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City to host blood drive

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The City of Mount Pleasant is hosting a blood drive on Wednesday, July 27. The Carter BloodCare Bus will be parked at City Hall, located at 501 N. Madison, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This gift of life is needed more than ever, and donors will receive a beach towel while supplies last as a thank you gift. You can make an appointment by scanning the QR code, or call/text: 800-366-2834.

Regular Vaccinations for Aging Well

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Receiving regular vaccinations is important for everyone’s health, especially older adults who are at risk for more complications from the seasonal flu and shingles. Vaccines can help build and maintain immunity from contracting a variety of diseases and viruses, including influenza, pneumonia and COVID-19.

Farther along, we’ll understand why

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Everyone knows the old saying about the two things we can be assured of in life are death and taxes. While we know it is coming, death is hard on us. It goes without saying really that the death of someone you love brings a different kind of pain than just about anything else.

Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course

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The Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course has a rich tradition and historical place in the programs emanating from the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M University. Dating as far back as 1942, Professor John K Riggs started the first in a series of Beef Cattle Short Courses held on the campus of Texas A&M College to discuss the results of beef cattle research from the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station with Texas beef producers. This historical beginning and purpose is still the standard today for the Beef Cattle Short Course held at Texas A&M University.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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The Community Events Calendar is published as space permits. Events will also be published on our website.

Warmer weather brings out snakes in Northeast Texas

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With temperatures rising, Northeast Texas’s least cuddly citizens are coming out to warm themselves in wooded areas, pastures, and even back yards. Keeping your family safe during this season means knowing which snakes are venomous, where they like to hide, how you can deter them from entering your yard and your home, and what to do if one does appear.

First Federal announces new appointments

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Rhonda Kittle has been named Branch Manager of the Mt. Pleasant branch and Kimberly Ross has been named Branch Manager of the Clarksville branch of First Federal Community Bank, SSB in an announcement by Brad Meyers, President and CEO of First Federal.