Anita Gail Moody, 57, of Cooper, was sentenced Tuesday on charges she pleaded guilty to on June 5, 2020. Moody also agreed to pay more than $11.13 million in restitution.
Although many area schools were off today for President's Day or for a teacher in-service day, some are planning to stay physically closed for the week due to the severe winter weather that's blanketed Texas in ice and snow.
With winter weather coming and after a deadly 130-vehicle pileup on an icy Interstate 35 near Fort Worth, NWS meteorologists are warning that today may be the last good day to prepare for several days of snow and ice.
It was Mardi Gras in Delta County on Saturday evening, as the Delta County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual celebration.
A year-long investigation into allegations of animal abuse in Cooper is now in the hands of the county attorney, according to local law enforcement.
This story is part of a multi-story project on the Top Ten stories of 2020 as chosen by the newspaper’s editorial staff, based on online readership statistics, hard copy sales and community feedback.
This story is part of a multi-story project on the Top Ten stories of 2020 as chosen by the newspaper’s editorial staff, based on online readership statistics, hard copy sales and community feedback.
Consumers in the Red River Valley have not been deterred from shopping local during the Covid-19 pandemic, and that’s led to continued growth in sales tax collections for cities, counties and other taxing authorities.
Firefighters from four counties spent more than a day working a fire that started Wednesday at the PPF Cotton Gin, according to Delta County Emergency Services Coordinator Tanner Crutcher said.
The Texas Department of State Health Services recently updated the way it reports statistics about the Covid-19 health pandemic, and that’s led to a change in The Paris News’s Covid-19 tracking graphic.
Contractor O. Trevino Construction LLC was awarded the contract to complete this project in these counties valued at more than $300,000. The target completion date for this project is January 2021, officials said.
Tomorrow is the last day to buy a “Pink Out” shirt in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month from the Cooper High School varsity cheer squad. The $15 shirts will be worn at Cooper’s Oct. 22 football game and all proceeds will be donated to a breast cancer charity.
City officials opted for the effective tax rate, which, given rising property values, considerably lowered the rate to $0.871290 per $100 valuation.
Cooper ISD sophomore Journi Ingram took grand champion for her polled Hereford Cadi on Saturday in Texarkana’s Four States Fair.
Departments around the state have a harder time each year finding volunteers who want to spend their free time fighting fires and assisting the department, Cooper Volunteer Fire Dept. Assistant Chief Tanner Crutcher said.
COOPER — The Cooper City Council will hold a public hearing for the tax rate and vote for the budget and tax rate at Monday evening’s meeting.
Cooper’s city council looked at a budget not too different from last year’s. The city plans on using the effective tax rate, dropping the rate by $0.04632.
In the 100 years since women earned the right to vote, women across the country have sought — and won — elected positions. Come January, Delta County will make history with its first woman sheriff, Charla Singleton.
Mayor Darren Braddy told the council that by signing up for this, those who lived in Cooper would have low-cost, no-risk flood insurance available.
The Cooper City Council will discuss placing stop signs at the intersection of 11th Street NW and West Wilson Street at Monday night’s meeting via video chat on the Zoom application.
The Dairy Queen at 2151 FR 64 W in Cooper will host a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, in the parking lot on the Carter BloodCare bus.
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