News

August, 2022

• 16 August

  MPISD – News

  Mount Pleasant High School math teachers learn about using Microsoft Teams in the classroom. MPISD Secondary Instruction Coordinator Marty Newman works with teachers on short constructed responses. Contact:  Kelly Cowan MPISD holds Tiger Share Fair Mount Pleasant ISD staff members participated in the Sixth Annual Tiger Share Fair on Monday, August …
• 16 August

  Titus County Reports Only One Monkeypox

  Officials have confirmed a second monkeypox case in Northeast Texas. Both are not in Titus County, as reported earlier. The Texas Department of State Health Services notified Titus Regional Medical Center that a patient receiving outpatient treatment had the monkeypox virus on Monday. Officials also reported a confirmed case treated …
• 16 August

  President Signs Landmark Bill

  President Joe Biden will sign Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill today. It delivers what he has called the “final piece” of his pared-down domestic plan, aiming to boost his party’s standing with voters less than three months before the midterm elections. The legislation includes the most substantial …
• 16 August

  Activists Selling Cheap Gas

  People started lining up an hour early for a shot at some cheap gas Monday in Dallas. Fuel City spent an hour selling gas for $2.38. Police had to direct traffic as the line stretched several blocks. The group, “Americans for Prosperity,” bought 6,000 gallons of gas from Fuel City …
• 16 August

  Hurricane Projections Revised

  A little rain is hitting Texas this week, but nothing like forecasters expected. The experts predicted an above-normal number of storms at the start of hurricane season. So far, that has fizzled out. Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says we typically see one hurricane by this time. The National Hurricane …
• 16 August

  Paris – Lamar County Health District

  The Paris Lamar County Health District’s latest COVID report published Monday afternoon shows 314 active cases of the virus and one new death from the disease. There were 27 new positive PCR tests and 96 positive Antigen Tests.
• 16 August

  Free Sports Injury Clinic In Sulphur Springs

  Starting this Saturday, August 20, a free sports injury clinic will be held every Saturday from 9:00 am to 11:00 am at CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic Orthopedics, Medical Building 5, at 103B Medical Circle in Sulphur Springs. Student-athletes in Hopkins County from seventh grade to college age will be able to …
• 16 August

  Titus County To Receive Rescue Act Money

  Titus County Courthouse Titus County will receive $6.3 million from the American Rescue Plan Act, with $2 million used for road funding. It will keep the county within its planned budget. The four precincts requested $500,000 each for road materials or equipment.
• 16 August

  Titus County Jail Bookings

  Zachary Allen Wheeler Titus County arrested 32-year-old Zachary Allen Wheeler of Henderson on a warrant for Aggravated Assault Causing Serious Bodily Injury. They are holding him on a $20,000 bond. Bianca Haynes Deputies arrested 33-year-old Bianca Haynes of Monticello on an Ouachita County Arkansas warrant for Aggravated Assault with a …
• 15 August

  Weathermon Resigns As Director Of Senior Citizens Center

  Monday, Karon Weatherman announced on her Facebook page that she had quit her job as Director of the Senior Citizens Center after 21 ½ years. She said in her post that she had done something the City didn’t like and had gone against City policy. She said they gave her …