Mary Madewell of The Paris News has an article recounting the events of a town hall meeting held at Paris, Texas' New Salem Missionary Baptist Church (click link here to see Ms. Madewell's article). At the meeting Shaquanda Cotton spoke about her stay at a Texas Youth Commission facility in...
Here's a comment from Ben Murphy who was in the audience for Donnie Ray Albert's performance of Felix Mendelson's Elijah at Temple Emmanuel in Dallas. The strongest overall performance of the evening came from Donnie Ray Albert in the title role of Elijah. Just as Elijah was known for being...
I really should have known better. I mean we are talking about Laura Miller right? You know, the one who has had an off again, off again relationship with the African-Amercan community of Dallas. The one who has no idea why black folks in Dallas would be so hard on...
In Matthew 13:57 as Jesus spoke to a great crowd by the lake, he taught, "Only in his hometown and in his own house is a prophet without honor." I don't know if Dallas baritone Donnie Ray Albert considers himself a prophet, but he's been known to play one on...
For a while last month, I thought about renaming this website Paris South Blog. Every post seemed to revolve around my hometown of Paris, Texas and the national media attention that the town was receiving. While everyone else moved on to Imus and other matters, Parisians (not Parisites), are left...
The Dallas Morning News has learned that the Texas/OU football game, as well as the PV/Grambling game will both be played at the Cotton Bowl through 2015. Dallas Mayor Laura Miller will announce the new agreement at a press conference on Friday at 9am. To everyone who has called expressing...
Next Thursday April 26, I'll be posting endorsements for Dallas Mayor as well as council Districts 3,4,5,7, & 8. Please take time to visit the site next week, and thanks to all the candidates who have contacted me thus far.
The Business Assistance Center of Dallas held a P.O.W.E.R. Camp on Tuesday April 17th in order to help reintegrate and reeducate ex-offenders. The P.O.W.E.R. (Preparing Ourselves With Empowered Re-Entry) Camp focus areas include Employment, Housing, Mental Health, and Parole, as well as Substance Abuse, Support Systems, and Transition Preparation. The...
When I read the paper Monday morning, I saw that a father had shot his two daughters and himself in their Richardson home. He killed his 6-year old daughter, while his 13 year old survived the attack. The man then turned the gun on himself and took his own life....
I would like to extend my sympathy to Virginia Tech University and the community of Blacksburg, Virginia, as they deal with the tragedy that occurred on campus today. I will not post anything today as we remember those whose lives were senselessly taken. However, tomorrow I will repost an article...
