Local volunteer fire departments are now required to apply for training grants available through the Texas Forestry Service.

Retailers are ready to begin the sale of alcohol from their restaurants and stores.

Copies of a petition are circulating seeking help from the Texas Department of Transportation to make getting to youth ball games at the Franklin County Sports Complex less hazardous.

Residents will soon be able to purchase beer and wine at local stores and have a glass or a bottle with their meal at local restaurants with the passage of the local option alcohol sales.

New temporary, portable rumble strips are now showing up at entrances to work zones across the nine county Paris District.