Mount Pleasant may reduce its number of employees by as many as 10 percent as the city prepares for a decrease in state-shared revenue in the next budgeted year. Because of the decrease in revenue and a decline in the city’s endowments in the stock market, officials are looking at removing eight to 12 positions, said Nancy Ridley, the city’s director of finance and administrative services.

The decision to take on a second year as mayor of Mount Pleasant was not a hard one for Jim Holton.

Several people took a good look at Rose Arena on Saturday as the groundbreaking for the CMU Events Center took place.

Because for better or worse, the building soon will get a makeover.