The 33rd Annual Mayor’s Cup Golf Tournament was held July 17. There were 18 teams in total.

Date: 07/21/23 Purpose: TxDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) advises the Transportation Commission on bicycle and pedestrian issues to help ensure the bicyclist’s and pedestrian’s perspective will be considered in the development of departmental policies affecting bicycle use and pedestrian activity, including the design, construction, and maintenance of roadways.

The Mount Pleasant Fire Department announced that it is recruiting for its Citizen Fire Academy. Those interested must be at least 18-years-old and live or work in Titus County.

AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott yesterday sent a letter requesting an extension of the deadline to submit a Major Disaster Declaration request from the federal government following a series of severe storms and deadly tornadoes that impacted communities across Texas last month. “Our request to extend the initial declaration request period is due to the size of the impacted area, ongoing additional disasters in the impacted region, and the need to distinguish damages caused by the severe weather and tornadoes that repeatedly impacted the state for over a week,” reads the letter.

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

There are 140 inmates in jail with 121 males and 19 females. Since July 13, the following have been booked into the jail: July 17 • JenniferRamirez,26 of Mt.

Thousands upon thousands of packages will be appearing on doorsteps in the next couple of days as part of the surge of shopping that comes with Prime Day. Shoppers flocked to the virtual storefronts of many retailers this week in the hopes of securing discounted household items, clothing, electronics, and other popular items. But not every customer will be entirely happy with the products which eventually arrive at their door, and many items will likely be returned.

AUSTIN – Taking the bus opened up endless possibilities for Uvalde resident Jennifer Gilleland. Born with cerebral palsy, she’d ride 90 miles each way on a TxDOT-funded rural transit agency bus to get to class as she worked on her college degree.