Northeast Texas Community College hosts its annual National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) rodeo October 18-19 at Elite Western Arena. The college rodeo action starts at 7:30 Friday night and at 2:00 pm on Saturday. Elite Western Arena is at 938 County Road 1655 in Mount Pleasant.  NTCC student-athletes will compete …

Contact: Kelly Cowan  MPHS Cross Country teams place in Pine Tree meet The Mount Pleasant High School cross country teams competed in Longview this past Friday at Pine ‘sTree’s Puddle Jump and Pig Trot. True to the meet’s name, rains the night before made for a muddy and slow course. …

A&M-Texarkana and Texas A&M System Fellowship  Grows Local Talent to Lead Local Schools TEXARKANA, Texas – Amy Giles is Texas A&M University-Texarkana’s selection for the first-ever We Teach Texas Leadership Fellow Scholarship. Giles, an art teacher at Queen City High School, received her Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from A&M-Texarkana …

Saturday morning at 10:36, Troopers responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on CR-285. It was approximately three miles east of Tyler in Smith County. Preliminary crash investigation revealed that the driver of a 2008 Ford F-250, Eric Golembeck, 43, of Tyler, was traveling east on CR-285 towing a utility trailer. …

      Troopers on scene report that the aircraft did not crash, but made a hard landing in a field near the intersection of CR-3703 and CR-3702.  They report that there are no injuries.   Previous story-Troopers are responding to a report of a downed helicopter at the intersection …

TxDOT Atlanta District For Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2019   Bowie County  SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges   Cass County  FM 3129 – From US 59 to SH 77, resurfacing highway. SH 8 – At Sulphur River, replacing bridges   Harrison County  SH 43 – at …

Brendon Flowers Paris Police made contact with Brendon Flowers in the 3000-block of NE Loop 286. Flowers had outstanding warrants for his arrest out of Lamar County Sheriff’s Office and this department. Officers placed Flowers under arrest and transported him to jail. Paris Police responded to 115 calls for service …

Around 2:00 Thursday afternoon, an 18-wheeler and a four-wheeler closed down I-30 westbound. The Semi-trailer overturned and was carrying lumber. Morris County first responders worked the accident at US 259 and I-30 intersection. No other information was available.

Alex Goforth On Thursday, Paris Police Officers responded to a shoplifter report in the 2400-block of N. Main at Atwoods. An Officer located a subject matching the description of the suspect walking in the 2200-block of N Main. He also found some of the reported stolen items in possession of …

BE SAFE. DRIVE SMART. TxDOT aims to reduce the number of crashes involving pedestrians.   AUSTIN— TxDOT is launching a safety campaign to remind drivers and pedestrians to slow down, be alert, and obey traffic laws. Last year, there were 5,694 traffic crashes involving pedestrians in Texas, resulting in 632 …