Mount Pleasant Area News

The Federal Railroad Administration has awarded a $500,000 grant to study I-20 passenger rail service through East Texas. The East Texas Council of Governments announced the project would connect Dallas/Fort Worth to Atlanta, Georgia. The project would pass through Marshall, Longview, and Mineola. There is yet to be an estimated …

Thomas Dale Wells Tuesday morning at 10:19, officers observed Thomas Dale Wells walking in the 400 block of W. Kaufman. A warrant check revealed Wells had an outstanding warrant. Officers ordered Wells to stop, which he refused to do, ignoring their orders and proceeding on until he reached a trash …

The American Civil Liberties Union, its Texas branch, and the Texas Civil Rights Project have filed a federal lawsuit in Austin challenging a new state law that allows state and local law enforcement officers to arrest illegal immigrants and permits judges to deport them. The lawsuit alleges that the law …

The Texas Tribune has ranked Texas senators from most conservative to most liberal in a new study. They base the study’s rankings on the 31 senators’ votes during this year’s regular and four special sessions. They rank Republican Senator Bryan Hughes of Mineola as the most conservative. The most conservative …

Titus County arrested 23-year-old Markees Travion Kemp of Hughes Springs on a Cherokee County warrant for Assault on a Pregnant Person. They are holding him without bond.

Wood County sentenced a Wood County man to eight years probation for drowning puppies. They charged 66-year-old Jerry Lynn Thompson, Jr., of Hawkins, with twelve counts of cruelty to animals after he drowned nine puppies and attempted to drown three. He pleaded guilty to the charges. Thompson reportedly told police …

A third former Coffee City Police Officer faces felony charges in the aftermath of a Houston TV station’s investigation into questionable practices within the force. The Henderson County grand jury has indicted Jerrod Sieck on five counts of tampering with a government record. He allegedly made false entries and omitted …

Shelby County arrested a 28-year-old woman after she turned herself in for an alleged improper relationship with a student. Sarah Ramon, of Joaquin, was charged with indecency with a child, sexual assault of a child, and inappropriate relationship between educator and student.

  Law enforcement throughout the region are continuing to search for 36-year-old  Danielle Croft of Bonham. She’s been missing since December 7 and was last seen in south Bonham. Clothing believed to belong to Croft was found by family members, but police weren’t able to investigate further because  the articles …

Tyler, Texas – U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs announces that the Eastern District of Texas has sentenced an Oklahoma man for federal wildlife violations. Dusty Caudill, 37, of Ardmore, OK, pleaded guilty to the transportation of wildlife in violation of state law, a violation of the U.S. Lacey Act, and …

An unsettled pattern is unfolding for the long Christmas weekend, with multiple rounds of rain likely starting Friday and continuing into early next week. The weather will also remain mild, with many days in the 60s for highs for about the following week.

Across Northeast Texas, people cough, sniffle, sneeze, and show up at doctor’s offices to figure out what they have. So, what is going around? Doctors say it isn’t just one thing. This season of giving, Texans are sharing several illnesses. Doctors see many COVID, flu, RSV, and other little viruses …

Oklahoma court documents stated that Gary Cook tried to break into a car outside a home on Duke Street in Hugo when the homeowner came out and tried to stop him, laying on the hood of the vehicle. Cook took off with the woman still on the hood before she …

In Marshall, the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office is accepting donations after a deputy and his family lost their home to a fire. Deputy Maguire woke up to his home on fire, according to the sheriff’s office Facebook post. The post says fire crews fought to control the fire but could …

Diamond Cierra Rudder Monday night at 12:02, an officer made a traffic stop in the 100 block of SW 4th St., pulling over Diamond Cierra Rudder, who Paris Police wanted on a drug paraphernalia warrant. The officer arrested Rudder and then discovered she had methamphetamine in her purse. She now …

Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill Monday making illegal immigration a state crime. The new law would authorize any Texas law enforcement officer to arrest people they catch  crossing the Rio Grande between ports of entry. Abbott also signed a bill designating more than $1 billion for more border barriers. …

A new survey from Forbes Magazine shows that Texas ranks eighth in the nation for people spoiling their dogs. Forbes found that 49.5% of Texans spend more money on their dog’s health and grooming than their own and that 44.5% of dog owners regularly throw birthday parties or other celebrations …

Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park reports two deputies responded to Fort Towson for a burglary in progress. When the deputies arrived, they found Justin Bates allegedly trying to break into a home and a shed where no one was home at the time. Bates was arrested on two counts of …

Lakendrick FletcherTitus County Deputies arrested 41-year-old Lakendrick Antron Fletcher of Longview for Aggravated Robbery and two counts of Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle. Bond is $130,000, and he’s in the county jail. Deputies arrested 23-year-old Markees Travion Kemp of Hughes Springs on a Cherokee County warrant for Assault on a …

A small twin-engine aircraft made an emergency landing on U.S. Highway 80 in Kaufman County on Monday afternoon. The FAA said the pilot landed the Piper Aztec at about 2:45 pm northeast of Mesquite Metro Airport. Forney Police said the pilot was not injured, and there were no reported injuries …