Call me crazy, eccentric or a little strange, but I love this time of year when county and city governments begin the budget process for the coming year. That time is now, and I spent the past week at the Lamar County Courthouse as a stream of county officials and nonprofit agencies appeared before the commissioners. Soon the same process will take place before the Paris City Council.
Itâs a time when a reporter can sit inside where itâs cool and absorb all kinds of information about the who, what, when, where and why of local government, and about the many organizations that provide services for the community. Just for kicks, I thought I might share some of the things Iâve learned this week.