In a colorful series of community events, Vacation Bible School programs return to churches across the county this summer. Vacation Bible Schools are hosted by individual churches as an opportunity for kids to hang out with others their age, play games, do crafts and learn more about the Christian gospel and faith.

Local schools will host several athletic camps involving different sports, including basketball, baseball, football and more in the weeks ahead. Prairiland, Chisum and North Lamar are among some of the local schools that have posted dates and times for this summer’s camps.

A gallon of gas for $4.40. A carton of eggs for $3.20. A pound of ground beef for $6.13. Record high inflation without record high pay increases is pushing area wallets to the breaking points, especially in rural Lamar County.

Horizon House opened its doors Thursday evening to show the community all it offers to help weather the storms of life.

Of the thirteen counties served by the North Texas Food Bank, Lamar County suffers the most from food insecurity, with a record 23% or 11,440 people lacking reliable access to adequate amounts of food. Food insecurity can range from rationing to having empty cupboards, Feeding America reports.

Penning a weekly outdoors column is an endeavor I have enjoyed for the past 36 years but at times, I find it a challenge to come up with a topic that I hope to be interesting and maybe even informative. Oh, those weeks when I am busy catching fish or hunting new places the words seem to just appear on my computer screen. But in real life, I’m not always catching big stripers or hunting;  there are those weeks when I stick close to home and that’s when I have to”wait” for a topic to hit me.!

The Dr. Joanne Olivard Scholarship Foundation handed out more than 60 scholarships earlier this month to deserving students, according to Phyllis Brumley, executive director of the foundation.

Red River County Commissioners ushered in a new era that was in a way a return to the past during Monday’s meeting in the County Annex when they accepted Janice Gentry’s registration as district clerk then named Brenna Williams to the position.

When the weather heats up, many people and pups love getting in the water to cool down. Whether a dog enjoys swimming or just splashing in the shallows, there are several things to keep in mind to ensure they stay safe this summer.

Johnathan Folse has joined the staff of The Paris News as the paper’s sports reporter.

A paradise for garage sale aficionados, the Highway 82/287 yard sale makes a two-day run June 3-4 through roughly 15 towns and across more than 400 miles of highway.

Friday the 13 was both a lucky and a big day for Paris Junior College as the institution celebrated its 97th graduation in a live ceremony at Noyes Stadium and it didn’t rain.

Tickets are on sale for the NAACP Heritage Banquet scheduled June 18 at Love Civic Center that is to feature Lamar County native and retired educator Carolyn Jean Reese Brown, of Port Arthur.

Be sure to leave some nonperishables in your mailbox or on your porch Saturday so that your letter carrier can take them to later donate all the goods gathered to the area food pantries as the National Association of Letter Carriers, Paris Branch 501 is holding its annual Stamp Out Hunger Fo…

Paris Junior College will hold its graduation ceremony Friday.

I love catching catfish when they are biting on “tight line”’ on bottom, when they are in the flooded grass and willows during the spawn, over holes baited with soured grain and when they are “on the rocks” feasting on gar eggs. I love the tug of a catfish on a trotline. But my biggest thril…

Voters approved two amendments to the Texas Constitution, gave approval to a $16 million bond election for Prairiland ISD, and elected members to city and school district governing boards at a Saturday election.