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Mount Pleasant News

ET Woman Guilty Of Kicking Deputy

    An East Texas woman has pleaded guilty in Smith County to kicking a deputy sheriff at a strip club. Kyla Rae Knight, 24, of Whitehouse, was stopped by the deputy as a suspect in several assaults at the club earlier in the evening and was brought back to …

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Former Teacher Guilty Of Invasive Video Recording

    A former teacher has pleaded guilty in Bowie County District Court to an invasive video recording of an 11-year-old boy at a mall in Texarkana. Shane Samuel Jones, 31, photographed the boy by slipping his cell phone under a stall divider in a department store restroom. A pre-sentencing investigation …

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NE Texas Man Pleads Not Guilty To Seriously Injuring Puppy

    A 69-year-old Northeast Texas man accused of beating, choking and breaking the leg of a puppy has pleaded not guilty in Bowie County to felony animal cruelty. Le Gus Holloway, Junior, is being held in the Bi-State Justice Center under $75,000 bond. The incident was captured on videotape …

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ET School Closed For Meningitis, Flu

    An East Texas school district is canceling classes at all schools today and Thursday due to a case of viral meningitis and a large number of flu or flu-like illnesses. Center ISD said the meningitis case has been confirmed by health officials. Friday and Monday are student holidays.

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ET Man Charged With Shooting Moving Vehicle

    An East Texas man has been arrested after firing several shots at a moving car. Marshall Police responded and located the suspect, Brian Davis, 27, who had allegedly fled the scene of the shooting on foot. There were no injuries.  Davis was charged with two counts of Aggravated …

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East Texas County Commissioner On Trial

  The trial for Smith County Commissioner JoAnn Hampton is underway. Hampton allegedly got into an argument with an elderly woman about setting up the communion table at their church, and Hampton allegedly pushed the woman down. Hampton is facing two different charges of elderly abuse, one of which carries …

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PE Wallace Participates In UIL Meet

P.E. Wallace Participates at Middle School UIL Meet Photo: the P.E. Wallace Academic UIL Team P.E. Wallace Middle School sixth-graders competed at the District 16-5A Middle School UIL meet in Hallsville last week and brought home the third place Sweepstakes Trophy. The Wallace students also had two1st place teams, two-second …

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Paris Police Report For Tuesday (Feb 13)

  Michael Atteberry Monday evening at 9:00 Paris Police made a welfare check in the 1500-block of Lamar. They arrested Michael Atteberry, 30, and Holly Caffey, 28, after finding heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia in the room. Billy Doyle Just after 11:00 pm last night, officers responded to a …

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Collin County Man Guilty Of Child Exploitation

      A 51-year-old Frisco, Texas man has been found guilty of four counts of child exploitation violations in the Eastern District of Texas. William Craig Whisman was found guilty by a jury of attempted coercion and enticement of a minor, possession of child pornography, receipt of child pornography …

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Woman Arrested In Hopkins County After Traffic Stop

    A 51-year-old woman was arrested by Sulphur Springs Police after driving with a defective taillight. A computer check showed that Rhonda Renee Whittle’s driver’s license was suspended, and officers then found some marijuana in her purse and in the ashtray. She also admitted to having just over a …

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