Mount Pleasant News

Hurricane Idalia has intensified into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with fierce winds of 130 mph. It is capable of widespread catastrophic damage ahead of the storm’s expected landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast Wednesday morning.

Early Tuesday Afternoon, Titus County Precinct 2 Constable Ray Barrett received a call that an elderly female had wandered off from her residence, and her family could not locate her. Several, including the Mid-America Flight Museum, went to the air in the search. Within fifty-five minutes of the initial call, …

Waterman Street | Jerome Street Texarkana Police worked three separate shootings on Tuesday, August 29. It started at 9:00 am when a female shot a male inside a home at Jerome Street. Someone shot two other people at the intersection of E 36th and Hickory Streets in Arkansas. Tuesday afternoon, …

A homicide investigation is underway in Antlers. The Pushmataha County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it happened on northeast D Street. They called in the Oklahoma Bureau of Investigation without releasing any details.

Tracy Jones Hugo Police arrested Tracy Jones, 57, of Hugo, after finding nearly 30 grams of Fentanyl while searching his home. According to court documents, Jones is being charged with aggravated trafficking of the drug, illegally possessing a firearm, and having cash that police say was proceeds from drug activity. …

A Shelby County Deputy is dead after a Tuesday morning crash at the San Augustine County Highway 147 and 103 intersection. Shelby County Sheriff Kevin W. Windham announced on Tuesday afternoon that deputy Matthew Pierson, 25, died in a crash around 7:30 am. Pierson was driving his marked patrol unit …

When a county issues a burn ban, it prohibits all outdoor burning in that county. In Northeast Texas, only three counties are not under a burn ban. They are Franklin, Titus, and Camp. The City of Mt Pleasant in Titus County has a burn ban, but the county does not.

A new Texas law goes into effect Friday, with several others. SB 1511 says anyone who “fails to provide or display the person’s driver’s license on the officer’s request for the license” can be charged with a class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by a $500 fine. Previously, the law only …

Allen’s police found four people dead Monday in what investigators say was an apparent murder-suicide. A welfare check came in around 8:45 Monday morning from a resident locked out of the house. Police said the deaths were the result of an apparent murder-suicide. They did not immediately release the names …

Paris is preparing for New Mexico Chiles to arrive for Saturday’s Ninth Annual Hatch Chile Festival. It starts at 8:00 am and ends at 1:00 at the Farmers and Artisan Market, 400 First St. They expect dozens of vendors during the festival, which takes place near the midpoint of the …