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From the Columbia Herald:

Willie Baker, former mayor of Mt. Pleasant, was indicted Tuesday on charges of sexual battery.

Baker, 76, was charged with sexual battery and sexual battery by an authority figure, a Class C felony, according to the indictment.

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MT. PLEASANT — The city’s director of administration has been allowed to keep the bonus she was receiving while acting as interim city manager.

All Maury County, Columbia, Mt. Pleasant and Spring Hill government offices, including the Maury County Library and Maury County Archives will be closed July 4. All solid waste convenience centers also will be closed for the holiday.

MT. PLEASANT — City Manager Richard Goode Tuesday released the resumes of the four applicants for the position of public works director.

Two of the candidates had applied to be city manager. All had management experience at chemical or wastewater plants. One of the initial five applicants withdrew his name from consideration. The Herald requested the resumes June 20.

MT. PLEASANT — The state agreed Monday to provide a multi-million dollar loan to the city for its ongoing wastewater lagoon project.

The $3.1-million loan will be used for Phase II of the lagoon system, which includes a spray and irrigation field and will give Mt. Pleasant the capacity to treat 1.5-million gallons of sewage a day.

MT. PLEASANT — A city commissioner resigned Wednesday and was charged with assault one week after striking a fellow commissioner in a fist fight at City Hall.

MT. PLEASANT — A fight between two city commissioners has been referred to District Attorney Mike Bottoms with no charges filed, Police Chief Tom Wilson said Thursday.

MT. PLEASANT — A fist fight broke out between two commissioners during a budget meeting at City Hall.

MT. PLEASANT — The city will begin hosting a farmers market from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, June 14, in City Hall’s parking lot.