Mount Pleasant News

Vladimir Chavelas Alvarez A Paris Police Detective Sergeant was following up on a previously reported fraud in which a suspect had purchased a vehicle at a local dealership while using a victim’s identification. The Detective located the suspect in the incident Wednesday evening at 5:53, who confessed to the crime …

After decades of service to Paris Junior College, its students, and the community, Dr. Pam Anglin has announced her retirement as president at the end of the year. A first-generation college student and the first female president of the College, she has served since 2003 and is a true community …

The Louisiana State Police says dead pigs were sprawled out on the Mississippi River Bridge Tuesday night after a crash. The West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office assisted troopers after a crash that shut down I-10 westbound at 9:00 pm Tuesday. The truck hauling the pigs was reportedly not involved …

Arlington Police Officer Darrin McMichaelThe reward for information leading to the arrest of the driver involved in a hit-and-run that killed an Arlington Police Officer has been increased to $20,000, thanks to a donation of $15,000 by Oak Farms Dairy. Officer Darrin McMichael lost his life while riding his motorcycle …

An eight-year-old girl was shot to death in Granbury and the sheriff’s department says another child shot her. When A child shot and killed an eight-year-old girl in Granbury. When Hood County Deputies got to the home, they put the child on an air ambulance to Cook Children’s Hospital in …

Ann Degarso Greenville officials arrested a woman concerning the death of a 16-year-old Greenville boy who died of fentanyl poisoning. Police have charged 24-year-old Jessica Ann Degarso with delivery of a controlled substance causing death to a minor. Degarso is in Greenville’s jail with bail set at $200,000.

A 17-year-old girl escaped from a moving patrol unit that was transporting her to the Upshur County Jail Wednesday morning. She had been arrested for criminal mischief and had injured her wrist during a domestic incident. The officer didn’t handcuff her because of her calm demeanor during the arrest. The …

A 14-month-old boy has drowned in a pond on his family’s property in Cherokee County. Deputies responded to a residence in the Mount Selman area and found the child receiving CPR from a family member. EMS took the child to a Jacksonville hospital and then to Children’s Hospital in Dallas, …

Amber Norwood A traffic stop for a defective brake light in the 200 block of E. Houston brought officers into contact with Amber Norwood. She was trying to hide what the officer recognized as syringes underneath her body. The officer ordered Norwood from the vehicle and observed other drug paraphernalia …

Contact: Kelly Cowan Mount Pleasant High School selects School Boy and Girl. The Mount Pleasant High School faculty recently selected seniors Mason McMinn and Sophie Greco as the 2023-2024 All-School Boy and Girl. Each year, the high school staff picks a senior boy and senior girl who represent the ideals …