Blossom News

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.

Second grade students at Deport Elementary School get all excited when a signal sounds on a classroom computer.

Lamar County Commissioners will be busy at their regular meeting Monday in the Lamar County Courthouse with consideration of several grant applications.

Tommie Ann Reasno Smith, 64, entered eternal rest Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville.

Racing is complete for the day at the NHRA Summit Racing Series South Central Division Finals at Texas Motorplex.

Jerry Zane Suddeth, 47, of Paris died Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2009, in Paris Regional Medical Center.

For the most part, area school districts earned outstanding marks from the Texas Education Agency in 2009 accountability ratings.

Property tax values for 2009 are up for all taxing jurisdictions in Lamar County, according to Lamar County Appraisal District chief appraiser Phyllis Bryan.

Prairiland Independent School District superintendent James Morton will resign his position effective Nov.

North Lamar Independent School District topped all other districts in the county and the Red River Valley in state accountability ratings released late Friday by the Texas Education Agency.

A mother and her two children were fortunate not to be seriously injured when the family was involved in a one-car accident early Tuesday morning.

Discrepancies in rural addresses continue to plague emergency crews in Lamar County.

Holding out a helping hand is what Fellowship Baptist Church of Blossom, is doing to help bring faith and worship back to Cameron, La., a town devastated by the power of 2005's Hurricane Rita, and then in 2008, was struck again by Hurricane Ike.

History will be an added ingredient when the Visual Arts Society of Texas sponsors More Art and Music at Mecca on Main Saturday.

In the face of an unprecedented government take over of the auto industry, Paris residents prepare to celebrate the distinctive persona of the American automobile during the Northeast Texas Classic Car Show Saturday, June 13, at Love Civic Center.

Lamar County Auditor Kevin Parsons presented the 2009-2010 fiscal year budget calendar to the commissioners court Monday, calling for a preliminary budget to be completed by July 13.

It is that time of year when we are beginning to harvest the fine-looking vegetables we have been growing in our home gardens.

J.B. 'Shorty' Williams returned to his maker Wednesday, May 27, 2009, from Paris Regional Medical Center.

Are you an artist? An art lover? Are you looking for that painting for over the fireplace, the perfect piece of jewelry for your loved one, or perhaps that sculpture for that empty space in the corner? Or maybe you just like looking at interesting and beautiful things.

Recent wet weather and budget problems preventing spraying to control insects have combined to allow mosquitoes to breed unchecked in Paris.