October 25, 2011
Members of two civil rights organizations recently met with an official from Erwin Cain’s office to discuss ongoing claims of racial discrimination in the town.
August 16, 2010
A local nonprofit is seeking donations to supply students with needed school supplies for the upcoming school year.
July 16, 2010
A video shows a Paris teen who was arrested while picking pecans being forcibly thrown on top of a car by a police officer.
April 17, 2010
Some questioned the motives of Tea Party protestors during a Tax Day rally in Paris, Texas.
Paris, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) – Some in Paris are questioning whether a Tea Party protest in the town on Tax Day was really just about tax issues and government spending, as many in the movement have proclaimed. One party protester displayed […]
January 28, 2010
The mother of a 24 year-old whose body was found dismembered on a Lamar County road has expressed outrage that two men accused of killing him have filed a civil lawsuit for alleged false imprisonment.
Paris, Texas (WiredPRNews.com) – A Paris mother whose son’s death in 2008 sparked major controversy in the small Texas town has […]
October 9, 2009
Some are claiming possible bias regarding the sentence given to a Lamar County Texas Victim Witness Coordinator in comparison to that given years earlier to a 14 year-old girl accused of committing a similar offense.
Press Release Service – Wired PR News — “How can a 14 year old go to prison for being accused of […]
June 7, 2009
Protestors in Paris, Texas plan to rally Monday and call for a federal investigation into a dragging death after suspects are released.
Wired PR News – Protestors are planning to meet Monday at noon at the Lamar County Courthouse in Paris, Texas to call for a federal investigation into the dragging death of a 24 […]
April 9, 2009
A Lamar County judge denies a motion for a new trial for a mentally retarded teen after sentencing him to 100 years in prison.
Wired PR News – An 18 year-old mentally retarded male, previously sentenced to 100 years in prison for sexual assault was denied a new trial on Tuesday, despite the presiding judge issuing […]
April 7, 2009
A 14 year-old African American student is set to stand trial for allegedly touching another student improperly during class.
Wired PR News – Jury selection began on Monday for a case in Lamar County involving a 14 year-old student who stands accused of indecency with a child. The Paris, Texas juvenile was arrested last October, after […]
March 15, 2009
A judge grants a change of venue for the trial of two Paris residents accused of murder.
Wired PR News – A Lamar County Judge has ruled to move the trial of two men charged with the dragging death of a 24 year-old Paris man to another jurisdiction. Judge Scott McDowell granted a change of venue […]
