Mount Pleasant News

A Deep Ellum man in Dallas says management threw everything he and his daughter own in a dumpster after the apartment building said they accidentally ordered maintenance to clean out his rental. They had the wrong unit number, and now the renter is out tens of thousands of dollars. Now …

Upshur County commissioners heard updates Thursday on a project to renovate the courthouse. The county will use 5.2 million dollars from a grant from the Texas Historical Commission for the project and pay another five million dollars out of its contingency fund. County Judge Todd Tefteller said they had to …

Officials have not released the name of a man who crashed a stolen ambulance into gas pumps at a Cherokee County convenience store Thursday afternoon. They flew him to the hospital, and he will face charges. He took a San Augustine County EMS ambulance from the emergency room parking lot. …

Lufkin Police arrested Cristian Salazar, 20, of Lufkin, who reportedly admitted to firing rounds from an AR-15 at trees in his backyard. His backyard was near Coston Elementary on Trenton Street. It happened Thursday afternoon around 1:15.

According to the Smith County Fire Marshal’s Office, HAZMAT crews cleaned up chicken remains spilled on FM 14 south of I-20 on Thursday. The spill created very slick road conditions in front of the Pilot Co. gas station. The Red Springs Volunteer Fire Department washed off the roadway and waited …

Superintendent Judd Marshall The MPISD Board of Trustees voted to reduce the current tax rate from $1.1592 to .8952 for the coming year, the lowest tax rate in more than 30 years. The total tax rate, a reduction of $.264, includes $.6692 for maintenance and operations (M&O) and $0.226 for …

Camp County’s new jail expansion is underway with the first concrete pour. The construction company is pouring concrete for the base of the retaining walls in preparation for the slab. They have roughed in the plumbing and are now ready to begin work on the slab.

Nicole Ren-a-Lamb Wednesday night at 9:32, a vehicle ended up in the ditch in the 700 block of Clement Road. Officers found Nicole Ren-a Lamb, the driver, intoxicated. They gave Lamb a sobriety test and arrested her for Driving While Intoxicated. They also discovered that Lamb was previously convicted of …

Prevention Efforts Intensify as Drunk Driving Deaths Are Up 27% Since 2018 DALLAS, TEXAS — August 31, 2023 — Mothers Against Drunk Driving® (MADD) projects that drunk driving deaths may surge 40% during Labor Day Weekend, based on the most recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It comes …

Wednesday, Travis County State District Judge Maya Gambie ruled HB2127 was unconstitutional. It was a sweeping new Texas law aimed at undermining the ability of the state’s bluer urban areas to enact progressive policies. Opponents nicknamed it the “Death Star” bill that would have gone into effect Friday. The Republican-backed …