Entries by Mount Pleasant, TX

LIBRARY CORNER | HELEN’S SWAN SONG

The past 11 years have been amazing, as I’ve had the privilege to work with a fabulous staff and also have gotten to know hundreds of people in the community. I’ll be retiring at the end of the month, but you are in great hands. Lupe Herrera will be stepping into the library director position. […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 01/19/24

This week in the library: Monday—Stitch and Chat 9:30 a.m. Genealogy Help 2-4 p.m. Tuesday—Preschool Story Time 11 a.m. Genealogy Help 2-4 p.m. Wednesday—Sensory Time for Babies 10 a.m. Thursday—Family Night Winter Wonderland 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday—Coffee and Cake 10 a.m. (Sit down and just visit) February’s book list from Library Reads is a mixture of […]

PUBLIC NOTICE: ZONING CHANGE 801 S. FLOREY AVE. – Case No: Z-2024-01

Hold a public hearing and consider a request from Alfredo Chanez Perez and Maria Magdalena Ramirez Balderas for the approval of a of a zoning change from SF-2 (Single-Family Residential District) to NS (Neighborhood Services District), being a 0.339-acre tract of land situated in the Henry W. Jones Survey, Abstract No. 306, Titus County, Texas, […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 01/12/24

Mark your calendars for these January activities in the library: Monday, 15—Closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Tuesday, 16—Paws to Read (Call to register your child to read aloud to the pups.) Thursday, 18—Family Night’s Winter Wonderland. Join us for snow and Smores. Monday,22—Stitch and Chat 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, 23 and 30—Preschool Story […]

CITY LAUNCHES NEW EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION PROGRAM

MP CITY SCAN – SAFE CITIZENS ALERT NETWORK The City of Mount Pleasant has launched the new QR code-based emergency communication program SCAN: SAFE CITIZENS ALERT NETWORK. During an emergency, scan the QR code from your phone to go to the SCAN emergency page on the City’s website to get real-time information specific to City […]

UTILITY RATES FOR CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT CUSTOMERS INCREASE IN 2024

Water rates for City of Mount Pleasant customers will increase 17 percent effective January 1 to address an increase in the cost of raw water from Lake Bob Sandlin and water treatment costs. In 2023, the cost for water purchased from Lake Bob Sandlin increased by $400,000, and the cost of raw water treatment increased […]

LIBRARY CORNER | 12/22/23

Merry Christmas from all of us at the library. We hope you are surrounded by those you love, from the babies to the oldies. Library List for January 2024 is already available. Here are a few books you may look forward to reading. The number one pick for January is Emily Wilde’s Map of the […]

CITY OF MOUNT PLEASANT HONORS EMPLOYEES

Teimeyer “Bucky” White was named 2023 Citywide Employee of the Year during the Annual Employee Awards Celebration held December 15 at the Mount Pleasant Civic Center.

2023 MPFD AWARD RECIPIENTS ANNOUNCED

The City of Mount Pleasant Fire Department announced its 2023 Award recipients including Firefighters of the Year Otis Clark and Ranson Pipes during its Christmas party on December 1. “The citizens of Mount Pleasant and Titus County can trust that they are being protected and served by some of the best professional firefighters in the […]