If you’re getting closer to retirement, you might be thinking more about Social Security. Specifically, can you count on it to contribute part of the income you’ll need as a retiree? There’s been an increase in alarming language surrounding the solvency of Social Security, but in reality, its prospects are not nearly as gloomy as you might have heard.

Spring break is right around the corner, and many families are eager to take time off for a quick escape. Even when you carefully plan and budget for a vacation, additional travel expenses often crop up, thanks to a technique called drip pricing.

Earlier this month, Americans reflected on the 20-year anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster that took the lives of all seven astronauts on board. On February 1st, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia was returning to Earth after 16 days in orbit, and preparations for a celebration at Kennedy Space Center in Florida were underway.

A recent column highlighting how forward-facing sonar technology has changed the game in crappie and bass fishing arenas struck a cord with my old friend, Gary Paris. For those who may not know, FFS is all the rage with fishermen these days.

You know a lake is fishing pretty strong when a fivebass limit averaging seven pounds apiece earns the second- place trophy in an eight hour fishing derby. Shift to February 12 on Toledo Bend, a 183,000-acre reservoir that divides Texas from Louisiana.

• Mount Pleasant ISD School Calendar • Week of February 20-February 25, 2023 •• Monday, February 20, 2023 • •MPISD Staff Development Day—school holiday for students • •Baseball • MPHS JV & Varsity vs. Bullard (home), 1:00 p.m.

Titus Regional Medical Center (TRMC) in Mount Pleasant, Texas, has hired Andy Fortenberry, CPA as Chief Financial Officer. Fortenberry, an experienced financial executive, assumed his new duties at TRMC on December 26, 2022.

The Mount Pleasant High School Cosmetology program recently welcomed guest instructor, Eli Ruiz, who gave a nail class and business advice to current Cosmetology students. Ruiz graduated from Mount Pleasant High School in 2008 with her high school diploma and her cosmetology license.