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Crime & Courts

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

February 2, 2026• There are 180 inmates in jail with 152 males and 28 females. Since 01/31/2026 the following have been booked into the jail,• Charles Buchanan, 42 of Beckville, was arrested for Public Intoxication.• Jeremy W. English, 42 of Mt.

Michael “Tyrone” Gholston

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Mount Pleasant man arrested for attempted murder

Mollie Mcclanahan Mollie@campcountynow.com

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The Mount Pleasant Police Department Dispatch received a call on Jan.29 at approximately 7:35 p.m., regarding an individual who was bleeding.While Officers were enroute to Gary’s Apartments located at 1304 W 16th Street, MPPD Dispatch received further information that the victim had been stabbed.

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Graduation Application Drive scheduled for February 19

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Northeast Texas Community College will host a Graduation Application Drive on Thursday, Feb. 19, to assist students who plan to graduate this spring.The drive will be held from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Business Technology (BT) Room 121.

Moving a little bit of paradise

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Moving a little bit of paradise

Leon Aldridge

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

“I have always imagined that paradise will be a kind of library.”— Jorge Luis Borges (1899-?) Argentinian writer, poet, essayist, and translator------ Moving a home library from one end of the house to the other is not exactly what I would call paradise. Ask me how I know that.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The Community Events Calendar is published as space permits.Events will also be published on our website. Submit event notices to: mollie@campcountynow.

From left: (Top Row) Addison Senn, Gael Mandujano, Micheal Clark, (Bottom Row) Zayne Sellers, Jake Brown, Noah Routamaa, and Jasmine Cigarroa COURTESY PHOTO

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HBE February Students of the Month

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Harts Bluff Elementary is thrilled to shine a spotlight on its February Students of the Month!

Local Students Earn Win at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

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Local Students Earn Win at Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Rebecca Dunn, representing Mount Pleasant FFA of Mount Pleasant, Texas, earned Champion Dorset Ewe with Charmasson RCD5025 in the Junior Breeding Sheep Show at the 2026 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo (FWSSR) on January 22.

MPISD Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll recipients (L to R) Fowler Principal Carrie McMinn, Brice Principal Amanda Jones, Sims Principal Jeannie Pat Jaggers, and MPISD Superintendent Judd Marshall Courtesy Photo

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Mount Pleasant ISD named to Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Mount Pleasant ISD along with E.C. Brice, Vivian Fowler, and Annie Sims Elementary campuses have been named to the Educational Results Partnership Honor Roll. MPISD is the only district in Titus County to earn this designation.

Zoey Brandon and Holden Ragsdale Courtesy Photo

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Chapel Hill Celebrates Homecoming with Royalty, Recognition, and Red Devil Pride

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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Chapel Hill High School celebrated Homecoming on Friday night against Hughes Springs with a packed gym, school spirit on full display, and the crowning of this year’s Homecoming royalty.Students from all grade levels were recognized throughout the evening as Homecoming nominees and honorees.

The Echo of a Friend

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The Echo of a Friend

Pam Kumpe

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

The lot is empty now. No wheelchair. No radio humming gospel through a thin garage wall. No fabric curtain shifting as someone peeks out to see who’s come calling.Just gravel, weeds, and the quiet ache of remembering.He once sat there, by the detached garage behind a burned-out, abandoned house.

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