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Paris ISD trustees have issued a statement following a noon emergency meeting to discuss a temporary restraining order against its inclusion of masks in the districts dress code.

UPDATED: Paris ISD trustees made masks part of the districts dress code after more than an hour of debate between the medical community, parents and staff in an emergency meeting

George Fisher will continue to serve as president of the Paris ISD Board of Trustees while Jenny Wilson will continue on as vice president after the board’s reorganization Monday. Becki Norment will continue in her role as board secretary. The reorganization was required after Wilson, Place 6 trustee, and Fisher, Place 1 trustee, took their oaths of office. Without any challengers in the May election, both trustees retained their seats for another term. Their terms now expire in May 2024. ...

Paris Regional Medical Center is looking forward to getting back to normal operations after a year that saw it close its doors to visitors, suspend its volunteer program, furlough some employees and scale back some of its services, all due to Covid-19. Financially, the hospital was down about 15% to 20% of its budget. “We did get the benefit of several million dollars in CARES ACT dollars from the government,” CEO Steve Hyde said. “That allowed us to make budget for the year. We ...

Although the federal government’s Families First Coronavirus Response Act expired on Dec. 31, Paris ISD teachers and staff will continue to have the guaranteed paid time off should they need