Mount Pleasant News

  The only player from a losing team to win Super Bowl MVP is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this weekend. Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley is a Senior Choice in the Class of 2023. Now, the 87-year-old is headed to Canton, Ohio, to receive a …

  The sentencing of a Rains County who pleaded guilty to Production of Child Pornography was held Wednesday in federal court in Tyler. Thirty-eight-year-old Michael David Crider Jr of Point had made a plea bargain with federal prosecutors for 180 months in prison for the guilty plea. The federal judge …

Lunch and Learn The Eclipse is coming, and so are the visitors. If you have an extra space to rent out to visitors the weekend before the total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024, you will want to sign up for our Lunch and Learn this month. The Chamber …

  CASA of Titus, Camp and Morris County is hosting a 50’s style  Sock Hop on Saturday, August 26 at the Mt. Pleasant Civic Cent. Entertainment will be  by Dale “The C’ Cummings and there be concessions and door prizes. The cost for teens 13 and up is $15 and …

  Jacksonville police and fire-rescue responded at about 1pm Wednesday afternoon after a female pedestrian was hit by a train. Authorities say  the woman was walking eastbound on the tracks as the train was approaching but did not respond to the train warning horns. After striking the woman, the train …

  The Paris Public Library is hosting a community Meet and Greet for NY Times best selling author Reavis Wortham of Paris. Wortham will be in the Library on Saturday  Aug. 5 from 11 a.m. -1 p.m.  He’s the author of the acclaimed “Red River Series” novels.   The local author …

  The City of Paris is hosting a Latin-themed dance event that will follow the Hatch Chile fest on Sept. 2tarting at 6:30pm on the city square. The band Lara Latin will be performing along with DFW-based Kumbala Dance Studio instructors. Click here for more information, https://www.facebook.com/events/2035763430096334/

Mount Pleasant, TX, August 2, 2023… Director of Parks & Recreation for the City of Mount Pleasant Ricky Harris has been promoted to Assistant City Manager, where he will assist City Manager Ed Thatcher in running the day-to-day business of the city departments and personnel, oversee special projects and carry …

    Expanded workforce training opportunities for Hunt County were unveiled at the groundbreaking for a new facility at the Paris Junior College – Greenville Center on Tuesday, August 1. “This is an exciting day for all of us at Paris Junior College,” said Dr. Pamela Anglin, PJC President. “We’re …