Mount Pleasant News

On Monday, the judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 and warned that future gag order violations could send him to jail. For the first time, the jurors heard detailed testimony about the financial reimbursements at the center of the case. The former U.S. President will …

Here’s a new hot item for thieves. It would be an inconvenience if you owned a car that needed charging. Over the weekend, someone cut most of the electrical cables attached to Houston’s electric vehicle charging station. Tesla Supercharges recently opened up to other makes and models of vehicles to …

  Contact:  Kelly Cowan MPHS National Honor Society selects officers The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the National Honor Society (NHS) has selected officers for the 2024-2025 school year.  Leading NHS will be President Luke Thurman, Vice President Gopi Amin, Secretary Diya Desai, Treasurer Addison Heeren, Parliamentarian Gabriella Garza, …

  Officers arrested Jarod Dewayne Cox, 22, Monday in the 1300 block of NE 29 after being stopped for a traffic violation. They observed Cox with an open container of alcohol. When questioned about further contraband, he produced a baggie containing cocaine residue from his clothing. They detained Cox and …

There is an emergency meeting at the University of Texas in Austin, where some faculty members are furious that the University called to break up Pro-Palestinian protests. Professor Polly Strong says the University only told the faculty council about the decision to call for state troopers once they had left. …

At approximately 2:00 am Sunday, Paris Police Officers responded to the Sunset Lounge, 1734 N. Main Street, for a disturbance in progress. They encountered an adult female with lacerations to her face. Witnesses at the scene identified her assailant as Hunter Armstrong. Paris EMS responded, treated, and transported her to the Paris …

A man was hit and killed by a hit-and-run driver while riding his motorcycle on Hwy 67 near Wake Village Saturday night. The motorcyclist, identified as 20-year-old James Wooten, was thrown into a ditch, where they pronounced him dead. The driver took off in possibly a 2016-2019 dark blue Nissan …

Allen Police responded to a Chase Bank parking lot shortly before 5:00 pm Monday after reports of a robbery. Investigators say someone drove to the parking lot to sell a Rolex watch to another person they met online. The suspect then pepper-sprayed the victim, stole the watch, and fled in …

  Contact: Kelly Cowan Mount Pleasant High School honors seniors entering the military. Mount Pleasant High School held a ceremony on Tuesday, April 30, in the MPHS Auditorium honoring ten seniors who have committed to entering the armed forces after graduation. Mount Pleasant High School Principal Craig Bailey introduced each …

  Saturday, Officers arrested Lopaze Black, 48, for Assault of a Family Member with a previous conviction after officers responded to a disturbance call in the 2800 block of Kessler St. Black reportedly assaulted a family member by striking her in the face with his fist. There was physical evidence …