Mount Pleasant News

KYTX CBS 19 Tyler Longview News Weather SportsGas leak in Mt. Pleasant cause local businesses and homes to be evacuated - A little life vest wearing dog that slipped off a boat in the Chicago River Sunday is back with his owners after a nearly 24 hour search, and the help of some Good Samaritans.

The Conoco station at 2706 West Gentry was held up around 12:30 p.m. by a man carrying a semi-automatic weapon.

KLTV has learned that authorities are evacuating homes in Mount Pleasant because of some sort of gas leak inside the city.

By EMILY GUEVARA Staff Writer Incumbent Thomas Ratliff, of Mount Pleasant, was leading the race for State Board of Education District 9 seat with almost 95 percent of precincts reporting.

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By EMILY GUEVARA Staff Writer Incumbent Thomas Ratliff, of Mount Pleasant, will face off against Tyler resident Randy Stevenson in the May 29 primary for the State Board of Education District 9 position.

The Galveston College Whitecaps had a strong debut at the Region XIV baseball tournament in Mount Pleasant.

Luminant, the biggest electric generator in Texas, may be working to restart a North Texas coal-fired power plant unit after a nearly five-month outage, according to a company filing made Wednesday.