Upshur County Deputies arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with a shooting incident that sent a 15-year-old to the hospital for treatment of a severe injury. They charged the juvenile with second-degree felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The incident occurred on Gopher Road Sunday morning around 1:45. Allegedly, …

Terrikah Lyn Hayes – Temple Police Department Photo Texarkana officials found no sign of remains while looking for a five-week-old baby behind an apartment complex. Terrikah Lyn Hayes, 36, is facing charges in Temple in connection with the deaths of two other children. They found them with her and their …

Keith Sweeney – OKC Police Department Photo Monday, a jury found Sergeant Keith Sweeney guilty of second-degree murder. Sweeney was among officers responding to a suicidal person named Dustin Pigeon. Mr. Pigeon had doused himself in lighter fluid and threatening to set himself on fire. One officer fired a bean …

State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $2.8 Billion in October (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Monday said that Texas’ sales tax revenue totaled $2.82 billion in October, 7 percent more than in October 2018. “Growth in the state sales tax revenue was apparent across all major economic sectors,” Hegar said. “The …

Pictured L to R: MPHS Principal Craig Bailey, Connelly Cowan, Mary Kait Heeren, and MPHS Class of 2022 Counselor Jamie Doan Contact: Kelly Cowan   MPHS selects HOBY Youth Leadership ambassadors Mount Pleasant High School sophomores Mary Kait Heeren and Connelly Cowan received the 2019-2020 school ambassadors for the Hugh …

Lion Football is No. 6 in the second week of Super Region Four Rankings INDIANAPOLIS – The Texas A&M University-Commerce football team is the sixth-ranked team in this year’s second iteration of the NCAA Division II Super Region Four rankings, as announced Monday.  The Lions are 7-2 overall with a 6-2 …

NTCC Men’s Soccer Advances in Postseason The Northeast Texas Community College Men’s Soccer team defeated Laredo College, 3-0 on Saturday to advance to the NJCAA Gulf South District Semi-Finals on Friday, November 8.  An early goal by Ronaldo Brown (Jamaica) set the tone for the Regional matchup against Laredo. Brown …

Steve Easterbrook McDonald’s chief executive officer, Steve Easterbrook, has stepped down after violating the company policy by engaging in a consensual relationship with an employee. The board will release the separation package Monday in a federal filing. The board named Chris Kempczinski, who recently served as president of McDonald’s USA, …

Mamie Robinson Aplon Mamie Robinson Aplon, 67, was a longtime teacher at Jasper in Southeast Texas. A Jasper County grand jury last Thursday indicted her and Jasper Police arrested her on Friday. Authorities are accusing her of allegedly making a child eat his feces on Sept 25.

Victoria Nicole Bautista Dallas Police charged Victoria Nicole Bautista, 29, of East Dallas, with forcing two minor family members into sexual encounters. Her bail is $201,000.