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08
Sep

Paddie to appear in Atlanta

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District 9 Rep. makes local visit Tuesday 

Local voters are encouraged to attend an event to hear legislative updates and voice their concerns as the Texas Legislature prepares to begin its upcoming session. State Representative Chris Paddie-R will visit Cass County Tuesday, September 9.

Mon
08
Sep

Boil advisory

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The City of Queen City, Texas has issued a boil advisory.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) required the system to notify all customers to boil their water prior to consumption. To kill any possibly harmful bacteria and other microbes, water used for drinking, cooking and making ice should be boiled and cooled before consumption. 

Stay with KTBS 3 News on updates for when the advisory will be lifted. 

Wed
27
Aug

County proposes 2 percent increase in taxes

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By Angela Guillory
 
Cass County Commissioners took a record vote on Thursday for the 2015 proposed tax rate. The proposed tax rate is .553062 per $100 value for 2015. An increase of .02 from last year’s .534241 adopted 2014 property tax rate. The effective tax rate is .533062. The rollback tax rate is .572701.
There was no opposition to the proposed tax rate by commissioners. Read more in our e-edition:  http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Casscounty1//Magazine61918/Full/index.aspx?id=61918
 
Wed
27
Aug

Council discusses city’s proposed 2015 budget

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By Angela Guillory
 
Linden City Council spent more than an hour Thursday night reviewing the proposed budget for the first time. City Administrator Robbie Hood said the proposed budget is based on the same tax rate as last year’s .595839 per $100 value. This will generate an estimated $25,000 in additional revenue to help resurface streets within the city.
Wed
27
Aug

Trial ends with hung jury in sexual assault of a child case

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By Bobby Horn
Special to the Sun
 
A mistrial has been called in the case of a man charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child.
On Aug. 22, final arguments were heard in the case of the State of Texas vs. Robert Waylon Hawkins. Cass County Assistant District Attorney Tina Richardson said that within hours of final arguments, the jury reported back they were unable to render a “guilty or not-guilty” verdict. Richardson said that she has not spoken with the jurors to determine what caused their indecision.
Wed
27
Aug

County proposes 2% tax increase

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By Angela Guillory
 
Cass County Commissioners took a record vote on Thursday for the 2015 proposed tax rate. The proposed tax rate is .553062 per $100 value for 2015. An increase of .02 from last year’s .534241 adopted 2014 property tax rate. The effective tax rate is .533062. The rollback tax rate is .572701.
There was no opposition to the proposed tax rate by commissioners.  Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine61915/Full/index.aspx?id=61915
 
Wed
27
Aug

School zones a safety concern for drivers, police

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As local school districts return to class this week, drivers should remember that school zone safety is a major concern on local roadways. 
Drivers should closely observe all posted speeds in school zones and while operating their vehicles near busses. Never attempt to pass a school bus while it is offloading or onloading students. 
Wed
27
Aug

Cursive handwriting, the three R’s and technology

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By Oreta Wright
Sun Columnist
 
The history of handwriting goes back thousands of years. Because the Roman Empire extended so far, so did its alphabet. Most survives as capitals.
We have little evidence of cursive writing at the time, but some survives. We think of cursive as writing that is joined with loops. The cursive and basic lowercase letters derive from the Italic that developed in the 14th century Renaissance, a time of extraordinary art and learning.
Italic handwriting has been the method of choice among some Europeans and Americans ever since the Renaissance. Italic writing came to the Americas primarily through Spanish conquests.
Wed
27
Aug

Animals await adoption

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Aries is a male boxer. He is heartworm negative and will be neutered and current on his shots this week. 

See all the animals up for adoption in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine61915/Full/index.aspx?id=61915

Wed
20
Aug

Distracted driver causes accident on 59

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From Staff Reports
 
A Texarkana woman received a citation after she rear-ended a vehicle with her vehicle when she was distracted by her cell phone.
The accident occurred just after noon on Monday, Aug. 18.
Tiffany Templeton, 29, of Texarkana, was traveling north on U.S. 59 just north of Queen City in a 2012 Hyundai Tucson when she looked at her cell phone, according to State Trooper Johnathan Prosperie of the Texas Department of Public Safety. 
She told officers when she looked up, she rear-ended the other vehicle, a 2001 Buick driven by 44-year-old Joey Lon Moore of Queen City.
 
PHOTO: Photo by BOBBY HORN
A Texarkana woman was issued a citation Monday after she rear-ended another vehicle with her car while looking at her cell phone.

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