First of four upcoming murder trials to begin Monday in 6th District Court at the Lamar County Courthouse, 119 N. Main St.

“(Roger Staubach) threw that ball right past those two defenders, hit me on the 50 yard line right between the double eights, and I turned and ran into the endzone untouched for the 83-yard touchdown,” 2021 Pro Football Hall of Famer and Dallas Cowboy Drew Pearson said. “That’s when I learned the lesson that if you surround yourself with successful people you have a chance to be successful yourself.”

The addition of a speculative building to the Paris Economic Development Corp inventory of properties to offer prospective businesses became a topic of discussion Tuesday at a meeting of the economic engine’s board of directors.

A Fall Revival with evangelist Larry Jordan will begin at the 11 a.m. services Sunday at Springlake Baptist Church.

Paris ISD’s Board of Trustees offered no update on the district’s inclusion of face masks in its dress code as an injunction against it remains in effect and the case has yet to go to trial.

Chisum ISD has 85 new students in attendance this year, and it has received a 98 out of 100 in the Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas. The board approved securing bids for a school truck as well as two utility buses.

Paris Junior College’s Drama Department debuts its next production, “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic,” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

With weather that felt like the first real day of autumn, Paris Harley-Davidson played host to Toys For Tots for the 18th annual Paris Harley-Davidson Toys For Tots Chili Cook-off. Attendees shed their jackets as the morning breeze’s chill subsided and gave way to a beautiful day. A crowd of more than 1,000 showed up throughout the day to enjoy the festivities, food and philanthropy.

North Lamar ISD trustees learned the district received the state’s highest score for financial accountability at a Monday night meeting during which the board approved several campus improvement plans and listened as a taxpayer expressed his concern about the possibility of critical race theory being taught in the district.

On a clear day with a light breeze blowing, 35 teams took to the tees to raise funds for the Paris Education Foundation in the 30th Annual J.T. Davis Memorial Golf Tournament on Saturday morning at the Paris Golf and Country Club.