Mount Pleasant Area News

The United States Geological Survey officials reported an earthquake in Northeast Arkansas Wednesday morning. The USGS said a 3.7 magnitude earthquake east of Jonesboro around 11:46 am. It is the biggest earthquake registered in the state this year.

The U.S. Department of Justice has threatened to sue to stop a new Texas law that allows state and local police to arrest people suspected of illegally crossing the border unless Gov. Greg Abbott backs off of enforcing the law. Suppose Texas executes the law by next Wednesday, January 3. …

  A roadside improvement project along a portion of US 271 begins on Wednesday, January 3. The contractor will remove trees and brush on the highway from FM 196 North in Lamar County to State Highway 37 in Red River County at Bogata. TxDOT has given the contractor 92 days …

Alfredo PeralezTitus County arrested 41-year-old Alfredo Peralez of Winfield on a warrant for Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity and six Class C warrants. He remains in the Titus County Jail on a $5,000 bond. Deputies arrested 50-year-old Jason David Vance of Pittsburg in Titus County for Possession of a Controlled …

Police were called to the scene at a Lufkin apartment complex after learning that two men were kicking at an apartment door. After checking the area, officers went to the apartment where the call came from, and an armed woman met them, yelling and cursing while charging forward with the …

A female inmate in the Smith County Jail is dead after she became unresponsive in the day room, and efforts to revive her were unsuccessful.EMS took 58-year-old Susan Taylor to UT Health, where she later died. They ordered an autopsy to determine the cause of Taylor’s death. Texas Rangers will …

Authorities made two arrests in connection with the death of 21-year-old Braden Wooten of Sulphur Springs, who was found dead in his home last Saturday, December 23. During the initial response, pills were located and believed to contain Fentanyl. Investigators and Deputies investigated to determine who provided the contraband to …

Fort Worth Police responded to the 12400 block of South Freeway southbound service road after reports of a shooting. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to his upper body and another man who reportedly shot the victim. The victim later died …

Hunt, Rockwall, Collin, and Kaufman counties were without 911 services for several hours last Tuesday. They have now restored it. The outage was due to an issue with AT&T, and a spokesperson for AT&T said they had addressed the problem and fixed 911 calls.

She was supposed to go home to her grandmother’s house after visiting her boyfriend’s home, but Danielle Croft, 36, has yet to return. That was December 7; she has now missed Christmas and her son’s birthday. Reportedly, the family found Danielle’s clothes on the side of the road near her …

  On Tuesday, December 19, at 6:17 pm, Officers were notified of a 17-year-old female runaway. They had dropped the subject off for work in the 3700 block of Lamar Avenue, but she failed to show up for work. Witnesses last saw the missing individual leaving with two known white …

After a unanimous vote by the NBA Board of Governors, the sale of the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Vegas Sands Corporation, a gambling and entertainment company, is a done deal. They think the sale to be the largest cash transaction in NBA history, with no debt service. They value …

  Mexican officials moved to clear a migrant encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande River Wednesday as U.S. officials met with Mexico’s president to press for measures to limit a surge of migrants reaching the U.S. southwestern border. Mexico began clearing both occupied and unoccupied tents from the …

Authorities have released the name of a pilot killed after his single-engine plane crashed into the side of a house in Van Zandt County. The pilot, 60-year-old Roger D. Turner of Edgewood, was found in the wreckage of the plane and was pronounced at the scene. No one was at …

An 11-year-old boy has died after driving a vehicle early Wednesday morning and crashing into  a tree about six miles east of Tyler. It happened at about 3:30 in the morning. The DPS report did not say why the underage boy was driving the car.

As I hike the Coyote Run Trail at Cooper Lake State Park, enveloped by post oak trees, my sense of well-being soars as it frees me from daily stress. This phenomenon, a blend of nature’s beauty and physical activity, is a personal revelation and a scientifically supported experience. As research …

Laura Lee Newby Last Friday morning at 9:39, Paris Officers worked a wanted person in the 100 block of NE 14th Street. Laura Lee Newby, 43, stated that she lived alone and the desired person was not there. Newby gave officers consent to search the residence for the subject. They …

A caravan estimated to be about 6,000 migrants from Central America, Venezuela, Cuba, and other countries are walking through Mexico toward the U.S. border. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Mexico City to work out new agreements to control the surge of migrants seeking entry into the United …

A celebration of the life of former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Sam Rayburn will be on Saturday, January 6, the 142nd anniversary of the birth of “Mr. Sam.” The celebration will be at the Sam Rayburn House Historical Site in Bonham from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. If the …

A North Lamar High School graduate has been honored with a national award bestowed on only one-half of one percent of people in her profession. Dr. Lorin Swint Matthews, chairwoman, professor of physics, and associate director of Baylor University’s Center for Astrophysics, Space Physics, and Engineering Research, has been appointed …