The Fajita Brothers perform during Noon on the Square Friday afternoon for a well-sized crowd that packed onto the downtown courthouse lawn. The longtime local musical group played a mix of hits by artists like James Taylor, The Doobie Brothers and the Eagles along with its own original song…

Civil War re-enactors fire off cannons Sunday afternoon during the final day of the 6th Annual Battle of Paris Landing and Living History event. The event was sponsored by the Paris Landing Tourism League and had various displays and re-enactors that showcased the historical events that happ…

Brian Solowey (left) and Khris Dumas help guide Cody Rowlett (in excavator) as he maneuvers a bucket into a trench Thursday morning on Anderson Drive. The three Henry County Highway Department workers were hard at work replacing a culvert in the neighborhood near northeast Paris. The departm…

Nash Green, a probationary member of the Oakland Volunteer Fire Department, creates a rainbow with his hose stream as he helps battle a fire that erupted Wednesday morning inside a mobile home on 4709 Clifty Road southeast of Paris. Oakland Chief James Martin said the fire broke through the …

Lydia Freyburger lifts a decorative Christmas candleholder as she unpacks donations to the Father to the Fatherless International yard sale Wednesday afternoon at Covenant Ranch. In addition to a trove of Christmas decorations, the three-day sale features many items, including toys, decorati…

David Mitchell (left) wields a chain saw as he makes short work of a tree that fell Monday morning across Greenacres Drive. Mitchell, Adam Boyd (right) and Eric Coles (not pictured), all of the Paris Public Works Department, removed the tree from the road. A crew from the Paris Utility Autho…

Tim Ruth of E&W Electrical Solutions works Tuesday to place some cabling inside a closet at the new home of the Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse at 305 W. Washington St. Ruth said the Perkins Center will be moving most of its equipment from its current location insid…

Russ Orr (left), the newly elected board member for the Henry County Board of Education, is sworn into his position by Henry County Mayor John Penn Ridgeway Thursday afternoon during the school board meeting at the Henry County schools transportation building. Orr will represent the county’s…

Sam Williams (center) croons for the crowd during his Saturday night performance at The Breakers Marina north of Paris Landing. The Henry County High School graduate, who grew up in the Springville area, played to an enthusiastic, sold-out crowd as he performed songs from his recently releas…

Paul McKinney of Memphis takes a solo as he and his band, the Knights of Jazz, play for a packed crowd at Saturday night’s Brews, Blues and Barbecue. The night raised more than $10,000 for the Downtown Paris Association to help fund future DPA events. The event, which took place outdoors on …

Sam Williams grins during his Saturday night performance at The Breakers Marina north of Paris Landing. The Henry County High School graduate, who grew up in the Springville area, played to a enthusiastic, sold-out crowd as he performed songs from his recently released debut album Glasshouse…

Plans sticking out of his back pocket, Smithy the Surveyor trains his transit level down North Market Street as he measures the distance to a point Wednesday on the Henry County court square. The straw man from L.I. Smith & Associates was one of about a dozen artistic creations submitted…

From top to bottom, Manhole Manny of the Paris Utility Authority, Ms. Franny of the Paris Special School District and Mummy of Henry County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children (CASA) spook up the downtown courthouse lawn with some festive flare as they take part in Scarecrows on t…