Two Mount Pleasant High School swimmers including senior, Sophie Greco, and junior, Kate Ball, have been named to the Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association (TISCA) Academic All-State team. To be nominated, student athletes must be juniors or seniors and must have an overall GPA of at least 3.75.

Mount Pleasant Lady Tigers (22-10-1) vs. Dayton (23-10) (Best of 3 Series) April 25-27 Thursday, April 25 - 6:30 pm - MP Home Team Friday, April 26 - 6:30 pm - MP Visiting Team Saturday, April 27 2:00 pm - (if needed) Flip for Home ALL GAMES at Rusk High School – 495 Eagle Dr., Rusk TX 75785 Tickets - $5 Adults, $3 Students - At the Gate Passes accepted District 15-5A, TGCA, THSCA, Senior Citizens Go Lady Tigers!

Outdoors Writer Chalk up another IGFA line class world record alligator gar for light tackle specialist Art Weston. Caught earlier this month at Sam Rayburn Reservoir, the 7.04-footer weighed 188 pounds.

Some call Texas the Lone Star State. I like to call it “Big Bass Central.” An army of giant bass have been caught in Texas over the years.

The Mount Pleasant High School Goin’ Gold Band earned a sweepstakes rating at the UIL Concert and Sight Reading Contest held on March 27 in the Mount Pleasant High School Performing Arts Complex. The band played 3 pieces on stage including Big Cage March by King, Benediction by Stevens, and Danse Perpetuo by Nitsch and received all 1’s from the judges. From the stage performance they moved to the band hall they sight read and received all 1’s as well. The stage and sight reading ratings combined with their marching ratings from earlier in the year gave them a Sweepstakes award for the 2024 year. The Goin’ Gold band is directed by Dr. Theodus Luckett III, Karen Luckett, Jamey Sterrett, Alicia Hargett, Brian Bass, and Sheri Sullivan.

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In the band hall in front of the Goin’ Gold Band, her family, and friends, Mount Pleasant High School senior, Zoë Newman, signed a letter of intent to play saxophone in the Golden Thunder Marching Band at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. Newman plans to major in Music Education and minor in English with the goal of becoming a band director.

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Outdoors Writer Changes are coming for Texas hunters and saltwater anglers next fall following the recent adoption of several regulation proposals by the Texas Park and Wildlife Commission during its March 28 meeting in Austin. On the saltwater side, the Commission approved the creation of an annual spotted seatrout tag that comes at no extra cost with the purchase of the proper fishing license or saltwater endorsement.