Living Word slates Day of Worship event Living Word Christian Outreach Church, 50 32nd St. NW, will present a Day of Worship on Sunday from 10:30 a.m., to 3 p.m. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3zJbyNY Read More

Classic car club to hold annual Rod Run The Northeast Texas Travelers will stage its 34th annual Rod Run on Saturday at the Lamar County Fairgrounds. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3BAHe8v Read More

Market Square to celebrate Hatch chilis The aroma of roasted Hatch chiles will fill Market Square beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday morning as the seventh annual Hatch Chile Festival gets underway. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/38x7kwS Read More

United Way launches fall campaign to raise $550,000 for Lamar County The United Way of Lamar County started its Annual Fall Campaign on Monday with hopes to raise $550,000 by mid-November. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3BsghUu Read More

Kiwanis Club of Paris cancels Pancake Days for second year as pandemic continues The popular and much beloved annual Pancake Days, a fundraising event for the Kiwanis Club of Paris, has been called off for a second year as the Covid-19 pandemic continues and as local case counts surge. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3jz6iGJ Read More

POLICE BRIEFS: Police arrest 3 after multiple shots fired calls POLICE BRIEFS: Police arrest 3 after multiple shots fired calls https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3zBVHR8 Read More

North Lamar signs Memorandum of Understanding with TAMUC North Lamar ISD and Texas A&M University-Commerce have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that opens pathways for North Lamar student graduates and employees to receive financial and advisory assistance at TAMUC. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3BtSZxA Read More

666 new Texas laws go into effect Sept. 1. The new laws will affect abortion access, social studies curriculum and cities that trim the budgets of law enforcement. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/38wb15O Read More

Petree to continue working with appraisal district “Mr. Petree has been a blessing to the entire office this year,” Lamar County Chief Appraiser Stephanie Lee said about consultant Richard Petree, whose contract district directors extended for another year. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3yrvALi Read More

Red River Valley school districts tracking Covid-19 cases To date, one Red River Valley school district has shut down a campus because of Covid-19 spread. All districts are reporting active cases among students and some staff. https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3BpDvdW Read More

Texas Senate panel approves almost $2B in border security funding The Senate Finance Committee approved a measure on Monday that would allocate $1.8 billion in state funds to beef up border security. The bill would dedicate $750 million to build walls, barriers, and temporary fences along the Texas-Mexico border. For… https://ift.tt/eA8V8J https://ift.tt/3zBL4h9 Read More