Mount Pleasant News

    Cooper, TX— August in Texas is usually extremely hot!  As a result, why not experience the park after sunset? August has at least three astronomical events that will amaze you.  Have you ever heard about a blue moon, supermoon, or the Perseids; well get ready, because this month …

  During hot weather, your body’s ability to cool itself is challenged in ways you may not expect. When your body heats up too rapidly or when too much fluid or salt is lost through dehydration or sweating, you may experience a heat-related illness like heat exhaustion or heat stroke. …

  An Excessive Heat Warning remains in effect for all of North and Central Texas through 8PM tonight . Temperatures and heat indices will range from 105 to 112 across the area.  Today is also an Ozone Action Day for the Dallas-Fort Worth area and  Hunt County. The air quality …

  The Texas Division of Emergency Management announced Tuesday that delivery is available for select health and medical supplies from the state’s inventory. This inventory includes masks, gloves, and COVID-19 test kits. Texas emergency managers, first responders, local public health entities, school districts, and chambers of commerce are eligible to …

  Rowlett police responded after a pool service tech called 9-1-1 for help early Tuesday morning after he found an unidentified body in a backyard pool. As officers arrived on the scene, someone inside the house ran away. He has not been located.  Also, narcotics were found to be involved …

  Trial is underway in District Court in Titus County for a former Waste Management driver in connection with the death of a man sleeping near a dumpster. Forty-eight-year-old Waylan Bryan Merritt of Paris is charged with Accident Involving Death. He’s pleaded not guilty.

  An Arkansas man was awarded $4.3 million by a jury in a lawsuit against Walmart.  Scott Lacy was working at a  Tyler Walmart in the lawn and garden center when multiple employees yelled for help in catching a shoplifter. Lacy caught the shoplifter and retrieved the stolen merchandise and …

  The University of North Texas’ football stadium will have a new name. The University Athletic Department announced a naming rights deal with the Denton Area Teachers Credit Union. Apogee stadium will now be called DATCU Stadium.

  An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect for all of North and Central Texas until 8 PM CDT this evening. Dangerously hot conditions with temperatures or heat index values between 105 and 112 degrees will significantly increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or participating …

The Texas Tribune reports that attorneys for now suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton asked Monday that all charges except one against him be dismissed. They said that Paxton’s  removal would “override the will of the people” who elected him with knowledge of his alleged misconduct. In another court filing, Paxton’s …