The Theatre Department will present Ibsen’s 1879 play, A Doll’s House, about a young woman, Nora, who goes against convention to save her husband’s life. Though women were forbidden from borrowing money without their husband’s consent, Nora arranges a loan and takes her husband to a warmer climate so he can recover from his illness. When circumstances turn on her and she is confronted with the reality that her secret will be revealed, she must choose between two paths. She can continue to be treated like a child that can do nothing for herself or she can assert herself as a fully capable human being. The ending of the play shocked its audience in 1879 and it continues to shock its audience every time is produced.

The Mount Pleasant High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) officers attended the Fall Leadership Conference at LaPoynor High School on Friday, October 15. While at the conference, students learned interview tips, dinner etiquette, how to dress for success, and participated in team bonding and icebreaker activities with other FBLA students from around the area.

The Northeast Texas Community College Foundation held its annual Golf Classic on October 18 at Daingerfield Country Club in Daingerfield. The tournament raised about $17,000 to support the NTCC Work4College Program.

The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of October 29. 2021, for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). A second funding application deadline will be February 11, 2022.

Early voting for the Nov. 2 election continues next week. Hours for early voting are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays until Oct. 27, and 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 and 29 at the Titus County Elections Office. The ballot will include eight constitutional amendments. View sample ballots below.

The annual Uncorked Food and Wine Festival is today in downtown Mount Pleasant, from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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

Fourteen Mount Pleasant High School choir students have earned places in the Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) All-Region Choir. Auditions were held at Sulphur Springs High School on October 9.