I have a confession to make: I do thoroughly enjoy watching “Finding Your Roots.” Don’t know that name? It’s on PBS and it is about genealogy and it gets celebrities to come on the show and find out things about their ancestors, their family histories and... See more
I’ve been working on an article for Paris Life recently about the old schools of Lamar County and the communities in it. This has brought up a whole lot of my own memories of my school days. kAmx 2EE6?565 6?E2CJ $49@@= :? E96 |:==6C q6249 r@>>F?:EJ ... See more
In the spring of 1976, some residents of Paris and the surrounding area got together with Ray Karrer, the then-head of the theatre arts department at Paris Junior College, to discuss the possibility of forming a “community theatre” in town. A few weeks la... See more
I took myself to the movies the other day and saw Steven Spielberg’s latest release, “Disclosure Day.” I have already read some of the reviews for this film: “Big on action, light on ideas;” “Heavy handed but successful;” “Not as good as ‘E.T.’ and ‘Juras... See more
We are fast approaching the end of Paris Community Theatre’s 50th anniversary season and I will very soon be writing about the last show of this season, “The Mousetrap,” by Agatha Christie, so look for the article and pictures in the coming days. Today I ... See more
