Mount Pleasant News

    Cooper, TX— Celebrating Texas State Parks’ century-long commitment to natural conservation and outdoor recreation, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation proudly announces its Centennial Fundraising Campaign. For 100 years, Texas State Parks have served as a refuge for both wildlife and those who cherish the state’s natural beauty. Today, …

    Fire Controlman 3rd Class Danner Craft, from Mt. Pleasant, Texas, assigned to the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), swims across the water during a man overboard drill in the Indian Ocean during Talisman Sabre 23, July 28, 2023. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise …

  New high-tech Weather Radar has been installed on top of the Reno City water tower. The equipment is provided by Climavision, a Kentucky-based company that sells climate data to media companies. The new radar will fill in the gaps of radar coverage for rural areas  not covered  adequately by …

  Lamar County Sheriff Scott Cass has been elected to a statewide law-enforcement association office. Sheriff Cass has won Sergeant of Arms post with the Sheriffs Association of Texas.

  A Choctaw County woman has pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to murder her parents. Ashlie Martin, who was 17 at the time of the killings  planned the murders with 15-year-old boyfriend and 21-year-old Chad Voyles. 60-year-old Curtis Martin was beaten to death with a dumbbell and his …

  A Cass County Jury has convicted a former Hughes Springs Coach on multiple counts of sex crimes against children. Aaron Marshall, an assistant volleyball coach was found guilty of sexual abuse of a child, sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child by contact. The trial is …

  (AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reports state sales tax revenue totaled $3.99 billion in July, 2.7 percent more than in July 2022. The majority of July sales tax revenue is based on sales made in June and remitted to the agency in July. “The rate of sales tax revenue …

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas communities at risk of wildfires can now apply for a federal grant administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. Available funding is intended to help at-risk communities plan for and reduce the risk of wildfire. The Community Wildfire Defense Grant provides funding for two primary …

  The excessive heat warning in North and Central Texas is extended until at least 8pm tonight. Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures or heat index values around 103 to 110 degrees are possible. The red flag for critical fire danger  is in effect  for   this afternoon and evening in areas …

  Governor Greg Abbott was in Fort Worth Wednesday to announce the signing of two street racing bills into law. The first adds two new offenses to the organized criminal activity statute. The second law allows police to impound street racer vehicles immediately.