Mount Pleasant News

An East Texas man has been arrested on felony drug charges after officers in Harrison County stopped him for a vehicle registration violation. During a roadside interview, 59-year-old Jeffrey Grantham of Karnack pulled a marijuana pipe from his pocket. The deputy found 88 grams of TCH edibles and wax, 10 …

Maxey House Celebrates Halloween PARIS, Texas –– The Sam Bell Maxey House State Historic Site is celebrating Halloween this year with the come-and-go event Maxey After Dark on Saturday, October 28, at the site, at 812 South Church Street in Paris, from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. As visitors move from room to …

Front (L to R) Construction students Emilio Reyes, Jr., Addriana Cordova, Alan Nava / Center (L to R) MPHS Life Skills teacher James Townsend, Johnette Poole, and one of her therapy dogs / Back (L to R) MPHS Construction instructors Jim Alston and Alan Salinas, MPHS Construction student Ailyen De …

Nathan Crutchfield Tuesday evening at 4:50, officers responded to the 800 block of SW 6th about an assault. The victim told them that Nathan Crutchfield, who had been living at the residence, had attacked her as she slept and had placed his hand over their mouth, cutting off their breath. …

The cooler temperatures are a reminder that winter is coming. ERCOT reported to the Public Utilities Commission that they have requested to purchase enough backup power for 600,000 homes an hour by December when winter cold brings power complications. The types of power plants needed are the more traditional, like …

An unoccupied house in Fannin County is a total loss after a fire over the weekend. Ladonia, Honey Grove, Dodd City, and Wolfe City firefighters battled the blaze. There were no injuries in the fire.

The Valley of the Caddo Museum & Cultural Center at 115 Bonham St. in Paris invites people to bring artifacts, fossils, rocks, and minerals for experts to identify on Saturday from noon to 5:00 pm. The free event celebrates National Archeology Month. Visitors can also learn how they made arrowheads. …

Upshur County arrested a 13-year-old boy on a terroristic threat charge based on evidence of threats made toward students and a Bruce Junior High School faculty member in Gilmer. School officials provided Upshur County Sheriff’s investigators with witness statements and video evidence that the juvenile threatened to harm others after …

Jorge Sanchez-AriasTitus County Deputies arrested 31-year-old Jorge Sanchez-Arias of Mt. Pleasant for Family Violence, Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, and Fraudulent Use and Possession of ID Information. They set bond at $30,000 for the Aggravated Assault and $5,000 for the fraud. Deputies arrested 46-year-old Brooke Rae Ramsey of Cookville …

Tuesday, a woman was hit by an oncoming train on the tracks in Texarkana. Police report that the 45-year-old woman was struck by a train as she walked onto the train tracks and that the train engineer blew the train’s horn several times to alert her as the train approached, …