Mount Pleasant News

The World Championship Hopkins County Stew Cook-off is this weekend. City National Bank will sponsor Friday, October 27, festivities, including an appetizer contest and concert by Dubb and the Luv Machines. There will be 180 stew pots for this year’s cook-off. Tickets are $8 each for those 13 and over. …

An 18-wheeler overturned and caught fire on I-30 in Bowie County Wednesday night. Police said they believed the truck had a tire blowout. It hit the guardrail before rolling over and erupted into flames. The two people in the 18-wheeler escaped injury. It took about an hour to put out …

North and Central Texas The first frost or freeze of the season will occur Wednesday morning, with lows in the upper 20s to mid-30s! Areas across North Texas and the Big Country have the most excellent chances of seeing below-freezing temperatures. Be prepared to cover sensitive plants, and keep checking …

U.S. Department of Labor Los Balones Sports Bar & Restaurant employees worked up to 60 hours weekly. Employer name: Rio Bravo Restaurant Inc., operating as Los Balones Sports Bar & Restaurant Investigation site: 2905 West Chapel Extension, Dallas, TX 75220 Investigation findings: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found Rio Bravo Restaurant …

On Wednesday, around 12:32 pm, a Paris Patrol Lieutenant patrolled the 900 block of Bonham Street and noticed a white male riding a new-looking bicycle resembling the recent $5,000 bike reported stolen. The rider claimed that he had bought the bicycle for $175 around a week ago from a guy …

MPHS Spanish II students and teachers with their display of ofrendas at the Mount Pleasant Public Library Logan Curley presents her ofrenda to King Von (L to R) Mishelle Ysasi, Morgan Zepeda, and Haley Garcia with their ofrenda to Michael Jackson   (L to R) Eilene Martinez, Jannely Aguilar, and …

Sulphur Springs Police Department Detectives continue investigating a felony theft at Service Rent-All. The Police Dept is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspect. Security photos of the suspect are on our website. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Lt. Estes at 903 885-7602.

Republicans unanimously elected Rep. Mike Johnson as House speaker on Wednesday, eagerly elevating a deeply conservative but lesser-known leader to the significant seat of U.S. power and ending the weeks of political chaos in their majority. Johnson, 51, is from Shreveport and now second in line to the presidency.

The World Series starts at Globe Life Field in Arlington, and they are listing tickets for at least several hundred dollars on the secondary market. The cheapest Game 1 ticket on TickPick lists all-in prices as $451, and that’s for standing-room only. If you want an actual seat, the cheapest …

  The DeSoto Police Department, along with DeSoto ISD, is investigating disturbing allegations of a special needs teacher physically abusing a non-verbal student in her care. The teacher, who officials have not charged at this time, is on administrative leave. Video obtained exclusively by NBC 5 shows the DeSoto High …