News

April, 2024

• 30 April

  Mt Pleasant Softball Advances To Area

    The Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers softball team swept the Dayton Lady Broncos in the best of three series, 6-5 and 10-0, in the Class 5A Region II Bi-District Softball playoffs this past weekend at Rusk High School.  With the win, the Lady Tigers (24-10-1) will advance to the Area …
• 30 April

  MPHS Senior Signs With The University Of Arkansas

    MPHS senior signs to play in the University of Arkansas at Monticello Band. Contact:  Kelly Cowan In a moment that marked the beginning of a promising future, Orion Senence signed a letter of intent to play trumpet in the UAM “Pride of Southeast Arkansas” Marching Band at the University …
• 30 April

  More Heavy Rain On The Way

  North and Central Texas There is a low chance (~10-20%) of isolated thunderstorms across our northeastern counties late tonight as dry line convection fires off in the west. Coverage will be limited, and confidence in storms reaching this far east is low. However, there is potential for strong to severe …
• 30 April

  Cancer Victim Gets A Break

  Oregon’s $1.3 billion Powerball jackpot winner was Cheng “Charlie” Saephan, 46, of Portland. He is a Laos-born immigrant who has been fighting cancer for the past eight years. He says he and his wife would split the prize with a friend who had chipped in to buy lottery tickets. They are taking …
• 30 April

  Car Flies Over Overpass

  A crash on Interstate 35 in Fort Worth on Tuesday morning has killed one and injured another. It was on I-35 at TX 121 at 1:00 am. Police think the vehicle lost control, crashed into the concrete barrier, then went over the overpass. The passenger was pronounced dead at the …
• 30 April

  Power Outage Kills Man

  An older man in Plain Dealing, LA, died in the aftermath of a round of severe storms that moved through the area Sunday. Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington said a 69-year-old man lost power at his home in the 10,000 block of Highway 3 Sunday night. Due to this, his …
• 30 April

  Two People Shot In Texarkana

  Two people were shot late Monday night (April 29) in the parking lot of a Texarkana store. They took them to Texarkana’s hospital, where they had unknown injuries. Authorities said the shooting occurred at Pinehurst Street at East 9th Street in Texarkana, Ark.
• 30 April

  Teen Killed In Marshall

  Authorities in Marshall said they are investigating a homicide after a 13-year-old died from gunshot wounds on Sunday. Callers said they heard around 20 to 30 shots fired around 2:20 Sunday morning. Police found a 13-year-old boy critically injured. They took the teen to a local hospital, where he succumbed …
• 30 April

  Paris Police Report For Tuesday, April 30

  On Monday morning at 11:20, a Paris Officer was dispatched to the scene of a Burglary of a Habitat in the 400 block of SW 19th Street. They observed an open window with a cut screen at a guest house. A $30 black in color guitar, along with the surveillance …
• 30 April

  MPISD Playoffs

  Lady Tiger softball Lady Tiger softball MP vs. Forney (best of 3 series) All games at Royse City High School Thursday 5/2/24, 7:00 p.m. (MP is home team, 3rd base dugout) Friday 5/3/24, 7:00 p.m. (MP is visiting team, 1st base dugout) Saturday 5/4/24 (if necessary), 12:00 p.m. (will flip …