News

Students win prestigious scholarships

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Two students from Northeast Texas Community College recently received the Walter B Cooper Scholarship at the Phi Theta Kappa Texas Leadership Conference held virtually on Oct. 15-17.

NTCC holds intercollegiate rodeo

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Northeast Texas Community College hosted the third National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association (NIRA) Southern Region Rodeo October 15-16. The Rodeo was held at the Mount Pleasant Rodeo Association Priefert Arena in Mount Pleasant, Texas.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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

MPHS choir students selected for All-Region

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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.

Wilburn named to university’s Dean’s List

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Stacie Wilburn of Scroggins, TX, made the Dean’s List for the summer term at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must have completed at least six credits during the term, earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintained a cumulative GPA of 3.5 at UMGC.

MPISD tabs 2021 hall of fame inductees

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MPISD has announced the 2021 Athletic Hall of Fame honorees: Jackie Barrett, Holly Akers Brackeen, Corwin Elliott, Johnny Greene, Barry Hamilton and Hayes Lesher. Each inductee will be recognized prior to kick off of the home game against Marshall starting at 6:50 p.m.

Local Halloween events slated

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Halloween is just around the corner, and local festivities are quickly approaching. Halloween in the Park, a drive-thru trick-or-treating event, will be held at Mount Pleasant’s newest park Oct.

Destiny Dimensions

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want to dedicate this devotion to my mom & mother-in-law because this verse is their favorite scripture. Proverbs 3:5-6 are some of the most powerful and popular scriptures in the Bible. These life altering verses can be broken into four parts: I