Mount Pleasant News

Shortly after midnight Wednesday, The LaQuinta Inn in Broken Bow was destroyed by fire. They had scheduled it to open in April. Crews from Eagletown, Hochatown, Holly Creek, and Idabel helped Broken Bow’s fire department. The departments worked through Thursday to bring the blaze under control.

They hospitalized a Wolfe City middle school student after a car hit him while riding his bike. Wolfe City ISD said paramedics airlifted the student to a Dallas hospital. The district provided counselors for students, staff members, and their families.  

Texarkana Police are investigating after a car struck and killed a young child Thursday afternoon. According to Texarkana Police, a child just under two years old was unsupervised in an apartment complex’s parking lot when a driver, unable to see the toddler, hit the child. The driver immediately contacted police …

PRESS RELEASE*** On Monday, Houston Police Department Detectives informed the Lamar County Sheriff’s Office and Criminal Investigation Division about a fugitive out of Harris County, possibly in Lamar County. The fugitive, 24-year-old Luis Rios, was wanted for a drive-by shooting that occurred in Houston on Sunday, March 03, 2024. Paris …

New immigration data is providing another embarrassment for the Department of Homeland Security. Roughly 200 thousand deportation cases have been thrown out by immigration judges because the agency failed to file the required Notice to Appear on time. Texas Senator John Cornyn says this could have been prevented if the …

Texas has banned abortions, but there are exceptions. The State Medical Board is deep-diving into Texas’ rules Friday over complaints that they are too vague. Capitol lobbyist Steve Bresnen and his wife Amy are pushing the board to approve a list of conditions that fall into the life-threatening category. It’s …

  Last summer, the Fannin County Courthouse failed inspection and was deemed an imminent danger after undergoing a $30 million restoration. Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham has filed a petition for depositions to find out who is responsible for work that failed to meet requirements. Problems include faulty electrical wiring, …

The Bonham ISD Board of Trustees named Dr. Joy Wilson the lone finalist for the position of superintendent. Dr. Wilson will officially take over from the current superintendent, Kelly Trompler, on July 1. – Press Release from Bonham ISD.

The former executive director of the Carter County non-profit MORE Foundation, Roslyn Melodie Haile, 64, of Ardmore, has been sentenced for embezzling nearly $430,000. The money came from the organization’s bank accounts for personal use between 2017 and mid-2021. The court also convicted Haile of Income Tax Fraud. She was …

Jailers found a Wood County inmate unresponsive on Thursday and began life-saving measures. EMS arrived and transported the inmate to U.T. Health-Quitman, where the inmate was pronounced deceased. The cause of death is undetermined at this time, and they are withholding the name until they notify the family. The deceased …