Mount Pleasant News

Choctaw Nation’s Job for the Day Empowers Job-seekers DURANT – The Choctaw Nation’s Job for the Day Program is a lot more than its name may seem at first. The jobs can run for up to six weeks. Even at the end of that period, a temporary job may turn …

TxDOT Atlanta District For Jan. 14-20, 2018 Bowie County US 259 – At Red River north of De Kalb, constructing a new bridge. US 259 – From US 82 to FM 44, adding shoulders. FM 1297 – From FM 2878 to FM 559, widening the highway. Harrison County I-20 Westbound …

Happy Thursday! Thursday (Jan 25) is the 2018 Chamber Banquet. Tickets are $25 each, or a table of eight is $200. Please let me know how many you want. The Whatley Center for the Performing Arts at Northeast Texas Community College will present the Wiley College a Cappella Choir on …

Jearmey Morgan Thursday morning, Paris Police worked a burglary complaint in the 2400-block of West Kaufman. An unknown suspect had forced entry into the building and took numerous items. Officers located and arrested Jearmey Morgan, 30, behind a nearby residence where they determined that he did not reside. They later …

  Three years ago the UIL began the Texas High School State Cheer Competition and for the third consecutive season, the Mt Vernon Lady Tigers bring home a State Championship. Head coach, Jenna Wilkins, along with assistant coach Emily Hunt and the Mt Vernon cheer team, finished first out of …

  Bradley Curtis Kougher Hopkins County Jail A Hopkins County jury convicted 41-year-old Bradley Curtis Kougher Thursday of Second-Degree Indecency with a Child by Contact and First-Degree Sexual Performance by a Child. The punishment phase of the trial began right after the verdict was reached. The jury later Thursday night sentenced …

  Doyle Ray Roberson Hopkins County Jail Hopkins County arrested Doyle Ray Roberson, 40, on a Franklin County warrant for Theft of Property valued at less than $2500. Charges were enhanced because of a prior conviction. Bond is $5,000.

    Texas Parks and Wildlife authorities have completed their investigation into the boating accident at Lake ‘O the Pines that claimed the lives of three Boy Scouts. They ruled their deaths an accident. Marion County’s District Attorney will not press charges in the incident.

    Walmart, the world’s largest private employer, is boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers to $11 an hour. The company is also giving a one-time cash bonus of up to $1,000 to eligible employees and expanding its maternity and parental leave benefits. Walmart said Thursday the recent tax …

Stacy McDonald Wednesday morning after 3:00, Paris Police arrested Stacy McDonald, 45, in the 4800-block of Lamar Ave after a traffic stop. They found McDonald in possession of a small amount of cocaine and prescription pills belonging to another person. Child Protective Services notified the Paris Police Department of an …