Mount Pleasant News

Brice student Julian Cruz shows the answer he found Corprew teacher, Tracey Collier, listens as Isabella Gonzalez reads the answer to a question Rotarian Juan Cruz passes out dictionaries Rotarian Shelton West congratulates Fowler student Messiah Lewis for winning a $1 question Huffman: Rotarian Niki Huffman describes all the information …

Days after an eclipse plunged a big part of the state into darkness, google searches for the phrase ‘my eyes hurt’ have hit the highest rate since tracking began. Doctors say there are ways to tell if you damaged your vision from staring at the sky. Dr. Kim Wampler with …

The head of Homeland Security says they are following through with an order from Congress to build more border walls in Texas. But Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told Congress this week that his department’s latest budget does not contain funding for more fencing. Instead, there is a focus on investing in …

From Shelby County Sheriff Kevin Windham Sheriff Kevin W. Windham reports the arrest of four individuals linked to a theft ring in Shelby County. On Monday, April 8, at 8:30 am, investigators and deputies with the SCSO responded to a call in the 7000 block of Highway 7 West in …

PJC Women’s Basketball is offering an ambitious slate of camps for all ages and skills. The first one will be Spring Mini-Clinics, held Friday through Sunday, April 12-14, plus a tryout on April 14. All activities will be held in the Hunt Center at the Paris location, on the east …

COLLEGE STATION, Texas—Twenty-two Texas cities, neighborhoods, non-profit organizations, and schools received grant funding totaling $15.4 million through the Texas A&M Forest Service Community Forestry Grants Program. The grants will directly fund recipients’ tree planting, maintenance, and community forestry planning and education efforts as part of their more extensive, unique urban …

  (AUSTIN)—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said his office delivered nearly $126 million in financial assistance to rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices as part of a grant program addressing challenges faced by these groups in counties with small populations. “About 500 rural law enforcement and prosecutor offices applied to …

Kaidence Rylee Alexis Tuesday, officers arrested Kaidence Rylee Alexis Abbott, 17, and a juvenile for shoplifting items at Walmart and attempting to leave the store without paying. The two had concealed items in the juvenile subject’s bag. They charged Abbott with theft of over $100.00 but under $750.00, and officers …

Mount Pleasant High School cheerleaders selected for honors Contact:  Kelly Cowan Area qualifying 4×100 relay District Champion and area qualifying 4×100 relay District Champion and area qualifying 4×200 relay Area qualifying 4×200 relay Discus area qualifier Jonathan Amieva 100M District Champion and area qualifier Dylan Bennett Track team members honor …

AUSTIN— , Texas Land Commissioner and Veterans Land Board (VLB) Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham, M.D. issued a statewide CALL OUT for Veterans to share their stories with the VLB through the GLO’s Voices of Veterans oral history program. “As VLB Chairwoman and Land Commissioner, it is an honor to help serve our courageous …