, at 7:00 pm at the Red River County Chamber of Commerce meeting room on the square in Clarksville. Jim Thornhill, of Royce City, noted speaker and lecturer, will be present to speak on Back to Basics in Genealogy Research.
Thornhill, who is a native Texan and a lifelong resident of the Dallas area, has been researching his family’s history for 20 years, five of those as a professional genealogist. Jim is chief researcher for Heroes of the Past, a company that seeks to delight clients, provide context to our ancestor’s lives, and show how we all have Heroes in our Pasts. Jim is a graduate of the ProGen professional genealogy course, the Genealogy Proof course, and the Texas Institute for Genealogical Research and was awarded the Birdie Monk Holsclaw Scholarship to the Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research in Athens, Georgia, and won first place in the Professional writing category for the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim has written articles for the Dallas Genealogical Society’s e-news and Stirpes, the Journal of the Texas State Genealogical Society. Jim is an active member of the Dallas Genealogical Society, where he has served as President. For more information, contact Johnie Lee at johnie_lee@hotmail.com.
The Paris Area Arts Alliance Kite Fest scheduled in April that was canceled because of heavy rain has been rescheduled. The Free Family Event will be held on Saturday May 18 from 11am – 3pm in the North Lamar High School Parking Lot. There will be games, art activities, kite competitions, free kites, stunt kites and food trucks. Call 903-782-6215 for more information.