Mount Pleasant News

Larmie Harris Officers responded to 1200 NW 7th Monday night concerning a fight. Reportedly, Larmie Harris had assaulted several victims. Harris was intoxicated, and neither he nor the victims would leave the scene. Harris had attacked one of his family members and others. He was arrested, transported to jail, and …

Expect Hurricane Idalia to rapidly intensify into a Category 3 by the time it lands on Wednesday. Dangerous, life-threatening storm surge, hurricane-force winds, and heavy rain are all expected along portions of the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle beginning as early as later today, then peaking on …

Robert Ryan Mt Pleasant Police Department arrested Robert Ryan, 47, of Mt Pleasant, last Tuesday, August 19, for solicitation of a minor. Then, last Friday, August 25, officers arrested Ryan again after discovering hundreds of images and videos of child pornography. Mt Pleasant Police had previously started an investigation involving …

A crash at the Red River Bridge early Monday morning claimed the life of Stephen Neece, 67, of Paris. His truck crashed off of the Red River Bridge after running off the road, bouncing off one guardrail before hitting through the guardrail on the other side. Troopers said Neece’s truck …

This summer has been the hottest, with autumn 26 days away. Using Mt Pleasant’s records, we have had 39 days of 100 or above. There were four days in June, nine in July, and August recorded 26 days with the highest temperature of 109. The last rainfall was .63″ on …

Ge'Keyvun Minneweather Texarkana Police are searching for a 17-year-old allegedly involved in a shootout with a juvenile that led to a girl not being involved in the fight getting shot. It occurred Sunday evening at 6:00 at W 16th and Peach in Texarkana. Reportedly, Ge’Keyvun Minneweather, 17, showed up to …

Rain and heavy wind Sunday night knocked about 2,700 customers off the power grid Monday morning. The storm affected fourteen Northeast Texas counties, including Bowie, Cass, Gregg, Harrison, Morris, and Van Zandt.

The Hopkins County Commissioner’s Court voted to enact a burn ban immediately. Outdoor burning of any kind is now not allowed. Camp, Franklin, and Titus are the only counties you can burn outdoors. In Titus, Mt Pleasant has a burn ban.

A Leavenworth Kansas County woman lost $94,000 in a celebrity imposter scam by people outside the United States. Someone who claimed to be country music singer Neal McCoy persuaded her into sending them cryptocurrency, cash, cell phones, passwords, gift card account numbers, and proceeds from selling an antique vehicle. The …

The victim in Marshall’s 50-people brawl last Saturday was Russell Dale Crawford Shyne, 36. He died at the hospital with a gunshot wound to the stomach. Tramaine Rondell Dunn, 40, was booked into the Harrison County Jail for murder.