Mount Pleasant News

  SHERMAN, Texas – U.S. attorney Damien M. Diggs of the Eastern District of Texas announced that an Allen man, convicted of multiple federal violations related to a fraud scheme that included the murder of a Carrollton man, has been sentenced to life in federal prison. Keith Todd Ashley, 51, …

After Thursday, only nine counties in Northeast Texas do not have burn bans. They are Camp, Collin, Delta, Franklin, Hopkins, Lamar, Red River, Titus, and Wood.

Mario Edwardo Lozano Wednesday afternoon, officers accompanied Lamar County Probation Department members to a residence in the 1200 block of Cooper St. on a Probation Violation warrant. Officers contacted Mario Edwardo Lozano as he tried to flee the place. They arrested Lozano and found marijuana, drug paraphernalia, narcotics, and one …

The Texas Tribune reports that the state attorney general’s office dealt a blow to Franklin County, which has been searching for ways to keep solar farms away. Some residents in Franklin have been fighting proposals for solar development because they don’t want to see trees cut down, grasslands scraped, or …

A new Texas law, effective September 1, requires that public school students caught with e-cigarettes on or near campus will be required to take an alternative education program. They must pass an assessment at the end of the course to be eligible to return to the classroom. If the alternative …

Josue Trejo-ChavezTitus County Deputies arrested 35-year-old Josue Trejo-Chavez of Mt. Pleasant for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of a Dangerous Drug. He remains in the Titus County jail on a $15,000 bond. Deputies arrested 21-year-old Javier Reyes-Navarrete of Mt. Pleasant for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession …

A 16-year-old juvenile is facing a murder charge in the fatal shooting of Terrell High School junior Damaria Jackson, 17, shortly before school Wednesday morning. They found his body about a mile from the school at about 8:00 am. The suspect and the victim were cousins, and investigators say the …

Tuesday morning at 9:32, a victim of a burglary of a residence in the 500 block of SE 10th Street stated to a Paris Officer that Monday he worked outside in the heat all day and had gone straight to his bedroom to sleep after work. After waking, he noticed …

  Northeast Texas Children’s Museum 100 Maple St P. O. Box 994 Commerce, Texas (903) 886-6055 Bringing a new dimension to the exhibits at the Northeast Texas Children’s Museum is MultiBall, an interactive sports wall. This gaming platform makes sports more attractive for all ages. With precision sensors and motion …

MPISD new teachers with American National Bank President Sheila Donnelly and members of the MPISD Education FoundationContact Contact: Kelly Cowan MPISD new teachers receive grants from American National Bank American National Bank surprised each new teacher at Mount Pleasant ISD with a $100 grant to help them set up their …