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Fire
7:51 am
Fri August 24, 2012

Fire Destroys Blossom Church's Family Center, Sanctuary Saved

Credit firetruckenthusy33 / Youtube

BLOSSOM - The Paris News is reporting the destruction of the Family Life Center at Blossom Church of God in Lamar County. The fire broke out before noon Thursday.

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Police and Courts
10:01 am
Mon July 16, 2012

Inmate convicted in Paris-area sexual assault seeks release

Credit www.txed.uscourts.gov
Eastern District of Texas court building in Tyler

A Lamar County man is petitioning for his release from the Texas Prison System, arguing ineffective counsel during his 2009 trial.

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Oil
4:53 pm
Wed February 15, 2012

Judge blocks pipeline from passing through local farm

PARIS - A Lamar County family fighting to block the TransCanada pipeline from crossing their farm finally got their wish.

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Drought
7:25 am
Fri February 3, 2012

Drought conditions improving for North Texas

Credit droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

The U.S. Drought Monitor for the State of Texas released its latest report Tuesday, showing that for the first time some 20 months, a swath of the region was no longer listed under drought conditions.

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Wildfires
1:11 pm
Wed December 14, 2011

Expanded declaration provides more relief for Texas

Credit Commerce Firefighters dispatched to the Fort Davis wildfire captured this image in April.

AUSTIN - Another 74 Texas counties are now eligible for wildfire assistance as FEMA has agreed to grant the state’s repeated request to expand its major disaster declaration.

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Trail de Paris
3:56 pm
Wed November 30, 2011

Major grant to bring more walkers, bikers

Credit http://www.traildeparis.org/

PARIS - Lamar County Commissioners have accepted a Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant for $200,000 that will extend the Trail de Paris another three miles.

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Road construction
3:30 pm
Tue November 29, 2011

Council, commissioners agree on Highway 24 funding

PARIS - The Paris City Council agreed Monday to fund a portion of the right-of-way acquisition and utility relocation costs concerning the widening of State Highway 24.

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