The City of Mount Pleasant invites the community to the first PineFest celebrating our great outdoors and recreation on Thursday, April 28 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Mount Pleasant Sports Complex.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas is offering financial assistance to farmers and ranchers that have been impacted by recent wildfires, including animal mortality assistance, deferred grazing, and more.

To achieve most goals in life, you need some type of strategy. And that’s certainly true for your financial goals. Since you likely have multiple financial goals, you may need to pursue several different strategies – but they all should follow a similar process.

This year’s housing market is set to be just as competitive as in 2021. Home listings are down 60% compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic. With fewer homes for sale and rumors of rising interest rates, houses are selling faster than ever.

Cypress Bank visited two local schools recently in an effort to share a course on money education. Representatives of the bank visited with 2nd graders from Harts Bluff in their first session, and then with 2nd graders at EC Brice in the MPISD.

“Harts Bluff families, in order to qualify to receive the P-EBT benefit for the 21-22 school year you must have an approved NSLP household meal application on file by April 29th 2022. Your child may receive free meals currently because of the Texas Department of Agriculture COVID-19 waivers but this does not necessarily mean that your child is eligible to receive free and reduced meals otherwise,” says the district.

Viviana DeCohen made a $500 donation to the Corprew P.E. department on Thursday, March 24, in memory of her daughter, Angelica Beard. Beard was a P.E. teacher at Corprew and coached track for Mount Pleasant High School. DeCohen plans on making 10 such donations in all. Thank you for your generosity and your support of Corprew and MPISD! COURTESY PHOTO