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Marilyn Higgins
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News Nov. 26, 2025 3:23 pm70d ago
If you or a loved one are worried about your legacy, the future of our community, or just feeling generous, why not make a donation to the community library?
News Nov. 26, 2025 3:22 pm70d ago
Additional measures were signed into law during Mt. Pleasant’s City Council meeting Nov. 25 to prohibit what the council called “professional panhandling.”
News Nov. 26, 2025 3:06 pm70d ago
Speaking before the Henry County Board of Supervisors on Nov. 18, Deputy Carlos Lopez requested help with his legal fees, specifically, a request of $21,205.
News Nov. 24, 2025 3:17 pm72d ago
Mt. Pleasant’s Festival of Lights premiered this past weekend to great fanfare.
News Nov. 24, 2025 2:56 pm72d ago
Henry County Engineer Jake Hotchkiss has announced that a major thoroughfare west of Mt. Pleasant will close in a few weeks while a bridge is replaced.
News Nov. 30, 2025 11:52 pm65d ago
Find things to do this holiday season in Henry County.
News Nov. 19, 2025 4:18 pm77d ago
No one was hurt on Monday, Nov. 17 when a grain silo caught fire at 2805 Lexington Ave.
News Nov. 19, 2025 3:43 pm77d ago
Work continues on the restoration of an old railroad station 4 miles south of Mt. Pleasant.
News Nov. 20, 2025 10:17 am76d ago
On Nov. 18, 2025, the Henry County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a scam text message received by a Henry County resident.
News Nov. 17, 2025 3:49 pm79d ago
On Saturday, By the Scoop opened in Mt. Pleasant, offering 28 flavors of delicious Hershey’s ice cream.
News Nov. 17, 2025 3:00 pm79d ago
The Henry County Board of Supervisors met Thursday, Nov. 13 and discussed topics such as a temporary speed limit, a transfer of money to Secondary Roads Department and the renaming of a road.
News Nov. 12, 2025 3:19 pm84d ago
The Henry County Conservation Board is raising funds for an ADA-accessible playground at Oakland Mills.
News Nov. 12, 2025 3:15 pm84d ago
“Over two and a half centuries,” said Mike Watson, Commander of the Salem American Legion, “veterans have been the steady hands that kept our nation standing through war, division, and change.”
News Nov. 12, 2025 3:10 pm84d ago
A tentative date has been set for the demolition of the P.E.O. Library.
News Nov. 10, 2025 2:09 pm86d ago
The Henry County Board of Supervisors learned about the work the public health department is doing to fight disease at its most recent meeting.

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