Nayeli Fuentes,†Junior Class President of Mount Pleasant High School,† and†Elizabeth Griffin, a presence recently in the local theatre scene, were recognized in a luncheon at Northeast Texas Community College March 4 as regional high school standouts.

"It was inspiriting to have two students together who have done so much to raise the bar on excellence in Northeast Texas,"†Dr.

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The character of Texas Lake Country pioneer, Harriet Potter Ames, was at issue last Friday evening at the Mount Pleasant Library.† Before a packed house, and double showing at the premiere of†The Chronicles of Harriet Potter Ames, †the panelists of Honors Northeast and members of the audience exchanged views on the wife of the Texas Navy Secretary, Robert Potter.† Harriet Potter Ames lived from 1810 to 1902, and became widely known as the ?bravest woman of the Texas Revolution.?

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Have you ever dreamed of getting a short story published in a magazine or perhaps even having the next great novel listed on the New York Times bestseller list? Or, maybe you just have a good story to tell?

Northeast Texas Community College and renowned author Lou Antonelli are offering Creative Writing 101 again at the Main Campus on FM 1735.

Antonelli?s short fiction has been published in the U.S., Canada, England, Portugal, India and Australia, and gathered up in four separate collections; the most recent ?Letters from Gardner ? A Writing Odyssey?

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A stellar cast headlines the upcoming Theatre Northeast †production of the celebrated and beloved comedy/drama†Steel Magnolias†by Robert Harling. The show runs February 26, 27 and 28 at 7:30 p.m. and March 1 at 2:05 p.m.