Mount Pleasant News

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice says the delivery of physical letters will soon be a thing of the past for inmates at state prisons. The state will now route family and friends’ letters, photographs, and drawings to a central location for scanning. Inmates receive access to digital, colorized mail …

The Annual Texas Sales Tax Holiday/Tax-Free Weekend is Aug. 11–13. Comptroller Glenn Hegar encourages everyone to support Texas businesses while saving money on tax-free purchases of most clothing, footwear, school supplies, and backpacks sold for less than $100. You can purchase qualified items from a Texas store or online from …

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation arrested Mark Stout, 63 years old, of Idabel, for murder and arson. They found his brother, Harold Stout’s body, in a burning house in Idabel. An altercation had occurred between the two brothers leaving Harold dead. Mark is in the McCurtain County Jail.

Wayne Land They captured one of two inmates who escaped from the Bi-State Justice Center in Texarkana. Wayne Land, 39, was apprehended in Austin, but J.C. Kirby, 38, is still on the run.

Myron Brett EllisTitus County arrested Myron Brett Ellis, 39, of Talco, on two warrants for Possession of a Controlled Substance and one for Evading Arrest or Detention with Previous Convictions. The judge denied his bond; he is in the Titus County Jail. Deputies arrested Derrian Rashad Huey, 45, of Mt …

Officials have determined that 8,600 counseling records and about 100 people’s government-issued identification numbers were stolen in a cyberattack at Stephen F. Austin State University last month. The cyber-attack hit SFA, causing their systems to go down. When officials discovered what happened, the university removed internet connections to contain the …

PARIS – Texas Department of Transportation officials announced a temporary road closure will occur Thursday and Friday, July 20-21, on a portion of State Loop 286 around Paris. The closure will affect traffic using the Loop 286/US 271 interchange. A detour will be in place to guide traffic around the …

MARSHALL, Texas – The Eastern District of Texas Attorney Damien M. Diggs announced that the court sentenced an Avinger man to more than 24 years in federal prison for drug trafficking violations. Joshua Adam Tolar, 41, pleaded guilty on Jan. 26, 2023, to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute …

AUSTIN – The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) has announced that Texas, along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a coalition of law enforcement partners nationwide, is conducting Operation Stop Scam Calls to combat the nationwide problem of illegal telemarketing and robocalls by which companies and scammers target …

Jeanette Hemphill Monday morning at 11:42, officers worked a Civil Standby in the 3500 block of the NE Loop. Two individuals were in a room for which they had not paid. During the investigation, officers discovered Jeanette Hemphill, who identified herself as Jessica Hemphill, was Jeanette Hemphill, who had an …