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Psi Beta launches Kindness Rocks project around campus

Have you noticed colorful painted rocks around campus? On September 18 and again on October 2, Psi Beta members and guests made Kindness Rocks!“Kindness rocks are intended to inspire creativity and spread happiness.

Crime & Courts

There are 148 inmates in jail with 134 males and 14 femalesOctober 11, 2024 • Christina M. Dickerson, 32 of Saltillo, was arrested for Assault Family Violence.• Jordan M. Offord, 23 of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested for Criminal Trespass, and a Class C warrant.October 10, 2024 • John R.
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Last chance to sign up for fall 2nd 8-weeks

There is still time to register for the fall 2nd 8-week term at NTCC! Classes start Monday, Oct. 21st. Most current students should be able to register online in the myeagle portal. New students and those who cannot register online should e-mail advising@ntcc.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

The Community Events Calendar is published as space permits. Events will also be published on our website. Submit event notices to: miranda@tribnow.
The 2024-2025 National Elementary Honor Society members from Frances Corprew Elementary School COURTESY PHOTO

The 2024-2025 National Elementary Honor Society members from Frances Corprew Elementary School COURTESY PHOTO

Corprew inducts new members into National Elementary Honor Society

Thirty-six Corprew Elementary School 4th graders became members of the National Elementary Honor Society as the Corprew NEHS chapter held their annual induction ceremony on Thursday, October 10.
Resident Barbara Rust tells MPHS cheerleader, Adie Rosewell, to turn her card over when she wins

Resident Barbara Rust tells MPHS cheerleader, Adie Rosewell, to turn her card over when she wins

Mount Pleasant High School cheerleaders return to MP Assisted Living

Mount Pleasant High School recently adopted their across-the-street neighbors at Mt. Pleasant Assisted Living and planned to return monthly for activities with their neighbors. On October 8, a group of MPHS cheerleaders returned to play Bingo with the residents.
Pictured (from left): Mary Faith Wilson, Skylar Hodson, and Vanessajane Bayna. COURTESY PHOTO

Pictured (from left): Mary Faith Wilson, Skylar Hodson, and Vanessajane Bayna. COURTESY PHOTO

NTCC Scholars win second set of Portia Gordon Awards

As in 2022, scholars of Honors Northeast have won the top student prize of the East Texas Historical Association. For their panel, “Entrenched Problems in Modern Texas History,” four NTCC sophomores won $300 for the best student panel at the association’s plenary fall conference.
The late Rene Salazar battles a bass that grabbed his crankbait as it dredged a rocky bottom at the confluence of several underwater points and a channel drainage at the upper reaches of the Sinaloa River at Mexico’s Lake Baccarac. (Photo by Matt Williams)

The late Rene Salazar battles a bass that grabbed his crankbait as it dredged a rocky bottom at the confluence of several underwater points and a channel drainage at the upper reaches of the Sinaloa River at Mexico’s Lake Baccarac. (Photo by Matt Williams)

Going Old School

Outdoors WriterI’ve been fortunate to visit some of the very best largemouth bass lakes in the world, and I’m thankful that so many of those trips came at a time when fishing was still fishing.