Reno News

A change of leadership, the extension of the Rails to Trails project through the city and a concerted effort to find grant money marked the biggest accomplishments of the Reno City Council in 2009.

Why not celebrate the New Year with a big bang and a little flame? Fireworks sales centers and stands abound in the Red River Valley, and along with a variety of selections, most offer safety tips to go along with their wares.

In observance of the Christmas and New Year holidays, most governmental offices will be closed in the area.

It's true. Paris and Lamar County have the most generous people around. At no time of the year is that fact more obvious than when Salvation Army Majors Tex and Mona Ellis begin ramping up their annual Angel Tree and Red Kettle Campaign drives to bring hundreds of needy children and their families a little Christmas cheer.

The Salvation Army continues to press forward in its annual Christmas Drive to provide a Merry Christmas for over 804 children in the Lamar County, Paris area.

Janine M. Chiles, 86, died Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, at Brentwood Terrace in Paris. Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home is to conduct graveside services at 2 p.m. Monday, Dec.

Residents here will see an increase of 18 cents per thousand gallons tacked on to their water bill starting in December.

Lamar County Commissioners put their stamp of approval on a Rails to Trails project Monday by voting support of an application for a grant for funds for a pedestrian, biking, equine trail from the eastern city limit of Reno to the eastern boundary of the county.

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

Don Kourakos, 63, of Reno, passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2009, at his home. Services have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct.

With the exception of the City of Paris, other Lamar County entities fell behind on sales tax distributions for the first eight months of the year compared to 2008 collections, a statewide trend according to Texas Comptroller Susan Combs.

A crowd estimated at more than 1,500 attended the Diversity Task Force of Paris second yearly back-to-school block party Saturday with old and young alike enjoying hot dogs, cotton candy and other goodies while visiting with law enforcement and other public servants.

City council members have agreed to give up their own water rate discounts, automatically received as part of their service to the city, in the interest of stretching a tight budget a little bit farther.

The 6th Court of Appeals at Texarkana has affirmed the trial court's actions in an appeal brought by a Reno woman convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child.

For Ingrid Chavez, the message is in her music. 'Jesus is all you need,' said the 16-year-old from Reno, about the songs she wrote and recorded for 'The World 2 Me,' her first CD.

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

For Ingrid Chavez, the message is in her music. 'Jesus is all you need,' said the 16-year-old from Reno, about the songs she wrote and recorded for 'The World 2 Me,' her first CD.

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

A 2-year-old child was struck by a 1996 Pontiac Grand Am and killed shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday while crossing the street in the 7000 block of Lamar Avenue in Reno.

The Red River Valley Down Syndrome Society is thrilled to be able to offer a FREE workshop for educators who will have a student with Down syndrome in their classroom in the fall.