Upper East Texas News

Anderson County voter chooses between 'oversized government' or one that's 'much larger, more intrusive'

By Benjamin Kibbey | Oct 28, 2020

With less than a week before Election Day on Tuesday, Nov. 3, states across the U.S. are seeing record voter turnout in early and absentee voting, and ballots cast as of Oct. 28 had already exceeded the total voter turnout in 2016.

Replacement SNAP benefits issued for households in counties hit by Hurricane Laura

By Benjamin Kibbey | Sep 24, 2020

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program beneficiaries who lost food due to Hurricane Laura are eligible to receive replacement food through the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

City's downtown plan is received with skepticism by Paris Chamber of Commerce

By Benjamin Kibbey | Aug 15, 2020

The new plan for downtown Paris revealed by the city has drawn criticism from the Paris Chamber of commerce for measures such as hiding deteriorating structures instead of dealing with them and replacing decade-old stop lights with stop signs.

Red River County, Lamar County receive federal funding to help in COVID-19 fight

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 25, 2020

The state's Public Safety Office will provide $41 million in federal funds to assist cities and counties in their COVID-19 response, including $45,000 to Red River County and $35,650 to Lamar County.

EPA sends Texarkana $300,000 more for ongoing brownfields redevelopment projects

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jul 3, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will send another $300,000 to Texarkana for its ongoing efforts to redevelop sites rendered unusable by contamination from a previous use.