News

July, 2021

• 15 July

  Two Of Texas Top Ten Captured

  Top 10 Fugitives from Laredo, Springtown Captured AUSTIN – Two of Texas’ Top 10 Fugitives are back in custody after arrests earlier this month. Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive Heriberto Cardenas was arrested on July 7 in Laredo, and Texas 10 Most Wanted Sex Offender Ralph Ballard was arrested on …
• 15 July

  MPISD – News

  John Whitten Contact: Kelly Cowan MPHS Journalism teacher named to FBLA State Board of Directors Mount Pleasant High School Journalism teacher, John Whitten, has been named to the Texas Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) State Board of Directors. Whitten will serve Area 6, which reaches the Louisiana border, down …
• 15 July

  Fatal Crash In Alto

  TYLER – At 10:40 yesterday morning, DPS Troopers responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on US-69, approximately 4.8 miles south of Alto in Cherokee County. The driver of a 2007 Chrysler 300 was traveling south on US-69 in the outside lane. He changed lanes and struck the back of a …
• 15 July

  Top Factors In Texas’ Crashes

  Speed and driver inattention are the top factors in traffic crashes in emergy-producing areas. TxDOT’s “Be Safe. Drive Smart.” campaign urges drivers to slow down and stay alert in oil and gas production and exploration regions.  AUSTIN ­– TxDOT urges motorists to make safety a priority when they’re behind the wheel, …
• 15 July

  Paris Police Report For Thursday (Jul 15)

  Kenneth Ray Lane Paris Police arrested Kenneth Ray Lane, 64, at his residence on a felony warrant charging him with aggravated sexual assault. The warrant stemmed from an investigation in June where Lane reportedly had sexually assaulted a female while brandishing a knife. Lane was later transferred to the Lamar …
• 15 July

  Are You Receiving Child Tax Credit?

  6.6 Million Children in Texas May Miss Out on New Child Tax Credit Payments Starting Today While the Child Tax Credit has been expanded to reach more than 6.6 million kids in Texas, many are eligible families that don’t know that they qualify or how to claim their funds. With tax credit …
• 15 July

  Trial Date Set For Accused Serial Killer Billy Chemirmir

  A judge has set November 12 for the first capital murder trial of accused North Texas serial killer Billy Chemirmir (chuh-murr-murr). He faces charges for 18 deaths in Dallas and Collin counties, and it’s welcome news for Dan Probst, the nephew of one of the victims. Chemirmir was an aide …
• 15 July

  COVID Delta Variant Creating New Surge

  The new COVID variant is coming in hard and fast. Delta is now the dominant COVID variant, and Fr. Bryan Aslip with UT-Health says not only is it more transmissible, but the kids who catch it get sicker. He says they have to put kids on ventilators, and when that …
• 15 July

  Rain Chances Increase For The Weekend

  Hot and humid conditions are forecast to continue across North and Central Texas through the end of the week and the weekend. Highs will be in the low to mid-90s. Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible each afternoon across parts of North Texas and Eastern Central Texas, with severe …
• 15 July

  PJC Soccer Tryouts

  Newly hired Paris Junior College soccer coach Fernando Arellano has scheduled tryouts for Saturday, July 17. The women’s tryouts begin at noon and the men’s start at 2:00 pm. For more information, contact Arellano at farellano@parisjc.edu or by calling 903-782-0398.