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PJC students hosting mental health awareness forum Each year the Beta Zeta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college honor society, chooses an ‘Honors in Action’ project to work on. Their work led to joining with PJC’s Student Government Association to host a Mental Health: Suicide Awareness Forum on …

Photo L to R: Gavin Rider, Brock Shavers, Donoven Young, Madison Carpenter, Manoa Bagsic, Nicholas Segovia, MPHS Jazz Band Director Jamey Sterrett MPHS students named to All-Region Jazz Band Six members of the Mount Pleasant High School Jazz Band made the All-Region Jazz Band after auditions at Texas High School …

On September 22, 2019, at 9:30 pm, the Greenville Police Department responded to the 1500-block of Lee Street in reference to a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. A pedestrian, later identified as Yolanda Garza of Greenville, was walking westbound on the north shoulder of the roadway. The driver …

Alisha Cashion Paris Police Officers were dispatched to the 1600-block of South Church about two females fighting. Officers located both and identified one as Alisha Cashion. Officers arrested Cashion who had possession of syringes and methamphetamine. Paula Hall The Adult Probation Office summoned officers to the 4300-block of Bonham Street …

A Wolfe City football player was flown to the hospital as a precaution Friday night during a game with Tom Bean High School. Running Back Dylan Wilson was transported to a hospital in Plano after he couldn’t move or feel his upper extremities. Tests showed he didn’t have any broken …

Cowling Hopkins County arrested 19-year-old Benjamin James Cowling on a State Jail Felony Drug Charge. Bond was set at $5,000 on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance. Garcia- Alcala Deputies arrested 21-year-old Adrian Uriel Garcia-Alcala for Possession with the Intent to Deliver more than four but less than …

Mug shots not available Deputies arrested 22-year old Alexander Wilson and 20-year-old Heather N. Wilson, both of Mt Pleasant, in Titus County for Manufacture-Delivery of a Controlled Substance, and Money Laundering. No bond information has been disclosed.

Mugshots Not Available An Atlanta, Texas man has been arrested for passing out business cards for his limo service at a snow cone stand and a high school in Shreveport. Reportedly, 60-year-old Barry Carroll Harsell is a registered sex offender in Cass County but did not register his employment with …

Photo Released by Stacy Wallace, Mother of LCPL Wallace A U.S. Marine, who was supposed to have left Arizona for Camp Pendleton in California but never arrived, has been found alive and well in East Texas. The NCIS reports that Lance Cpl. Job Wallace was taken into custody at a …

Dallas Fire and Rescue units recovered a man’s body in Lake Ray Hubbard on Saturday afternoon. A man and woman were in a kayak preparing for a race when the watercraft capsized. The woman was quickly rescued by nearby boaters, but the man never resurfaced. He was found by divers …

A Lake Highlands High School student was arrested for allegedly “tasing” a teacher who had intervened in an altercation between two students. The unidentified student faces felony charges and expulsion. Lake Highlands High School is part of the Richardson ISD.

Police say a North Texas woman is recovering after she was shot multiple times over the weekend. Reportedly, 65-year-old Dale Drake, of Sherman, was shot on Saturday by her ex-stepson, Clifton Drake. Drake was arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and evading arrest after leading police on a …

A Collin County woman who was struck by a hit and run driver more than a week ago in College Station died of her injuries Sunday. Allegedly, 19-year-old Carly Beatty, of Frisco, was walking home from a friend’s home with two roommates on Saturday, September 14, when she was struck …

A 29-year-old man is dead following an officer-involved shooting Saturday morning in Southeastern Oklahoma. It happened during a dispute between a man and a woman at Ada. The OSBI says an altercation then occurred between the suspect and an officer and that shots were fired, but it wasn’t immediately clear …

The murder trial for a white female police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black neighbor in his Dallas apartment is set to begin today with opening arguments. There is no dispute over whether Amber Guyger killed Botham Jean last year in his own apartment. A jury will ultimately …

Photo by Tony Corso tonycorsoimages.com Sports for 9/23 In the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys are off to a 3-0 start of the season for the first time in 11 years, as they thumped the Miami Dolphins 31-6. Ezekiel Elliott had 125 yards rushing on the day. Dallas heads to New …

  On Saturday, September 14, at approximately 1:15 am, the Mt Pleasant Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire at 1213 N. Edwards with the report of an occupant still inside. Upon arrival, the fire was visible in approximately 50% of the structure. That included all windows, doors and …

TxDOT Paris District For Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2019 Here’s a look at work planned in Franklin and Hopkins Counties during the week of Sept. 23, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure, or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert …

Paris — Here’s a look at work planned in Delta, Lamar and Red River Counties during the week of Sept. 23, 2019. These schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure or other unforeseen issues. Motorists are advised to remain alert and pay special attention to all …

Tommy Townsend II B-Bray Two lifelong friends have been selected as posthumous recipients of the Paris Junior College 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award, according to PJC President Dr. Pam Anglin. The late Barney W. Bray, III, Class of 1964 and Thomas Cedric “Tommy” Townsend, Class of 1963 will be honored during …