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BURN BAN IN EFFECT FOR TITUS COUNTY

County Judge Brian Lee has issued a burn ban for all outdoor activities. Help our hard-working firefighters during this extreme weather by avoiding anything that could spark a wildfire -including dropping cigarette butts on the ground! Actions prohibited include but are not limited to campfires, outdoor cooking and grilling, bon fires, burning trash and fireworks. […]

CITY TO HOST BLOOD DRIVE, WEDNESDAY JULY 27

The City of Mount Pleasant is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, July 27. The Carter BloodCare Bus will be parked at The Mount Pleasant Civic Center, located at 1800 N. Jefferson, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This gift of life is needed more than ever, and donors will receive a beach towel while […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 07/14/22

This week in the library: All week—Take and Makes (Ask for take-home craft.) Monday—Ignite check out books 9 a.m. AA’s check out books 11 a.m. Tuesday—Story Time 11 a.m. Paws to Read 3 p.m. (Pups are booked up. Check for later dates.) Thursday—MP Health Care Program 2 p.m. Pottery Class for Adults 6p.m. Book Club […]

City Hires Perla Ayala as New Human Resources Director

The City of Mount Pleasant welcomes Mount Pleasant resident Perla Ayala as Director of Human Resources for the municipal organization of 180 employees. Perla brings over 16 years of experience in all aspects of human resource and organizational management, most recently with Mount Pleasant based Doctor Edgar Zambrano. As practice manager from August 2008 to […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 07/08/22

More summer fun this week in the library: Monday—Take and Makes (all week) Check out books Little Rascals 11 a.m. Tuesday—Story Time 11 a.m. (VERY special guest is expected to be here!) Kids’ Pottery (finish project) 3 p.m. Wednesday—Chemistry Road Show at the Civic Center 2 p.m. Thursday—Pleasant Living Program 2 p.m. Adult Clay Class—6 […]

CITY MANAGER ED THATCHER’S UPDATE

City of Mount Pleasant Development & Building Department: Serving Citizens, Contractors and Developers with Improved Processes, Communication Click the image above for a larger view and caption. A lot of hard work has occurred during the past 24 months to ensure a bright future for Mount Pleasant with positive, sustainable, efficient growth. Two important accomplishments […]

TRASH COLLECTION TIME CHANGE

The hard-working people who work outdoors to serve our community are taking the brunt of the extreme heat, including the team at Republic Services who collect trash weekly. Beginning this week, the city is granting a variance in its contract with Republic Services to allow trash collection to begin at 6 a.m. This will be […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 06/30/22

We’ll be closed Monday, July 4, so here’s what’s happening the rest of the week: Tuesdays—Take & Make (Pick up a craft to take home and make.) Ignite book checkout 9 a.m. AA’s book checkout 11 a.m. Story Time 11 a.m. Kids’ Pottery 3 p.m. (Preregistration required. Class is full.) Thursday—Little Rascals 9 a.m. Elizabeth […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 06/24/22

This week in the library: Monday—Check out books Little Rascals 11 a.m. Tuesday—Story Time 11 a.m. Wednesday—Puppet Maker (for school age) 3 p.m. Thursday—AA’s Treehouse 9 a.m. Pleasant Living Care 2 p.m. Pushing the Limits Book Club 6 p.m. The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay is on the July Library Reads list. “Tremblay always knows […]