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A 39-year-old Sulphur Springs man out on bond for causing a significant disturbance several weeks ago was arrested over the weekend after officers worked a suspicious vehicle. Officers found John Andrew Rushing in possession of dangerous drugs. Stanley Wood was arrested Saturday in Hopkins County for Possession of more than...

Crime & Courts News Staff Sat, 06/03/2023 - 06:30 Image Body Arrests There are 135 inmates in jail with 112 males and 23 females. Since...

Chick -Fil-A grand opening Subhead Mount Pleasant ‘flocks’ to News Staff Sat, 06/03/2023 - 06:30 Image The community turned out hoping to get their first taste of the food at Mount Pleasant’s Chick-Fil-A location Thursday during the grand opening....

On the evening of May 31, 2023, shortly after 11 pm, a Hopkins County Sheriff's Office Texas deputy conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in the area of Houston and Jackson streets (Sulphur Springs, TX) for failing to stop at the designated stopping point. Upon making contact with the...

Multiple fire departments worked a fire in Franklin County at a chipping mill Sunday morning around 12:40. A barn structure had a heavy fuel load of wood shavings and sawdust in the Purley area. The responding departments included Purley, Mt Vernon, South Franklin, Tri-Lakes, Pickton-Pine Forest, Saltillo, Brinker, Winnsboro, and Perryville, who cleared the scene around 7:00 am. Hopkins County EMS assisted with rehab for firefighting crews, with no injuries reported.

Titus County arrested 59-year-old Hershel Bernard Brown on a felony forgery charge. His bond is $20,000, and he remains in jail. Deputies arrested 20-year-old Treymeyon Struggs for Violation of his Probation for Possession of more than one but less than four grams of a Controlled Substance. He’s in the Titus County Jail.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - A fire was reported in the Purley area at a commercial chipping mill, where piles of wood shavings and sawdust had caught flame. All Franklin County fire departments were dispatched to the mill fire at about 12:40 a.m. Sunday, where they found a pole barn structure with a heavy fuel load of wood shavings and sawdust, according to a post from the City of Mount Vernon Fire Department.

This weekend’s Ms. Hopkins County Senior Pageant showcased the grace, beauty, and wisdom these incredible ladies. Congratulations to the radiant Jan Massey for winning the crown! Ms. Massey’s poise, charm, and talent shone brightly on the stage. The reigning queen will represent Hopkins County with elegance and grace many local events and parades over the course of the year.

The Hopkins County Diary Festival Parade will be Saturday, June 10, at 10:00 am. The parade route leaves from Buford Park down Connally Street to Downtown, then right on Gilmer to Kyle Street. Roy & Yvonne King will serve as the 2023 parade Grand Marshals.

MP Pro Rodeo Subhead Sc_mbling to _e News Staff Sat, 06/03/2023 - 06:30 Image A group of kids chase down a calf during the calf scramble at Thursday’s opening night of the Mount Pleasant Rodeo. The final night of the rodeo is tonight (Saturday) at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Grounds. TRIBUNE PHOTO / RYLEIGH STEGALL Body MP Pro Rodeo

AUSTIN, Texas — People are urged to take precautions after a bat that was found in Town Lake Park tested positive for rabies. Health officials say the bat was located on a stepping stone near the front of the walk area for dogs at Michael Butler Shores in Town Lake Park on Tuesday.

MPHS State fishing tournament qualifiers Clayton Miller (left) and Rolston Morton (right) Mount Pleasant High School junior Clayton Miller and sophomore Rolston Morton fished for MPHS in the Texas High School Bass Association (THSBA) state tournament at the Sam Rayburn Reservoir on May 20 and 21. Over 200 teams representing 120 schools, 1A-6A, from across the state competed in the state tournament. On day one, the team reeled in fish weighing 9.53 lbs. with day two, bringing in 8.70 lbs. Their two-day total included ten fish weighing a combined 18.23 lbs. Miller and Morton finished tied for 109th place out of 203 boats.

Chad Cable and Mary Stahl Cable to Church street Professional Building LLC; tract M A Bowlin survey. Jessica Amy Tarifa and Pablo Tarifa to Daniel Olvera Cruz; tract in the Newman Mcgee survey. Dreamland Property Sales LLC to Patricia Ann Cooper and Steven Wayne Cooper; tract in the Ocela Borb...

Chick-fil-A Mount Pleasant is opens for business. The local Owner/Operator, Chuck Howard, looks forward to serving the Mount Pleasant community. The restaurant employs 100 full and part-time Team Members. In honor of the opening, Chick-fil-A will donate $25,000 to Feeding America, distributed to local partners to aid in the fight against hunger. Chick-fil-A Mount Pleasant will also participate in the Chick-fil-A Shared Table™ Program that redirects surplus food from the restaurant to needy nonprofits.

Mount Pleasant ISD Director of Safety and Security Hayes Lesher and Mount Pleasant Fire Chief Larry McRae was preparing for what’s become a necessity. McRae said it was about the fifth exercise Mt Pleasant has had in the last ten or fifteen years. Response personnel needed to learn precisely when or where in the school it would happen. A lot of students participated from the school. They had local responders, fire, police, EMS, and some school administrators to observe. It started around 9:30 Wednesday morning when a man acting as an active shooter entered the building. The emergency drill in MPISD concluded Wednesday morning at 10:45. Officials will now analyze the actions of those involved in the planned active shooter situation at the high school.

MPHS Choir members earn medals at state News Staff Sat, 06/03/2023 - 06:30 Image MPHS UIL State solo qualifiers – Front left to right: Kristina Tidwell, Hope Powell, Litzy Gonzalez, Cheyenne Harrah. Back left to right: Adan Sargent, Jacori Turner, Jacolby Turner. COURTESY PHOTO ...

Metroplex man dies after wreck on Interstate 30 Image Faith Huffman Assistant Managing Editor Sat, 06/03/2023 - 06:24 Body Cause of death remains under investigation A man from the Dallas- Fort Worth Metroplex area died May 29 following a crash along Interstate 30 near the Hopkins-Franklin...

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Morris County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

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PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WTAP) - Evan Benson has recently received a kidney from the late Ryan Osborne. Osborne passed away in Texas and his family who lives in Marietta knew that Benson was in need of a kidney. After going through all the proper channels the family discovered that Ryan and Evan were a perfect match.