Wildfire burns woods near Lake Bob Sandlin

A fire was started and quickly spread in a wooded area near Lake Bob Sandlin on March 16. The Tri-Lakes Fire Department and Texas Forest Service quickly responded to the scene to extinguish the flames.

Oil leak at Lone Star Lake

On March 13, the City of Lone Star was made aware of an oil spill that occurred in Lone Star Lake at Ellison Creek Reservoir.

MPHS UIL places 2nd at home meet

The Mount Pleasant High School UIL Academic team took 2nd place team honors and hosted the annual Winter Tiger Invitational on Saturday, February 21. In addition to numerous individual medals, MPHS also took home 1st place team plaques in Calculator Applications, Mathematics, and Number Sense.

Crime & Courts

March 5, 2026There are 173 inmates in jail with 142 males and 31 females. Since 03/03/2026 the following have been booked into the jail,• Tommy G. Dyke, 49 of Mt. Pleasant, was arrested on a warrant for Theft From an Elderly.• Jeffery D.

MPISD SCHOOL CALENDAR

Monday, March 9• CDCtrainingfornew volunteers, 8:05 a.m.• FowlerNEHSfundraiser begins• MPHSTigerDollBooster Club meeting, MPHS Cafeteria, 6:00 p.m.• MPJHCheertryoutclinic, MPHS gym, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.• MPHSCheertryoutclinic, MPHS gym, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

The Community Events Calendar is published as space permits.Events will also be published on our website. Submit event notices to: mollie@campcountynow.

MPHS Women’s Choir earns top ratings

The Mount Pleasant High School Choir competed in the UIL Concert and Sight-Reading competition on Tuesday, March 3, in the MPHS Auditorium. The Women’s Choir received all 1s for their concert performance.

Record number of MPHS band members advance to UIL State Solo and Ensemble competition

A record 87 members of the Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band earned 127 first division medals at the UIL Region IV Solo and Ensemble contest on Friday, February 28 at New Boston High School. This result shattered the previous record of 73 students and 103 medals in 2025.

MPHS Future Business Leaders of America student advances to Nationals

Seventy-seven Mount Pleasant High School members of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) competed at the State Leadership Conference at the Kalahari Resort in Round Rock on March 1-3 with one student qualifying for Nationals.