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Read More »United Way Of Lamar County “Texas Scholars” Celebration Tuesday
The United Way Texas Scholars Event is at Wildcat Stadium on Tuesday, May 14, at 5:30 pm. Texas Scholars is where the United Way of Lamar County recognizes all high school seniors whom they have identified as high-achieving students. They will also announce the United Way of Lamar County scholarship …
Read More »Official Meetings Monday In Paris
Lamar County Commissioners will meet at 9:00 Monday morning with a full agenda. The court will proclaim Wednesday “National Peace Officers Memorial Day,” hear a financial report by Malnory, McNeal & Company, and discuss bids for the removal of the former Shell station building on N. Main St. The court …
Read More »GOP Primary Run-Off Candidate Forum In Paris Monday 05.13
A candidate forum for the May 28 Republican Primary run-off will be Monday, May 13, at 5:13 pm, at the Love Civic Center in Paris, with debates beginning at 6:30. Candidates expected to attend are District 2 State Rep. Gary VanDeaver and challenger Chris Spencer and incumbent District 12 State …
Read More »Retired General Arrested In Hopkins County
A routine traffic stop by Hopkins County Deputies has resulted in the arrest of a Retired Air Force General. A computer check showed that Brigadier General Mike Houston McClendon was a person of interest in a sexual assault investigation. Further investigation resulted in General McClendon’s booking into the Hopkins …
Read More »Wood County Sexual Predator Sentenced To Life
Wood County Judge J. Brad McCampbell has sentenced Justin Blaine Sicard, 34, of Winnsboro, to life in prison without the possibility of parole for continuous sexual assault of a child. Court documents the investigation into Sicard began with an outcry from the victim, who reportedly claimed Sicard had sexually …
Read More »Tire Puncturing Devices Found On Van Zandt County Interstate
The Texas Department of Transportation warns motorists that they have found tire puncturing devices on Interstate 20 in Van Zandt County. They describe Rebar Caltrops as “four-pronged, heavy gauge steel puncturing spikes thrown or linked together to cause immediate, irreparable, catastrophic failure of pneumatic tires.” Anyone with information about these …
Read More »Woman Injured In Fire Charged With Arson
Officials arrested an East Texas woman hospitalized for smoke inhalation over the weekend. Authorities say firefighters discovered a fire in the closet of a Tyler apartment and transported Talyson Hengel to a local hospital for smoke inhalation. She admitted to starting the fire in a pile of her boyfriend’s clothes. …
Read More »Prosecutors Not Seeking Death Penalty Against Accused East Texas Pastor’s Killer
The Smith County District Attorney’s Office announced they will not seek the death sentence for the man accused of killing Pastor Mark McWilliams three years ago at Starrville Methodist Church in Winona. Mytrez Deunte Woolen, 24, is Charged with Capital Murder. DA Jacob Putman said Woolen has a “verified …
Read More »MPISD – News
Contact: Kelly Cowan MPHS art students earn state medals Four Mount Pleasant High School students advanced with six pieces to the state level of the Visual Arts Scholastic Event (VASE), with three of those students earning state medals for their work. The VASE state competition was at San Marcos …
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