Paris News

The 24th annual Tour de Paris bicycle rally took place Saturday morning in Lamar County.

County fairs are a sure bet for summer food, fun and festivities. Few can resist the sounds of carnival rides, smell of agriculture and taste of fried dough.

Earlier this week, The Paris News published a report concerning a possible tuberculosis exposure at Paris Regional Medical Center's North Campus.

Carolyn Louise Dowd "Nanny" Golightly, 64, of Forrest Chapel went to be with the Lord on Sunday July 20, 2008, at East Texas Medical Center in Clarksville.

Fitch also assigns an 'A' underlying rating to the series 2008 bonds and affirms its 'A' rating on the district's outstanding debt comprising $41.7 million unlimited tax bonds, $750,000 tax and revenue notes, ...

Entries are being finalized for the annual Paris Rodeo and Horse Club Rodeo parade set for 10 a.m. Saturday.

Crime Stoppers is a tool developed in Paris in 1986 as a conduit for the public to communicate with local law enforcement.

Patients who received treatment at Paris Regional Medical Center North Campus between November 2007 and June 2008 may have been exposed to tuberculosis - or "TB" - and are encouraged to receive free testing at ...

After 14 years as principal at T. G. Givens Elementary School, Bill Berry is leaving for an administrative position with Texarkana ISD as coordinator of elementary curriculum.

Paris Independent School District faces a $1.2 million budget deficit in the upcoming year after making deep cuts to an already tight budget, a group of somber trustees learned at a Monday night budget ...

How often do you get to see a ball python and tarantula? Rebecca Taylor will bring these critters to Bywaters Park on Wednesday as part of Paris Public Library's summer reading program.

Following a successful kickoff to collecting supplies for troops in training at Camp Maxey, a second event is scheduled Saturday.

An ATM machine at Paris Regional Medical Center became the target of thieves, but the machine apparently got the better of the attackers.

Paris Junior College students can now take upper level core business courses in Paris thanks to an agreement reached last week with Texas A&M University - Commerce.

Interim director Doug Harris is likely to be the next utilities director for the City of Paris, but the job now has been opened up officially for applications from anyone else interested in the job.

David C. Christianson, 82, of Paris, formerly of Mount Pleasant, passed from this life to be with his Lord on Thursday, July 17, 2008, at the Sam Rayburn Veterans Home in Bonham.

That’s a story we probably would have missed had it not been for monitoring Paris Topix. Bloggers appear to be amused that information can appear on the site before it makes the newspaper. But gee, folks, this is, after all, the age of technology.

Paris Oaks The Shingles Vaccine Event originally scheduled at Paris Oaks, 2905 N. Main St., on Saturday, has been canceled at this time.

With the sound of a horn, a moving rainbow of approximately 800 cyclists filled the street in front of Paris High School on Saturday to begin the 24th annual Tour de Paris.

Retired SFC James Paul "JP" Preston, 74, of Direct passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2008, at Wilson and Jones Hospital in Sherman after a lengthy illness.