Mount Pleasant News

  Sixty-two-year-old Mark Maughon of Joshua, was arrested in Titus County on a McClennan County warrant for DWI Causing Serious Bodily Injury. He remains in jail under$250,000 bond. NO information as to the condition of the victim who as injured. Forty-four-year-old Jose Refugio Mendez of Mt Vernon was arrested in …

  A Titus County man was killed Saturday evening at about 7:30 in a single vehicle ATV crash. State Troopers say 51-year-old Cleveland L.  Ault of Talco was northbound on CR 1915 about 3 miles east of Talco traveling at an unsafe speed. He lost control and the ATV rolled …

  A Hopkins County man was killed Sunday afternoon in a 1 vehicle crash on FM 269 about 3 miles north of PIckton. State troopers report that 59-year-old Stephen F. Sherman of PIckton was northbound when he ran off the road, struck a culvert and overturned. He was ejected from …

  82,000 fans filled AT&T Stadium Saturday for a soccer game  most Texans never imagined they’d witness this close to home. Real Madrid took on FC Barcelona in an El Clasico match that’s part of the Soccer Champions Tour, an effort to bring European clubs to American soil. FIFA officials …

  The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that Artificial Intelligence coding companies are facing copyright and plagiarism lawsuits. The new technology uses information that is repackaged and repurposed. Authors, artists, content originators, and internet publishers are going to potentially seek a cut for the use of their work by AI …

  The Texas A&M -Commerce football team has been picked to finish sixth in the eight-team Southland Conference this fall. Southeastern Louisiana was picked first, with Incarnate Word a close second. Those two teams tied for the conference championship last year. McNeese State was picked third, followed by Nicholls State, …

  The Sulphur River Basin Authority board passed a $196,000 budget for fiscal year 2023-24 and named a new executive director at its latest meeting at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center. The board named David Weidman, of Mount Vernon, to be the new executive director. HE’ll begin his new duties …

  Forty-year-old Alishia Dann Bragg of Mt Pleasant was arrested over the weekend on warrants for Surety off Bond for Assault of a Peace Officer or Judge. New bond was set at $30,000. She was also charged with Resisting Arrest, Search or Transport. Bond on that charge was set at …

    At last report, Titus County Investigators are still seeking timely information as to the whereabouts of fugitive Zachary Taylor Holt. They spoke by phone with Holt last week, and as a courtesy offered him the opportunity to turn himself it at any county of his choosing yet he …

  The Mount Pleasant Chamber Orchestra presents its Summer Pops Concert, “Magical Realms,” on Saturday, Aug 5 at 6:00 pm. The free concert is at Northeast Texas Community College’s Whatley Center. There is sure to be lots of beautiful music that you will recognize. Listen for magical music you may …