Mount Pleasant News

Oklahoma Death Row Inmate Phillip Hancock is set for execution Thursday night. The Oklahoma State Pardon and Parole Board recommended clemency for Hancock, but Gov. Kevin Stitt has not decided. Oklahoma condemned Hancock for the fatal shooting of two men. His attorney says Hancock struggled with the two men, got …

Kerry Rowland Bi-State Jail Authorities arrested Kerry Rowland, 35, of Texarkana, for allegedly forwarding phone calls from a competing business to steal jobs. Rowland went to the company to see the owners about a job and, while there, asked to borrow the phone. He reportedly hit a few keys before …

Northeast Texas Choral Society will have its “A Celtic Christmas” production at 7:00 pm on Saturday, December 2, and 2:00 pm on Sunday, December 3. It will be in the Hopkins County Civic Center. Visit the website SingersCount.org for ticket information or contact any choral society member.

Joel Bowers An officer noticed a vehicle on the Paris Police Department lawn near the Trail de Paris Tuesday morning at 2:45. It appeared to have been in an accident. The officer talked with the driver, Joel Bowers, who appeared to be disoriented and was only partially dressed. After Bowers …

Supporting nonprofits on GivingTuesday this year could have a more significant impact than usual. Why? Because nonprofits and industry groups claim donations are down compared to previous years. Many organizations will look to make up the difference on GivingTuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which started as a hashtag in 2012 …

Authorities are searching for a man last seen Friday. They describe Clyde Finely as 6′ tall and 180 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office said he is about 60 years old, and friends last saw him in Jefferson. He has not been seen or …

Jan Stroble of Muskogee, OK, crashed into the Sabine State Bank in Robeline, LA, around 12:18 am Monday. His car caught fire, destroying the Sabine State Bank. Investigators said Stroble was traveling westbound on La. Hwy 6 when he entered an S-curve and exited the road to the right. He …

Sunday night, a fire claimed the life of Mark Wright, 63, in Fannin County on CR 3745 in Wolfe City. After firefighters contained the fire, they found Wright’s remains. Wright’s daughter is a firefighter for Wolfe City. The fire department took to Facebook, saying they were the last ones to …

The search continues for a pair of inmates who escaped the Fannin County Jail on Saturday. Witnesses saw Raymond Ross and Ramon Perez running into a wooded area near the Fannin County Jail in Bonham. Both were wearing prison-issue grey sweats at the time. Officials do not think that they …