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Posted by Robbie Gunn on Nov 11, 2012 in Articles, Landmarks, Locals | 0 comments

Downtown Paris Texas Kicks Off Holiday Season with Tree Lighting and More

This Article Brought To You By: It’s that time of the year again! The Holidays bring us all close together and the family festivities all lead up to the celebration of...

Posted by Robbie Gunn on Nov 10, 2012 in Articles, Landmarks | 0 comments

Sam Bell Maxey House Takes Part in Operation Gratitude

This Article Brought To You By: Paris, Texas has a rich history and numerous citizens work to preserve that history. We recently had the opportunity to visit with the...

Posted by Robbie Gunn on May 21, 2012 in Articles, Landmarks | 0 comments

Peristyle Re-Dedication

The City of Paris celebrated the Ribbon Cutting and Rededication of the Peristyle at Bywaters Park on Sunday May 20th 2012. The gorgeous park was full of Parisians...

Posted by Amy Claxton on Jan 13, 2012 in Articles, Landmarks | 0 comments

Sam Bell Maxey House Open January 13th

The re-opening for the Sam Bell Maxey house was today, January 13th at 812 South Church Street here in Paris. Kaitlin Ammon, the Site Manager and Master of Ceremonies,...

Posted by Amy Claxton on Aug 10, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks | 0 comments

Lamar County Commissioners May Abandon Historic Post Office Building

InParisTexas does not normally cover topics of a political nature, but this time the subject deals with one of the historical buildings downtown. We had the opportunity...

Posted by Sherry Huggins on Jun 9, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks | 7 comments

In “The Grand” Scheme of Things

The Grand Theater in downtown Paris has been in the community spotlight for some time now, but its history has been buried for years. Built in 1912, the theater was...

Posted by Amy Claxton on May 11, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks | 1 comment

The Grand Theater Progress

If you have been too busy to learn of this yet, the Grand Theater in downtown Paris Texas has been going through some changes recently. The sign for the Grand has been...

Posted by editor on May 10, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks, Locals | 1 comment

Celebrating America’s Treasures in Paris Texas

Written by: Cheri Bedford and Debb Fleming May is National Preservation Month and this year’s theme is “Celebrating America’s Treasures.” Throughout our nation’s...

Posted by Lance Fletcher on Feb 28, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks | 9 comments

Evergreen Cemetery

Paris’ Evergreen Cemetery is an approximately 100-acre resting place for some 40,000 souls, and has a history as rich as the verdant grounds located at South...

Posted by Lance Fletcher on Feb 21, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks | 0 comments

Lamar County Courthouse

The courts of Lamar county have had a storied history, from humble beginnings to an elegant building in today’s downtown Paris. The courthouse as we know it began...

Posted by Lance Fletcher on Feb 3, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks | 0 comments

The Paris Texas Eiffel Tower

Immediately recognized as something distinctly Parisian (in the Texas sense, of course), our 65-foot Eiffel Tower graces the South lawn of the Love Civic Center at the...

Posted by Samantha Miller on Jan 9, 2011 in Articles, Landmarks | 2 comments

The Culbertson Fountain: Piece of Paris Texas History

The Culbertson Fountain was a gift from Mr. JJ. Culbertson in 1927. It was an idea he had from a family vacation he took in Italy. This is the reason the fountain was...