City council approves burn ban extension amid drought

The Mount Pleasant City Council approved an extension on the city’s burn ban Tuesday night. “The way the state law is written, the mayor or a county judge can institute a disaster declaration, but it can only last seven days,” Mount Pleasant Fire Department Chief Larry McRae said. Mount Pleasant Mayor Tracy Craig signed last Wednesday, according to McRae. The declarati...

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