All Lamar County communities continued to see strong sales, particularly in Roxton. Most county seats also saw sales tax revenues grow.
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Culture Citizen is planning to host “Local Legends/Living Stories,” a pop-up community, juried art show in a 3,500-square-foot gallery space on the square, 122 W. Main St. The show is slated to run 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 8.
Four months into the state’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout, active cases are down to their lowest levels in more than half a year. Thousands more doses are on the way as vaccine clinics in the Red River Valley continue.
Texas cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts will receive $762.5 million in local sales tax allocations for March, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said. That’s down 0.5% from March 2020. The allocations are based on sales made in January by businesses that repor…
The city re-approved $3.463 million in certificates of obligation to overhaul the water system Tuesday, Mayor Ann Rushing said.
The lifting of Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide mask mandate Wednesday as active Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall has left the decision as to whether to require students to wear masks up to local school boards.
Red River County Sheriff James Caldwell is turning to the public for help finding a missing 14-year-old girl.
The Texas Education Agency has yet to release guidance for public schools on mask wearing, but at least one Red River Valley school district has already taken action.
Clarksville ISD Superintendent Kermit Ward said he has chosen to keep the district's mask policy in place after Gov. Greg Abbott announced the Texas economy would reopen at 100% and lifted a mask mandate yesterday.
The poet Amanda Gorman, who gained world renown with the presentation of her original poem “The Hill We Climb” at the inauguration of President Joe Biden, has deep familial roots in the Clarksville area.
As Covid-19 wreaked havoc on the health of skilled nursing residents and the long-term care providers committed to caring for them, Focused Care at Clarksville maintained its high standards of care last year and was recently awarded a 4-star quality care rating by the federal government.
All Clarksville ISD classes will be shut down this week due to flooding at the high school caused by freezing temperatures last week, Superintendent Kermit Ward said.
All Clarksville ISD students will be learning remotely next week due to flooding at the high school caused by freezing temperatures this week, Superintendent Kermit Ward said.
Paris, North Lamar, Detroit ISDs have discontinued remote learning through the rest of the week because of technical issues due to rolling blackouts.
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.
CLARKSVILLE — The family of a former Red River County Jail inmate has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county in federal court this month, alleging the jail failed to provide proper care.
Residents in cities and school districts throughout the Red River Valley will be going to the polls May 1 to determine who will serve on city councils and as school trustees for the coming year.
Deirdre Neely and Shaneisha Hickson, founders of Citizens and Communities Creating Change, set up a cabinet with free snacks and hygiene products for students at Clarksville Middle/High School — and that’s just the beginning.
The Clarksville ISD Board of Trustees has voted not to sell the district’s old elementary school building, but Superintendent Kermit Ward said a sale may be on the horizon.
The council will review an ordinance calling for the May 1 election of four council members to two-year terms at its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at Clarksville City Hall, 800 W. Main St.
Cyber Solutions ICA, a wireless internet service provider opened up shop and will help teach information technology and cyber security so more residents of Red River County can work remote technology jobs.
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