Residential Christmas tree pick-up in Mt. Pleasant is scheduled to begin Jan. 3, 2012 ? weather permitting.The pick-up will be done in conjunction with your normal scheduled garbage pick-up. All residents of Mt. Pleasant can utilize this service.If you do not use the city?s garbage service you may need to contact city hall at 385-1480 to find out the day your tree will be picked up.Trees need to be ...
DEAR ABBY: I'm a 25-year-old woman with no future. I am the youngest of three daughters. My parents are divorced and my sisters are both married. Mom has no income of her own, so it's mainly me.I have come to realize that I'll never be able to have an apartment of my own or fully live my life because of her. She's controlling and always finds a way to make me feel guilty about going out or enjoying myself. I ...
Residents of Mt. Pleasant showed their support for the city?s Blue Zone initiative by stringing a blue paper chain garland around Central Park Wednesday. Some of the chain is shown in the top photo, including Gary Grunow, extreme left, city parks and recreation department head, and City Administrator Brent Schleisman. A video was made of the large chain which will be submitted to the state with the city?s Blue ...
Mt. Plsasant City Council members will consider a number of resolutions tonight during their regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. in City Hall.Resolutions include a declaration of debt to reimburse the city for the purchase of a used rescue vehicle; authorizing application for STP grant funds for the Iris Street improvements; and the use of TIF funds for sanitary sewer improvements.Council members will also ...
The Fellowship Cup hosted its food and gift distribution Dec. 17 at the Mt. Pleasant Christian School. There were a large number of quilts and blankets for people to choose from. In addition, Walmart Distribution donated turkeys and Mt. Pleasant?s Masonic Lodge #8 donated hams to the families.
People looking for a quick lunch in downtown Mt. Pleasant now have another option in Scott Keomanivong?s most recent business endeavor, Bamboo Express.?If people are in a hurry they can just walk through the deli, grab what they want and out the door they go. It?s quick. If they have a little bit of time they can order off the menu,? explained Keomanivong, who does all of the cooking with pride.The Asian ...
The Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club members spent the morning of Dec. 10 packaging food for the Kids Against Hunger program. The international club works to help needy children around the globe.In total, the club members were able to package 2,160 meals at the Fellowship Cup that morning.The club donated $400 for this project this year. The Mt. Pleasant Kiwanis Club conducts this project annually.The members ...
John Pullis, Henry County Conservation director, will present his budget for the next fiscal year during the regular meeting of the Henry County Board of Supervisors Thursday at 9 a.m. at the Henry County Courthouse.Other agenda items include approval of claims and supervisor sub-commmittee updates.
By STEPH TAHTINENMt. Pleasant NewsThe Union Block Committee and Main Street Mount Pleasant has requested $150,000 in funding from Henry County over the next three years for the Union Block restoration project.The request, made to the board of supervisors on Tuesday morning, asks for the county to commit $50,000 per year for the next three years to help restore the historical building that burnt in ...
Yesterday after church services we had our annual Christmas potluck dinner. As always there was way too much food: Casseroles, ham and cheese sandwiches, salads, vegetables, dip, puddings, cakes, pies, and so forth were on the menu. I took a big bowl of homemade potato salad.Our church district has a lot of little children, so there are plenty of people to feed on a day like that. There are over 100 children ...
Offices in the Henry County Courthouse will be closed Monday, Dec. 19, from 12 noon until 1 p.m. for the employees? Christmas lunch.Regular office hours will resume at 1 p.m.
Mt. Pleasant City Council members are expected to approve the hiring of a public works director during its regular meeting tonight at 7 p.m. in the council chambers of City Hall.Rick Mullin has been the interim director of the department since the retirement of Bob Kephart this past summer.Other agenda items have the council approving financing for the purchase of a used rescue vehicle for the Mt. Pleasant ...
Mt. Pleasant Police Department INVESTIGATIONSA report of destruction/damage/vandalism of property was investigated at the Mt. Pleasant Public Library, Dec. 13.Brittney Dawn Helms, 19, of Salem was cited for possession of alcohol under the legal age of 21 years, Dec. 14.Micah Joseph Hummel, 23, of New London was cited for driving under suspension, Dec. 14. MISCELLANEOUSCriminal mischief/vand...
Dr. Steven A. Shoup, O.D., who serves as the optometrist at the Walmart Vision Center in Mt. Pleasant, removes a sand particle foreign body from a little girl?s eyeball during a mission trip to Belize earlier this year. Shoup began his mission trips in 1997 and has completed five trips to mainly South American countries.
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