Mount Pleasant News

Thursday, the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office announced an internal investigation led to the arrest of a former employee. They arrested Kaitlyn Rhodes for bringing prohibited items into a correctional facility and having an inappropriate relationship with a person in custody. Both charges are felonies. Her bond is $50,000.

An annular solar eclipse will occur across parts of the state on Saturday, with a partial eclipse visible across the rest of Texas. The eclipse will begin shortly after 10:00 am and conclude around 1:30 pm. Peak coverage will occur between 11:45 am and noon. Areas shaded along the annular …

Former Dallas Cowboys running back Walt Garrison reportedly passed away at age 79. According to Pokes Report’s Robert Allen, Garrison died late Tuesday night at a memory care facility in Texas. He was battling Alzheimer’s in his final years. Fans mourned Garrison’s death on social media. “The ultimate definition of a …

Chase Lee Arrested The Tyler Police Department has located Chase Lee and his two daughters at a hotel at 220 East Grande in Tyler after transmitting an Amber Alert. The girls are reportedly safe and returned to their mother, and detectives questioned Chase before booking him into the Smith County …

A player in California won a $1.73 billion Powerball jackpot Wednesday night, ending a long stretch without a top prize winner. The winning numbers were 22, 24, 40, 52, 64, and the Powerball number 10. It was the second-largest jackpot on record.

The members of the 2023-2024 Campbell-Edwards-White NEHS Chapter of Vivian Fowler Elementary School Contact: Kelly Cowan Vivian Fowler inducts students into the National Elementary Honor Society. Thirty-one Vivian Fowler Elementary School 4th graders became members of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS) as the Campbell-Edwards-White NEHS Chapter held its 2023-2024 …

Kendall Price Korpus Officers responded to the 800 block of SW 3rd regarding a disturbance Wednesday night at 11:55. Kendall Price Korpus had entered a room where the victim was sleeping and threatened to kill her. Korpus had then allegedly attempted to gain access to a firearm but was unsuccessful. …

NOTICE from the City of Clarksville The City of Clarksville is experiencing a water main break. Crews digging hit a live east of town. The city is now under a boil water notice! The city employees are working on the break at present. We apologize for any inconvenience this is causing. 

Texas has executed Jedidiah Isaac Murphy for murdering an elderly Garland woman. Court documents show that Murphy carjacked the vehicle of 80-year-old Bertie Lee Cunningham, threw her in the trunk of her car, and shot her. He then drove to Van Zandt County and drowned her.

The Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics (OBN) raided a business in Love County. They seized over 45,000 marijuana plants and 700 pounds of processed cannabis at Harvesting Valley LLC in Burneyville. The OBN alleges that Harvesting Valley has been cultivating and trafficking large quantities of marijuana to the black market. They …