Mount Pleasant News

Sunday around 9:15 am, Troopers responded to a one-vehicle fatal crash on FM-2685 approximately three miles north of Gladewater in Upshur County. Reportedly the driver of a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu identified as Keegan James Norstrom, 31, of Gilmer, was traveling south on FM 2685 toward Gladewater when the vehicle left …

AGENDA ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DECEMBER 14, 2017 The Board of Directors of the Ark-Tex Council of Governments (ATCOG) will meet at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 14, 2017, at the Hopkins County Courthouse, 118 Church St., Sulphur Springs, Texas, hosted by the Honorable Robert Newsom, Judge, …

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Photographed from left are David Nichols, Robert High, Paul Jones, Christina Peters, Britney Young, Kimberly Donnan, Jayla Rodriguez, and Zahra Tapia. Paris ISD food drive competition generates winning results. Kiwanis Club of Paris recently invited Paris ISD campuses to compete in a food drive. Aikin Elementary collected the most items …

Funeral services for former State Representative Pete Patterson of Brookston will Tuesday morning at 11:00 am at Oak Park United Methodist Church in Paris with burial in Evergreen Cemetery. Patterson served in the legislature from 1976 to 1999 and represented Lamar, Fannin, Delta, Hopkins, Rains, Red River, Titus, and Franklin …

Mary Sorensen Friday morning, Paris Police arrested Mary Sorensen, 31, on an outstanding warrant from Lamar County for criminal non-support. Police made contact with a complainant in the police department lobby in regards to an unauthorized use of identifying information. Reportedly an unknown suspect had used the complainant’s debit card information …

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department law enforcement compiled the following reports. Crossing the Line On opening weekend of mule deer season, Game Wardens were patrolling an isolated stretch of backroad near the Texas/New Mexico border in Cochran County. They observed suspicious activity in the distance. A red pickup truck …

    Delivery of caps and gowns signals the end of the fall semester at Paris Junior College, as does an increase in the number of students studying for next week’s final exams. The graduation ceremony will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Hunt Athletic Center on Friday, Dec. …

  Brandon Reid Black Hopkins County Jail Bond is $35,000 for a man jailed Sunday in Hopkins County on felony drug charges. Brandon Reid Black, 31, whose hometown was not immediately available, was charged with possession of more than four but less than 200 grams of a controlled substance and he remains …

  Catherine Krantz A Rains County woman has announced she will seek the Democrat nomination for the 4th District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Catherine Krantz, a small business owner, will be looking to unseat two-term Republican incumbent, John Ratcliff of Rockwall. The 4th Congressional District includes part of …