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Titus County Judge Brian Lee has announced that
the free testing held at the Mount Pleasant Civic
Center will continue for an additional week. Initial-
ly, testing was scheduled to end last Friday, but the
ending date for testing is now August 29.
Those wishing to undergo COVID testing will
need to register prior to arriving at the civic center.
The testing is free for all participants. To register for
testing, visit www.gogettested.com and follow the
instructions to undergo testing at the Mount Pleas-
ant location.
The tests administered are mouth swabs. Every-
one in attendance is required to wear a mask and
to social distance from others. Participants must be
able to provide the QR code issued upon completion
of the registration. This can be printed or shown on
a smartphone screen.
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On Tuesday, a newly purchased Lincoln pick-up truck collided with the front wall of Brookshire's on Ferguson Road. The officer han-
dling the collision, Mark Miller of the Mount Pleasant Police Department, said that the gentleman driving the truck was in the process
of parking, when he began sneezing. During this sneezing fit, Miller says he accidentally put his foot on the gas, causing him to ram
the brick pillar in front of him. The area has since been surrounded with caution tape and plywood covers the wreckage of the wall.
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and Hopkins County EMS have joined them.
The networks’ paramedics are on a five-person
strike team made up of EMTs called EMTF 4. “The
On September 4 and 5, the Mount Pleasant Rodeo
Association will hold its 56th annual rodeo.
The event will be held at the Mount Pleasant Ro-
deo Association’s Priefert Arena on Green Hill Rd
and will feature mutton busting, donkey deal races,
and Mexican poker, as well as a nightly performance
from Cowboy Kenny’s Steel Rodeo, a dirt bike stunt
show beginning at 7:30 p.m. nightly.
Presale tickets can be purchased on the mprodeo.
com site, and prices are as follows: for ages 13 years
and over, tickets will cost $10. Tickets for children
ages 6-12 years will cost $5, and those 5 years and
under are granted free admission.
For those who do not wish to pre-order, tickets
maybe purchased at the gate. For ages 13 years and
over, at the gate tickets will be $12, and tickets for
children ages 6-12 will be $6. Children under six
years of age will still be allowed to enter at no cost.
The 56th annual rodeo will also feature announc-
er Bob Tallman. The Mount Pleasant Rodeo Asso-
ciation says of Tallman, “His voice is heard and his
image is seen by more than 60 million people across
the country each year. He entertains and informs
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Health. The team deployed to the coast on Sunday.
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weather situations when activated by the state.
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Duncan, Di. Mount Pleasant Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 146, No. 74, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 26, 2020, newspaper, August 26, 2020; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1429388/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.