Mount Pleasant News

North and Central Texas Stifling and dangerous heat returns early this week as an upper high re-strengthens overhead. An Excessive Heat Warning is in effect through 9:00 pm Tuesday for the southern and western parts of the area, including the DFW and Waco/Temple/Killeen Metro areas. A Heat Advisory is in …

11:00 am wind downs trees and damages homes at Honey Grove 12:33 pm wind topples tree 4.5 miles from Winnsboro 12:52 pm wind downs trees and power lines 1 mile NW Miller’s Cove 12:55 pm wind down trees 5 miles west of Gilmer 1:14 pm wind removes shingles from roof …

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas expects another Weather Watch Sunday to last through Tuesday due to forecasted higher temperatures, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. ERCOT said they expect the grid conditions to be normal during the Weather Watch. However, it also said it would continue …

Mexico has filed a diplomatic complaint over Gov. Greg Abbott’s floating border barriers in the Rio Grande near Del Rio. The Mexican government plans to send an inspection team to see if Texas’ buoys have crossed into Mexico’s side of the border. Mexico’s incoming secretary of foreign affairs, Alicia Bárcena, …

The Red River Valley Homeless Coalition is hosting a Tennis Shoe Drive through Friday, Aug 11. They need new, unused shoes for men, women, and children of all ages. The drive will serve a ten-county area, including Lamar, Red River, Delta, Hopkins, Titus, Wood, Camp, Cass, Morris, and Franklin Counties. …

The Mirage Resort in Las Vegas recently named In-Sync Exotics Wildlife Sanctuary and Educational Center in Wylie as one of two sanctuaries now the forever home to big cats from the famed Secret Garden of Siegfried & Roy. The In-Sync Exotics transport team brought two male white lions and three …

Deputies arrested 46-year-old Kelvin John Hawthorne Sunday on a warrant for Assault Causing Bodily Injury. At the last report, they had not set a bond amount, and he was in the Titus County Jail. Deputies arrested 21-year-old Alexander Vega-Serra of Mt Pleasant on two warrants for Possession of a Controlled …

Mabank Police responded to a residence where they found a 24-year-old man with a headshot wound. Officers began life-saving measures on Peter Parker of Canton, who they took to UT-Health in Gun Barrel City, where he was pronounced dead. Officers spoke with three witnesses at the scene of the shooting …

TxDOT Atlanta District  July 16 – July 22 Bowie County  I-30 – From FM 989 to the Arkansas state line, reconstructing and widening the highway, placing a concrete barrier in the median  I-30 – From FM 989 to FM 3419, an extension of frontage roads. FM 2148 closed under the …

  The Waxahachie Police Department is searching for Tanya Jackson, a black female, 11 years old, 5’ 7,” 170 lbs., black hair, brown eyes, last seen wearing a white t-shirt with red lettering. Law enforcement officials believe this child to be in grave or immediate danger. If you have any …