Mount Pleasant News

A Cass County grand jury has no-billed the owner of a rifle in connection with a Linden grocery store employee’s death in September. Larry Lawrence, 39, of Queen City, was placing groceries on the back seat at Crump Food Store in the 700 block of West Houston Street, where he …

TxDOT Paris District January 22 – January 27 Sherman Area Fannin County Contacts: Sherman Area Office (903) 892-6529; Grayson Co. Maintenance (903) 893-8831; Fannin Co. Maintenance (903) 583-7566. Fannin County SH 78, from US 82 to the Oklahoma State line, watch for daytime shoulder closures and occasional lane closures as …

Areas of rain and freezing rain will become likely across North Texas late Sunday night into early Monday morning. Expect most bridges and overpasses along the Red River to become slick as temperatures hover near or below freezing overnight. A few slippery bridges and overpasses will be possible elsewhere across …

Ricky Lee Wilkerson Officers responded Thursday afternoon at 4:30 to the 200 block of S. Collegiate. They met the Manager, who informed them that a suspect was attempting to pass a forged check on the property. The Manager advised that Ricky Lee Wilkerson, 59, had presented a check from a …

The winter storm’s ice and snow toppled trees and downed some utility lines, resulting in power outages. AEP-SWEPCO says outages were isolated cases. SWEPCO also said once they are aware of a power outage, crews evaluate and address what is needed to restore service.  

Texarkana Police said a loose car crashed into the side of a local church Wednesday. According to officials, a man was driving a truck south on Richmond Rd and hauling a trailer carrying the car. Somehow, the straps gave way, and the vehicle rolled off the trailer. It continued down …

Photo – Jay Janner – Austin Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that his agency will stop fighting a whistleblower lawsuit by four former top executives. The AG fired the executives in 2020 after they accused the attorney general of corruption. The change of heart came after the Texas …

Members of the MPHS UIL Academic teams Contact: Kelly Cowan MPHS UIL competes at Pine Tree Invitational The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team opened its spring season on Friday and Saturday, January 12 and 13, at the Pine Tree High School Jar of Dirt UIL Invitational in Longview. …

In a scathing criticism 20 months after the Uvalde elementary school shooting, the U.S. Justice Department on Thursday identified significant failures in responding officers’ delayed confrontation of the gunman, which contributed to the number of casualties. The Justice Department’s 575-page report about the shooting found failures in “leadership, decision-making, tactics, …

Choctaw County Sheriff Terry Park FB PhotoParis Police assisted Choctaw County Deputies in the 700 block of W. Center at the Paris Iron and Metal. Employees identified copper wiring stolen from a radio station tower in Choctaw County and notified the owner, Will Payne, from Oklahoma. The victims identified the …