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Inclement weather will delay this week's Covid-19 vaccination clinics in Paris and in Fannin County. Recipients will be called for rescheduling.
Rising country music star Curtis Grimes is returning to the Country Dinner Theater beginning at 6:30 p.m. March 1 at Drakes Party Barn in Powderly.
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.
Instead of an in-person fundraiser this year, donors can support the Powderly VFD by going to their Facebook page for a link to the online fundraiser or go to First Federal and ask to donate to the Powderly VFD Fundraiser Account.
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.
The National Weather Service in Dallas-Fort Worth has issued a Flash Flood Watch for portions of North and East Texas, including Lamar, Delta and Fannin counties, in effect from this evening through Thursday.
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.
Neighbors in the Powderly area felt their houses shake from a blast over a mile away Saturday night when a propane tank inside a storage shed off of CR 44060 exploded.
Nashville music artist Christian Davis brought a message of hope at a First Christian Church dinner theater Monday night at Drake’s Party Barn near Powderly.
Veteran Robert Love spent 24 years in the Air Force and now carries memories of his travels around the whole world, pieces of his years of service and commitment to his country.
On Saturday, a night of western swing at Drake's Party Barn in Powderly raised funds for the Red River Valley Veterans Memorial.
General Manager Joshua Davis stacks water in the new Powderly Family Dollar Saturday morning. The company decided to do a soft opening for the location for now, Davis said, because of Covid-19. The grand opening date will be posted later, he added
Family Dollar has announced plans for a grand opening in Powderly on Saturday.
Detectives believe the body is that of missing Powderly man, Justin Hughes.
The Lamar County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify a male body found Monday on a property near CR 45300, Sheriff Scott Cass has confirmed. Detectives believe the body is that of a missing Powderly man.
The active Covid-19 case count in Lamar County is falling after spending weeks rising to a high of 226.
The Lamar County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in the search for 34-year-old Justin Duane Hughes, a 5-foot-11 white man last seen in Powderly.
A new Family Dollar is expected to open in Powderly on Aug. 27.
The county’s active case count rose to 167 on Friday, just two days after setting a two-week high of 143, according to the district's data.
Records show a 72-year-old man and two women ages 82 and 88 lost their battle against the infection that has killed more than 9,000 Texans as of 4 p.m. Wednesday.
An 87-year-old man has become the 17th Lamar County resident to lose his life against Covid-19, according to the Paris-Lamar County Health District. An additional 15 cases also were reported today.
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