Paris ISD will see about $1.9 million of state funding restored after a successful property value appeal.
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Reno property owners can expect a tax rate of 49 cents per $100 valuation following Monday action by City Council.
A week full of homecoming activities began Monday for North Lamar ISD.
The Lamar County Grand Jury returned 17 indictments in September, ranging from drug violation to aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury.
Saturday’s Redneck Golf Open was a success on all counts, according to organizers of the annual Habitat for Humanity fundraiser.
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Thanks to a state law requiring taxing entities to raise no more than 3.5% more in revenue year over year from property taxes, property tax rates for nearly all Red River Valley taxing entities — schools, cities and counties — are falling. Despite the lower rates, property owners are paying …
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Wanna be rednecks with a hankerin’ to play a right good game of golf rounded up into teams using any means they could to the championship title at the Redneck Golf Open on Saturday at Pine Ridge Golf Course.
“With these new projects, we are building roads to hold weight and it takes a lot of bed preparation work, a lot of ditch work, and a lot of different things that need to go into that road,” Lamar County Commissioner Ronnie Bass said.
“One of the things the improvement plan should be asking is, ‘Why do we lose our experienced teachers?’” North Lamar ISD trustee Sheila Daughtrey asked at a board meeting earlier this week.
“For the first time in my life I heard my mother say she was proud of me,” LaDarius Nelson said at a Paris Ministerial Alliance meeting last week where he shared plans for opening Tru Elevation Barber and Beauty Academy in Paris.
It’s been called the “Great Resignation” – the large number of Americans voluntarily leaving their jobs.
From 10 to 10:30 a.m., Kubota will make a presentation noting the partnership. From 10:30 to noon, an open house with tours of the facility will be held.
Boy Scouts Pack 6002 and Troop 6002 hosted a Back to School Recruitment at the pavilion by Love Civic Center in Paris on Monday. The bash featured fun games, food and fellowship. The Boy Scouts are looking for devoted boys ages 5 to 18 wanting to have fun and learn. Volunteers also are welco…
The project will extend along U.S. 271 from its intersection with Highway 37 in Bogata to the Franklin-Titus County line, approximately 8.3 miles.
The federal judge overseeing the decadelong lawsuit against Texas for conditions in its foster care system cut this week’s hearing short. She proposed all parties involved, including the governor, “cut to the chase” to identify solutions.
From left, Zachary Wilkerson and Craig Fraizer with Texas A&M Forest Service Fire post up at the Faught Volunteer Fire Department Station 1 on Saturday. The firemen, usually stationed in Clarksville, were stationed in Faught to provide assistance because of high wildfire danger in the ar…
The Rivercrest ISD will meet at 6 p.m. Monday in the boardroom at 4100 U.S. 271 South in Bogata.
Glenda Martin returned to the City Council, and Bogata has two new secretaries after votes by council members at Monday night’s meeting in City Hall.
BLOSSOM — Property owners here will pay 55 cents per $100 valuation to support a $406,250 general fund budget for fiscal year 2021-22 as a result of action taken Thursday by Blossom City Council. The council also approved a $613,874 utility fund budget to be paid by water and sewer fees.
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