Fire Controlman Third Class Danner Craft, from Mount Pleasant, Texas, assigned to the Ticonderoga- class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam (CG 54), swims across the water during a man overboard drill in the Indian Ocean during Talisman Sabre 23, July 28. Talisman Sabre is the largest bilateral military exercise between Australia and the United States, advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific by strengthening relationships and interoperability among key allies and enhancing our collective capabilities to respond to a wide array of potential security concerns.

The Mount Pleasant Electrical Trade Scholarship Award recipient for the 2023-2024 school year is Christian Flores. Flores has received his fifth scholarship award and is currently attending the University of Texas at Arlington to pursue a degree in electrical engineering.

A drive-through backpack giveaway will be held Thursday at Mount Pleasant Junior High from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.