Mount Pleasant News

  According to the City of Marshall, you could see a large plume of black smoke from the fire station. They reported no injuries, and all five family members had safely left the home. However, the fire severely damaged the house and displaced the family.

Saturday afternoon, Van Zandt County Deputies arrested a man after the driver of a bus called authorities about a fight taking place on his vehicle. Deputies arrested the person on I-20 just west of FM 47, and a local hospital checked him out. The sheriff has not released the suspect’s …

Watch out for SAT prep scams. For parents of high school students, SAT and ACT scores are a huge deal. With college admissions and scholarships on the line, paying tutors and test prep materials may be worth the price. But watch out for con artists eager to take advantage of …

Ailyen Greatness: State qualifier Ailyen DeLaRosa, with her piece, Greatness Dayanara Red: State qualifier Dayanara Pulquero, with her piece, Red Josue the Boys: State qualifier Josue Vega’s piece, The Boys. Ailyen grandpa: Ailyen DeLaRosa with her 2nd state qualifying piece, Grandpa Stephanie sunbathing: State qualifier Stephanie Hernandez with her piece, Sunbathing Josue’s aj’s truck: Josue …

March is National Athletic Training Month Northeast Texas Community College would like to recognize all the Area Athletic Trainers who go above and beyond to care for the athletes they serve. They designate March as National Athletic Training Month, and the slogan is “From Head to Toe” this year. From …

  The Paris Police Department, in coordination with the Lamar County District Attorney’s Office, announces the arrest of David Paul Cady for the murder of Mrs. Mary Margaret Searight. Mrs. Searight, 81, was brutally beaten inside her home at 711 Pine Bluff on August 18, 1996. David Cady was initially …

Correction: Last Thursday, February 29, we ran a story from the Titus County Sheriff’s Office that Titus County had arrested Christopher D. Coggins, 39, of Talco. We researched the penal code wrong, saying it was for Burglary with the intent to commit a felony or theft. The arrest was for Criminal …

Colton Heath Golightly Officers arrested Colton Heath Golightly, 35, Thursday on a Parole Warrant for Possession of a Controlled Substance. It was after officers stopped him in the 2500 block of Lamar Ave for an equipment violation. They processed Golightly without incident. Karen Elaine Hines Thursday, police arrested Karen Elaine …

Light snow covered scorched prairie, dead cattle, and burned-out homes in the Texas Panhandle on Thursday. The carnage was the result of the largest wildfire in Texas history. The Texas A&M Forest Services reports the Smokehouse Creek fire merged with another wildfire and is only a tiny fraction contained. The …

  Senior U.S. Senator from Texas has announced that he will run for Senate Republican leader, becoming the first senator to announce a campaign after Senator Mitch McConnell said he would step down from the post in November. Cornyn, a former Texas Attorney General, was first elected to the Senate …