Mount Pleasant News

Daylight Saving officially ends at 2:00 on Sunday morning, so we turn our clocks back an hour. Computers, TVs, and cell phones will automatically update at 2:00 am.

The annual Choctaw Powwow kicks off  today and will run through Sunday at the Choctaw Event Center in Durant. Everyone is welcome, it is a free event and you don’t have to be a Native American to  come out.  The Choctaw Nation expects more than 700 dancers, drummers, and singers …

Mug shots not availableRusk County authorities arrested 20-year-old Aaron Ables of Hughes Springs after finding his car in a church parking lot. Ables was in the back seat with a minor and charged with sexual assault of a child. His bond was $60,000.

A three-vehicle crash killed an 18-year-old man and his ten-year-old passenger. They hospitalized two people in an SUV after the crash in Rusk County. State Troopers say 18-year-old Johnathan E. Holland and his passenger had slowed down to make a left turn. An SUV failed to control its speed, striking …

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar has announced the purchase of an additional $45 million in Israel bonds, continuing to provide liquidity to Israel as it defends itself against Hamas. Last month, Hegar announced the state had purchased $20 million in Israel bonds. The fixed-rate bonds mature in …

The City of Arlington invites fans from across North Texas to celebrate the 2023 World Champion Texas Rangers at a World Series Victory Parade on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, in the Entertainment District. The free event is open to the public. “The Texas Rangers’ World Series victory is a dream …

There was a shootout on I-30 at Lake Ray Hubbard and Dalrock Road. The suspect was in a high-speed police pursuit, and paramedics transported him to a hospital after a shootout with Rockwall County Deputies. The incident happened at 3:45 Wednesday afternoon, and no deputies were injured. Texas Rangers are …

Daniel Kincaid Wednesday morning at 9:29, officers arrested Daniel Kincaid in the 500 block of SE 9th St. on a warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury to Family Violence. The arrest stemmed from an August 5, 2023, incident in which Kincaid had assaulted a Family Member several times in a …

The man wanted in connection to the shootings at a Texarkana party that left three people dead has surrendered to police. Detectives are currently interviewing 20-year-old Brioskii Warren. Investigators say the shootings followed a fistfight between two men when they pulled out rifles and started shooting. Pronounced at the scene …

Site Selection Magazine has named the State of Texas the Top Business Climate in the nation. They base the ranking on an index that includes a survey of corporate real estate executives and site selectors. Other factors in Texas’ No. 1 ranking include the number of relocations and expansions in …