Mount Pleasant News

The Justice Department announced that a Dallas anesthesiologist was convicted Friday for injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, leading to one death and numerous cardiac emergencies. A criminal complaint in September of 2023 charged Raynaldo Riviera Ortiz Jr., 60, and he was indicted the following month on charges related …

The Hopkins County Sheriff’s Office investigation into Everett Jennings’s alleged area-wide thefts has expanded with the arrest of Jennings’ girlfriend, Chelsea Rae Anne Clark. She has been charged with first-degree felony theft of more than $300,000. Her bond is half a million dollars, and Hopkins County released Clark from the …

Rains ISD’s Board of Trustees unanimously named Joe Nicks the lone finalist for Superintendent of Schools. Nicks is the current Assistant Superintendent of Academics for Kaufman ISD and a former principal at Canton and Lamesa High Schools. He and his wife, Jamie, have been married for 32 years and have …

The Northeast Texas Symphony Orchestra will present a free concert on Friday at 1:00 pm at the Sulphur Springs High School Auditorium. The program is specifically for children but will be enjoyable for music lovers of any age. The program includes Beethoven, Haydn, John Williams, and Prokofiev music.

Titus County arrested Faye Marie Barth, 39, of Longview, on an Upshur County warrant for Forgery of a Government Instrument of More than $2,500 but less than $30,000. They denied the bond and charged her with a misdemeanor. Deputies arrested Quarmontre Drashon Battle, 29, of Paris, for Continous Violence Against …

  Join us for our First Mt Vernon Community Health Fair at the First United Methodist Church, 522 TX-37 in Mt Vernon. Don’t miss a great day of health information, free screenings, and vaccines. FREE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE: -Free Lab Work -Lipid Panel (must fast) -PSA Test Free Health …

Joshua Eugene Smith Thursday morning at 8:22, officers arrested Joshua Eugene Smith, 25, in the 2500 block of Stillhouse Rd for an outstanding Parole Violation warrant and a warrant for Evading Arrest or Detention with a prior conviction. They took Westbrook into custody without incident. Jacee Lynn Walker | Jerry …

A volunteer tells Jazziel Resendiz about some of the animals that live on the ranch Ruben Saavedra enjoys a horseback ride Leo Sambueso takes a turn on the mechanical bull Contact: Kelly Cowan MPISD students attend Hooves and Halos MPISD students had the opportunity to do a little horsing around …

Shreveport Police were on the scene of a shooting that injured multiple people. According to dispatch records, 23 police units responded to a shooting on Hollywood Avenue at around 5:27 Thursday afternoon. Shreveport Police say ‘several’ victims have been shot and transported to the hospital with no word on their …

  Kaija Javee Muldrew, 26, is a former Liberty-Eylau Middle School teacher. Bowie County Deputies charged her with several felonies, including sexual assault of a child, after an alleged improper relationship with a student. A student had shown a video of a 14-year-old male student with his head lying in …