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Jane Pauley Show Books Mt. Pleasant Native

Jane Pauley Show Books Mt. Pleasant Native

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From The East Texas Journal, December, 2004 Edition NEW YORK – The new “hot rod” art teacher from Marble Falls,...
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Local Connection to 1920s Manhunt Made Mt. Pleasant Times Headlines

Local Connection to 1920s Manhunt Made Mt. Pleasant Times Headlines

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Editor’s Note: This story was compiled from 1924–1926 newspaper accounts in the Mt. Pleasant Daily Times, Fort Worth Press, Wichita...
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More Photos from the Titus County Fair

More Photos from the Titus County Fair

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The Titus County Fair brought together livestock exhibitors, families, fairgoers, volunteers and plenty of midway excitement. Here are more scenes...
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2026 Titus County Fair Comes Alive After Dark

2026 Titus County Fair Comes Alive After Dark

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See the Fair come alive after dark with carnival rides, midway games, live music, food, families and colorful lights. All...
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Sam Rowland: The Man Hanged for Murder in Titus County

Sam Rowland: The Man Hanged for Murder in Titus County

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Above Photo: Sheriff Bill Edwards, served as Titus County, Texas sheriff from 1871 to 1882, and hanged James C. “Sam”...
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Indian Food Brings a New Generation of Truckers to Winfield, Texas

Indian Food Brings a New Generation of Truckers to Winfield, Texas

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Rolling into sunup on I-30, Canadian truckers a long way from home counted miles down to Winfield where they could...
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Sweet Shop USA Sets Guinness World Record in Mt. Pleasant, Texas

Sweet Shop USA Sets Guinness World Record in Mt. Pleasant, Texas

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From The East Texas Journal, April 2017 By Hudson Old, Publisher The battle is won, the revolution complete. Surrender of...
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Hagansport, Texas History: 10,000 Years Along the Sulphur River

Hagansport, Texas History: 10,000 Years Along the Sulphur River

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From The East Texas Journal, March 2017 By Hudson Old, Publisher Consider the odds of a stone age ax winding...
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Pat Tomberlain: A Life Rooted in East Texas History

Pat Tomberlain: A Life Rooted in East Texas History

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Above Photo: A teacher, Pat Tomberlain insists that history matters, not as nostalgia, but as instruction. From The East Texas...
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Richard Clark Brought Feathered Friends and Reptiles to Mt. Pleasant Ect. Mall

Richard Clark Brought Feathered Friends and Reptiles to Mt. Pleasant Ect. Mall

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From The East Texas Journal, June 1995 MT. PLEASANT, TEXAS - If your elementary schooler's been loose downtown for any...
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1995 Mt. Pleasant Tigers Baseball: The Team That Learned to Hold the Rope

1995 Mt. Pleasant Tigers Baseball: The Team That Learned to Hold the Rope

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Above Photo: The Conroy family's been tractor mechanics for as far back as most of Titus County can recall, but...
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Earl Don Sweeney Visits Taqueria Miramar: Real Mexican Food!

Earl Don Sweeney Visits Taqueria Miramar: Real Mexican Food!

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Above Photo: The staff of Taqueria Miramar reacts as Earl Don Sweeney says in Spanish, for the first time, "Okay...
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Ghost sign appears on town’s main street

Ghost sign appears on town’s main street

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PITTSBURG – Don’t hold your breath waiting for the arrival of the mob. There’s a narrow niche of Bull Durham...
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Bull Durham shares space with Holman and Hall

Bull Durham shares space with Holman and Hall

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With construction of their new downtown location completed in 1893, Holman and Hall opened selling hardware, furniture, wagons and buggies,...
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Earl Don Sweeney Visits Vinyard’s Foods: An International Food Adventure in Mt. Pleasant

Earl Don Sweeney Visits Vinyard’s Foods: An International Food Adventure in Mt. Pleasant

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Above Photo: Vinyard’s Foods checker Barbara McNeil, from England, adds to the store’s international flavor.   From The East Texas...
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