News

October, 2022

• 26 October

  Two Injured In Choctaw County Crash

  Two women were hospitalized Monday evening in a head-on collision in Choctaw County. It happened on US-70 at Bokchito Creek, approximately 1.5 miles east of Soper. Highway Patrol Troopers say 38-year-old Nikisha Ford of Hobart crossed the center line and hit a vehicle driven by 29-year-old Brittany Record of Boswell. …
• 26 October

  PRMC Prescription Drug Take Back Day

  Paris Regional Medical Center invites the community to visit their Drug Take Back box in the hospital’s main lobby on Saturday between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm to discard unused prescription drugs safely. Park in the front parking lot and enter the hospital through the main doors under the covered …
• 26 October

  Hopkins County Man Charged With Assaulting Father

  Hopkins County arrested a 37-year-old Saltillo over the weekend after he allegedly assaulted his father while driving to work together. The victim suffered injuries to his rib and lip. The suspect was later arrested at his home for Assault and Family Violence with Bodily Injury. They enhanced the charge to …
• 26 October

  Goodwill Costume Contest

  Goodwill Industries has a Do-It-Yourself Show Us Your Halloween Costume Contest through Oct 31. It’s a chance to win a $50 gift card to any Northeast Texas Goodwill store. Use items from Goodwill to make the costume, then upload a photo to their Facebook page.
• 26 October

  East Texas Death Row Inmate Claims Mental Disability

  Tracy Lane Beatty TDCJ An East Texas death row inmate who murdered his mother in 2003 has filed a lawsuit to halt his execution, which is Nov 9. Tracy Lane Beatty, 61-year-old of Whitehouse, claims that he has an intellectual disability, exempting him from the death penalty. During the trial, …
• 25 October

  One Dead After Hopkins County Standoff

  Hopkins County Sheriff Lewis Tatum and another deputy were fired upon Tuesday afternoon when they attempted to serve a warrant on Blaine Sartin on Hwy 11 East in Pickton. Officers returned fire and then called SWAT. Sartin barricaded himself inside the residence. When SWAT entered the home, Sartin was found …
• 25 October

  Lamar County Burn Ban Expires

  Lamar County Courthouse The Lamar County Commissioners Court has let the ten-day ban on outdoor burning expire. Emergency Management Coordinator Quincy Blount recommended that the ban not be renewed but stressed that we are still in a drought and conditions should be carefully monitored. Blount also recommended that commissioners extend …
• 25 October

  Paris Police Report For Tuesday (Oct 25)

  There was a terroristic threat in the 400-block of Grand Ave. Monday afternoon at 12:40. The 31-year-old victim reported that a known male was sitting in a vehicle and pointed a gun at him. The victim also said that the suspect is the ex-husband of the girl he is currently …
• 25 October

  MPISD – News

  Contact: Kelly Cowan MPHS FFA members compete at the Leadership Development Event The Mount Pleasant High School FFA teams competed at the Longview FFA Leadership Development Event (LDE) invitational competition Tuesday, October 18. Students are practicing for the upcoming district and area competitions in November. Notably, MPHS FFA members placed …
• 25 October

  Weekly Roadwork Report

  MORE THAN 79,000 DEAD ON TEXAS ROADS. IT’S TIME TO CARE. November 7, 2000, was the last deathless day on Texas roadways. The cell phone video from Easter Sunday shows the convertible Chevy Corvette going 110 mph on Dumas Highway in Amarillo. “Joey! Chill, bro!” is what the passenger, Dyego Mendoza, shouted …