Mount Pleasant News

Juan Carlos Valdez Monday, the NE Texas Auto Theft Task Force officers, Paris Police, and Lamar County Deputies stopped a vehicle towing a stolen trailer in the 4400 block of FM 195. During the stop, another stopped behind the officer’s patrol vehicles, and when the driver, Juan Carlos Valdez, 36, …

The Longview News Journal reports that four Mount Pleasant City Council members collected thousands of dollars in travel reimbursements over three years. Texas DPS Sgt. Ethan Sartor confirmed that the Texas Rangers are investigating the council and some of its members. Since 2021, the City of Mount Pleasant has paid …

One person is dead after a three-vehicle crash in Smith County Monday morning. The crash happened around 9:00 am on State Highway 110 and CR 2121, known as Meador Cemetery Road. A pickup truck turned south off CR 2121 onto Highway 110 and collided with a northbound pickup. The northbound …

The Texarkana Police Department said Colton Lewellen, 27, was arrested. It came after he allegedly broke into a business in the 900 block of New Boston Road on Saturday night, causing nearly $8,000 in damages.  

Bowie County arrested Nicholas Andrew Wiltshire last Thursday for allegedly possessing child porn. The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office got a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children about an image of apparent child pornography. Deputies recovered electronic devices, and Wiltshire is in the Bi-State Jail on possession …

Texas is suing the federal government over new EPA rules designed to limit methane production by the oil and gas industry. The regulations aim to reduce methane emissions through measures like a ban on the routine flaring of natural gas produced at new oil wells. They also require oil companies …

The Oklahoma Highway Patrol reports the death of a Van Alstyne motorcyclist in Choctaw County on Sunday afternoon. The 35-year-old motorcyclist, whose name was not released, was northbound on US 271 near Grant when he attempted to pass a vehicle on the right and lost control after driving over loose …

Friday afternoon at 3:35, Paris ISD’s Resource Officer (SRO) requested assistance in the 600 block of South Collegiate Drive. Officers found a traffic hazard, a subject in his motorized wheelchair had wheeled down the sidewalk in front of the school and had stopped in the exit driveway to the school, …

The Weather Prediction Center has a slight risk of excessive rainfall on Thursday. Friday into the weekend, expect heavy rain farther south. The Storm Prediction Center has refigured the Slight Risk for Severe Storms on Thursday to cover almost all of our area. It will bear watching. Otherwise, be prepared …

On Thursday, a semifinal game of “Jeopardy’s” Tournament of Champions aired in which Jared Watson of Greenville earned a very hard-fought second place. Watson’s reputation as a heavy hitter on “Jeopardy!” began in June last year, when he had a three-game winning streak, followed in December by an invitation to …