Mount Pleasant News

Jonathon Wesley Davis On Monday morning, November 6, at 8:18, officers took Jonathon Wesley Davis, 56, into custody in the 3900 block of North Main at the Parole Office for an outstanding Parole Violation Warrant and booked him into the Paris Jail and later transferred him to the Lamar County …

The Paris News reports that the PJC Board of Regents has offered a contract to Dr. Jerry King to be the College’s Interim President. Dr. King is the former Mayor of Athens and is the retired president of Trinity Valley Community College. The college is still working with the Association …

The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that Shonda Lynette Johnson, age 51, of Fort Towson, Oklahoma, was found guilty by a federal jury of Voluntary Manslaughter. The jury trial began with testimony on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, and concluded on Thursday, September 29, …

Last Friday afternoon at 1:28, Mt Pleasant worked a structure fire at 608 Court. Saturday at 2:41 am, first responders worked a crowd that had gathered on I-30 at the 166 Eastbound. Another structure fire was reported Sunday at 12:45 am in the 100-block of East 2nd. On Sunday afternoon, …

Authorities throughout the area are continuing their search for an armed and extremely dangerous suspect in an Upshur County double murder. They are accusing 41-year-old Alvin Patrick McKnight of fatally shooting 35-year-old Mandy Ray and 37-year-old Dermetrica Dashaunda Waters at their home in Gilmer. McKnight had been in a relationship …

Titus County arrested 21-year-old Aaliyah Ericka Starks was arrested in Titus County for Assault of a Family or Household Member by Impeding Breath or Circulation, Interference with an Emergency Request for Assistance, and Resisting Arrest, Search, or Transport. Her bond totals $15,000, and at last report, she was in Titus …

A Henderson County man is dead, and another is in jail after a money fight turned deadly. Witnesses say 28-year-old Brayan Leonel Castro Castellanos of Athens had walked to the residence of 39-year-old Pacheco Flores to collect money. Flores was reportedly knocked off of the porch by Castellanos and landed …

Tuesday, November 7, is Election Day in Texas. Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, and voters will decide the fate of 14 proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution. There are also bond issue elections in several municipalities, including Mt. Pleasant Chapel Hill ISD and Como-Pickton ISD. …

Christopher Balden Eller On Friday, November 3, at 1:19 pm, Paris Police Officers worked a vehicle accident in the 1300 block of Clarksville Street. A bystander reported that a male subject was the driver of the at-fault vehicle and that he had exited the vehicle, ran behind a building, and …

  Mount Pleasant, TX – The 88th Legislature of the State of Texas designated the first week of November as Municipal Courts Week to recognize the vital service they provide in a community. “Municipal courts in Texas play a vital role in preserving public safety, protecting the quality of life for …