The red ribbon is snipped and Hageman Realty’s new store is now open for business. Hageman Realty has been helping residents for about a year and a half.

Northeast Texas Community College is pleased to announce an exciting partnership with Diamond C Trailers that will help fill the growing need for local production welders. The brand new Process Welding Academy (endorsed by Diamond C) is an intensive 8-week MIG welding program that teaches the specific techniques and processes used in local trailer manufacturing.

Mount Pleasant High School Electrical Technology senior, Osmar Galindo, recently completed his OSHA 30 certification, a difficult milestone for many adults. Galindo took the 30-hour course on his own in the summer. Offered by the U.S. Department of Labor, the OSHA 30-hour card demonstrates to employers that an applicant has received safety training needed in the workplace and understands their rights as workers including employer responsibilities, making them more employable with a competitive advantage in the job market. The course covers more than 90 topics and is divided into segments with exams at the end of each segment. A participant can attempt each exam three times, but if they do not pass it on the third try, they must start the entire program from the beginning, a situation Galindo faced. Galindo ultimately made it through each segment and passed the final exam with an 89 to earn his OSHA 30 certification.

May 6 • Jeremy S. McDill, 51 of Mt.

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Outdoors Writer Late spring through summer is recognized as a window in time when water activities of all kinds tend to spike around lakes, rivers, beaches and swimming pools. As recreational boating goes, there may not be a busier time on Texas’ inland and coastal waters.

Outdoors Writer Texas is a mandatory boater education state. Completion of a Boater Education Course, or TPWD prescribed equivalency exam, is required of anyone born on or after September 1, 1993 who operates any vessel over 15 horsepower, wind-blown vessel over 14 feet and all personal watercraft on Texas.

The mind is a beautiful thing. Stories have been written about it, movies made about it, and we hear something on the radio or TV every single day about it.

Choosing an assisted living facility is a big decision. Whether you decide for yourself or a loved one, you want to find a new home that meets all your clinical, financial, and lifestyle needs.