Mount Pleasant News

A free legal clinic for Veterans, surviving spouses, and dependants will be hosted by Lone Star Legal Aid in collaboration with the American Legion, Disabled American Veterans, and Veterans of Foreign Wars on Thursday, September 14, from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm at Paris Junior College Frank Grimes Center. Interested …

State Troopers are investigating a fatal crash in Hunt County on FM 36, south of U.S. Highway 380 and about a mile and a half north of Caddo Mills. Officials say 30-year-old Christian Rios Escobedo of Caddo Mills left the roadway and flipped. Officials pronounced him at the scene.

Friends of the NRA will have its annual fundraising event at 5:00 pm Saturday at the Hopkins County Civic Center. Individual tickets are $50, including dinner and one chance for a handgun drawing. A table for eight is $500 and includes dinner, reserved seating, program recognition, and an opportunity for …

Mothers Against Drunk Drivers-East Texas will have its annual Walk Like MADD at Buford Park in Sulphur Springs at 5:00 pm this Saturday. For more information, call 903-534-6000.

Uluas WoodsideThirty-old Uluas Woodside was arrested in Titus County Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Two counts of Theft of a Firearm and Violation of Parole with Robbery by Threat. Bond was set at $100,000 on the weapons and denied on the Parole Violation. Forty-one-year-old Carlos Jermaine …

A single-vehicle crash killed Austin W. Winters, 24, of Van Zandt County in Northwest Smith County. State Troopers say Winters was traveling south on County Road 413. He ran off the road and struck a culvert and a metal pole fence. Officials pronounced him at the scene.

Louis Huley, Jr. Officers on foot patrol contacted Tuesday morning at 2:19 came in contact with Louis Huley, Jr., in the 800 block of E. Provine. A warrant check revealed that he had an outstanding Felony warrant for Parole Violation in Georgia. They arrested Huley, and during booking, Huley became …

A female Texas Ranger, who previously served as a State Trooper in Sulphur Springs, has become the first Major in the 200-year history of the organization. Ranger Wende O. Wakeman will now be the Major in the Waco Detachment, overseeing 27 Rangers and three Lieutenants in the area south of …

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has delayed the release of annual school ratings. TEA said it needs to adjust to account for student academic performance changes after the pandemic. The delay comes after several school districts sued to stop the agency from releasing school rankings produced under a new rating …

Winnsboro’s City Administrator, MaKenzie Lyons, has confirmed that they placed Chief of Police Andy Chester on administrative leave before retiring, effective immediately. Winnsboro placed Capt. Chris Hill is on leave before resigning on Tuesday. Patrol Sgt. Blake McClure also has resigned but was not placed on leave. Lyons provided no …