Mount Pleasant News

Bob Barker, the enduring, dapper game show host who became a household name over a half-century of hosting “Truth or Consequences” and “The Price Is Right,” has died. He died Saturday morning at his home in Los Angeles. Bob Baker. He was a longtime animal rights activist. He was 99.

This could change this week, but as of Sunday night, there were only four counties without a burn ban. They were Camp, Franklin, Hopkins, and Titus counties. All other counties and the City of Mt Pleasant are under a burn ban. A fire broke out Saturday afternoon at a house …

Red are active A grass fire near Tyler State Park shut down FM 14 Sunday afternoon. Firefighters contained the fire. A wildfire shut down Highway 84 in Shelby County on Sunday afternoon, with evacuations near Tenaha. Approximately 100 acres have burned so far. A judge declared a disaster for Jasper …

ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, asked Texans to conserve electricity from 4:00 to 9:00 Sunday afternoon. There was a concern that the grid would reach high demands because of the extreme heat. Saturday, ERCOT avoided emergency operations due to the conservation efforts made by Texans, combined with wind …

Tropical Depression Ten formed into Tropical Storm Idalia Sunday morning. It enters the Gulf on Monday and moves toward Florida, which could become a hurricane by Tuesday. The main threat will be the west coast of Florida and the Florida Panhandle early Tuesday.

Oklahoma troopers say three died in a five-vehicle crash Friday afternoon in Carter County. It happened just before 4:00 pm, in the southbound lane of I-35 north of Springer. The driver of a semi, the driver of a pickup, and a passenger in that pickup truck all died on the …

Field scatters after gunfire at game A shooting at a Friday night high school football game killed a teenager and injured two in Oklahoma. It sent players and officials scrambling off the field and caused panicked spectators to crouch in the stands. Two other people were injured while fleeing the …

The Choctaw Nation Tribal Police will now go by a new name, “Choctaw Nation Lighthorse Police. The Nation said the Choctaw Lighthorsemen originated back in 1834. Descendants of the original Lighthorse officers were at Friday’s ceremony. The department also unveiled its new badge and vehicle design.

At least 50 people were involved in an altercation at Marshall Saturday night, leaving one shot to death. According to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office, they dispersed a crowd but had to stop another fight in the hospital’s emergency room. During the investigation, officials discovered that the victim and the …

An ATV crash in Van Zandt County injured five people Sunday morning at 12:26. Responding were the Grand Saline Fire Department, Christus EMS, UT Health EMS, and UT Air 1 North. The crash occurred on private property on Van Zandt County Road 1806. All five had non-life-threatening injuries.