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Weekly Roadwork Report – May 22-28

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Camp County • SL 255 – From FM 1520 to US 271, constructing highway. County Road 2120 detoured Morris County • SH 49 – From Titus County line to FM 144, repairing and resurfacing highway Titus County • SH 49 – From FM 1735 to Morris County line, repairing and resurfacing highway • SH 49 – From Business • SH 49 – From Business 271 to Mount Pleasant city limits, repairing and resurfacing highway.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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

Crime & Courts

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Arrests There are 152 inmates in jail with 117 males and 35 females. Since 05/22/2022 the following have been booked into the jail: • Emmanuel J.

Cooper, Brosnan come out on top in run-offs

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The Republican primary run-off election has come to an end and a new County Judge and County Clerk have been elected. Kent Cooper, owner and partner at Bates Cooper Sloan Funeral Home, has been elected the next Titus County Judge with a total of 1,616 votes over opponent attorney Lori Chism, who brought in 1,233 votes.

CHHS celebrates honor grads

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On Wednesday morning, Chapel Hill High School held its annual honors breakfast celebrating the top ten percent of the graduating class at Herschel’s Family Restaurant. In attendance were school board members, faculty and staff, honors graduates, and special guests and family members of the graduates.

MPHS seniors claim UIL state gold and silver medals

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Mount Pleasant High School recent graduates, Connelly Cowan and Taylor Hubbs, claimed gold and silver medals in Informative Extemporaneous Speaking at the UIL State Speech championships in Austin on May 24-25. MPHS was also named the 5A State Champion speech team for the 2021-2022 school year, a first in school history.

Beetle Shop mechanic arrested for theft, unauthorized use of vehicle

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Beginning on or about April 26, Titus County Sheriff ’s Office conducted the first of several investigations related to suspicious thefts from and suspicious usage of several customers’ vehicles after they left them at the Beetle Shop, located at 565 CR 2430 at the intersection of FM 899.

Avoid moving scams this National Moving Month

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For countless Americans, the month of May signifies a major transition in their lives. Whether it is graduating from high school or college, starting a new job or receiving that highly anticipated acceptance letter, May marks the beginning of the busiest time in the nation for moving. So much so, that the month was designated National Moving Month in 1997.

Jif peanut butter products recalled

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The J. M. Smucker Co. is recalling select Jif® peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella contamination. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain. In rare circumstances, infection with Salmonella can result in the organism getting into the bloodstream and producing more severe illnesses such as arterial infections (i.e., infected aneurysms), endocarditis and arthritis.