AccuWeather forecasters say an expansive area of severe explosive weather will develop in the southern and midwestern regions of the United States this weekend as the tough weather season begins with a bang. Severe weather can occur any month of the year, but the peak in activity usually happens during …
Read More »Wednesday’s Sports
Mt Pleasant Tigers MLB For the first time in 27 years, Major League Baseball will lose regular-season games over a labor dispute. As a result, they dropped the schedule from 162 games to likely 156 games, and the league and union have not made plans for future negotiations. NBA Clippers …
Read More »Paris Police Report For Wednesday (Mar 2)
Paris Police met with a victim of fraud at 9:34 Tuesday morning. The victim reported that someone had cashed a check on their bank account. The note had been deposited directly into a bank account in Virginia. The incident is under investigation. Paris Police responded to a business burglary in …
Read More »Camp, Franklin, Morris, Wood, And Titus Elections
Camp, Franklin, Morris, Wood, And Titus Elections Titus Couty Judge will have a runoff between Lori Chism with 28% and Kent Cooper with 24%, Scott Redfearn had 24.22%. County Clerk has Leslie Brosnan, 36%, and James Webster with 34%. Dana Applewhite won Treasurer with 62%, and Joe Mitchell landed 53% …
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Mt Pleasant High School Varsity Mt Pleasant High School JV – B Mt Pleasant High School Junior Guard Mt Pleasant High School Junior Guard Contact: Kelly Cowan Mount Pleasant ISD Winterguards win at Pine Tree. All four MPISD Winterguard teams traveled to Pine Tree High School in Longview on Saturday, …
Read More »Texas February Sales Tax
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.2 Billion in February. (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.23 billion in February, 28.6 percent more than in February 2021. However, after adjusting last year’s February totals to account for sales tax returns not collected until March 1, 2021, …
Read More »National Athletic Training Month
National Athletic Training Month March 2022 The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) membership celebrates the Athletic Training profession each March to spread awareness of the vital work Athletic Trainers (ATs) do. This year’s slogan is “Providing Health Care Everywhere.” As our profession grows and more and more groups recognize our …
Read More »Texas Hunter Education
TPWD Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of Texas Hunter Education AUSTIN – This week, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Hunter Education. The first course in Texas was on Feb. 28, 1972. Since then, over 1.5 million students have completed Texas Hunter Education throughout the state. …
Read More »Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 28 – Mar. 4
National Invasive Species Awareness Week Feb. 28 – Mar. 4 Encourages Action to Combat Harmful, Non-Native Plants and Wildlife AUSTIN – During National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW), Feb. 28 – Mar. 4 this year, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) asks Texans to help slow the spread of invasive species …
Read More »Texas Water Conditions
Last year, a La Niña winter contributed to drought in Texas, but a transition to neutral conditions by late spring helped significantly reduce the deficit by early summer. This year, projections vary but favor a change to neutral conditions by May-July (56 percent chance).
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