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A commemorative celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held at Pilgrim’s Community Center at Oaklawn Park Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. Honorees include J.C. White, Lesia Lewis and Roy Henry. Pilgrim’s complex manager Rafael Boyd will be speaking. The event is sponsored by NAACP Branch 6243, and the dress code is Sunday Best. Tickets to the event are $25. TRIBUNE PHOTO / LINCOLN OGLESBYL

A commemorative celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held at Pilgrim’s Community Center at Oaklawn Park Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. Honorees include J.C. White, Lesia Lewis and Roy Henry. Pilgrim’s complex manager Rafael Boyd will be speaking. The event is sponsored by NAACP Branch 6243, and the dress code is Sunday Best. Tickets to the event are $25. TRIBUNE PHOTO / LINCOLN OGLESBYL

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MLK commemorative celebration scheduled

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Wednesday, December 20, 2023
A commemorative celebration honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. will be held at Pilgrim’s Community Center at Oaklawn Park Jan. 13 at 5 p.m. Honorees include J.C. White, Lesia Lewis and Roy Henry. Pilgrim’s complex manager Rafael Boyd will be speaking.
Dorm residents get in the Christmas spirit

Dorm residents get in the Christmas spirit

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Dorm residents get in the Christmas spirit

News Staff
Saturday, December 16, 2023
The holiday spirit was strong in NTCC’s dorms this week after residents took the time to make Christmas ornaments and decorate the tree in the West Housing lobby. Students gathered to de-stress before finals and get creative as they painted and assembled their very own Christmas creations.
South Jefferson Baptist Church had its annual live nativity this week; SJBC’s youth participates annually. COURTESY PHOTO

South Jefferson Baptist Church had its annual live nativity this week; SJBC’s youth participates annually. COURTESY PHOTO

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O holy night

News Staff
Saturday, December 16, 2023
O holy night

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Crime & Courts

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Saturday, December 16, 2023
Arrests • Thereare131inmates in jail with 115 males and 16 females. Since Dec. 12, the following have been booked into the jail: Dec. 14 • BlakleighE.Terrell,27 of Cookville, was arrested on a conviction of 2 DWI offenses. • LindseyA.Morris,27 of Mt.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Saturday, December 16, 2023
American Legion The American Legion (Jessup — Reed) Post #210 of Mount Pleasant meets the third Tuesday of each month at Herschel’s Restaurant in Mount Pleasant starting at 7 p.m. Come early for food and fellowship. All veterans are welcome. DEC.
MPISD SCHOOL CALENDAR

MPISD SCHOOL CALENDAR

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MPISD SCHOOL CALENDAR

News Staff
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Monday, Dec. 18 • MPISDclosedfor winter break Tuesday, Dec. 19 • MPISDclosedfor winter break • Basketball-MPHS Boys Freshmen, JV, & Varsity vs. Whitehouse (home), 5:00 p.m. • MPHSGirlsJV2, JV1, & Varsity @ Whitehouse (away), 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Dec.
Brianne Davis with her Honorable Mention award and Congressman Nathaniel Moran. COURTESY PHOTO

Brianne Davis with her Honorable Mention award and Congressman Nathaniel Moran. COURTESY PHOTO

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Student artist honored

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Saturday, December 16, 2023
MPHS senior Brianne Davis was awarded Honorable Mention accolades at the TX01 District Congressional Art Contest on Sunday, Dec. 10 at The Michelson Museum in Marshall. Of the 36 pieces entered, only 6 received recognition. Davis’s piece, Happy, is a drawing of Davis and her mother, Rachel Barkley.
MPHS Future Educator competitors – Bottom (L to R): Araceli Landaverde, Jasmine Landaverde, Sidney Beles, April Ruiz, Cinthya Ramirez, Michelle Sandoval, Grace Zittel, Gabriella Garza. 2nd row (L to R): Angie Castro, Haylee Zaldivar. 3rd row (L to R): Lesly Flores, Celeste Portillo. 4th row (L to R): Diana Gutierrez, Marlyn Estrada COURTESY PHOTO

MPHS Future Educator competitors – Bottom (L to R): Araceli Landaverde, Jasmine Landaverde, Sidney Beles, April Ruiz, Cinthya Ramirez, Michelle Sandoval, Grace Zittel, Gabriella Garza. 2nd row (L to R): Angie Castro, Haylee Zaldivar. 3rd row (L to R): Lesly Flores, Celeste Portillo. 4th row (L to R): Diana Gutierrez, Marlyn Estrada COURTESY PHOTO

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MPHS Future Educators advance to State competition

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
The Mount Pleasant High School chapter of the Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) attended their annual Area competition at Texas A&M Texarkana on Friday, December 8. Thirteen members competed and seven qualified for the State competition in March.
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