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By Angela Guillory
aguillory@casscountynow.com

By Marti Alexander
malexander@casscountynow.com

Two local ladies are working together in hopes of forming Cass County Days, a time when Cass County residents will travel to Austin and meet legislators and tour the state capitol.
Miranda Johnson of the Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce and Becky Wilbanks, Cass County judge-elect, are meeting with different entities including cities and schools in the county to promote interest in the event. “The ones we have spoken to are supportive of it,” Johnson said.

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From Staff Reports

An 83-year-old Atlanta man got out of his car in the nick of time, after it stalled on the train tracks Thursday afternoon.
Don Yarborough was driving a Buick when it stalled out on the tracks at the intersection of Miller Street.

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By Jim Bryan
Special to the Journal

Tragedy recently befell the fax machine at the Atlanta Public Library. When one of the employees went to operate it, the scanning bed cover broke completely off of the ancient machine. For a time--in splendid East Texas fashion--the cover was held in place with duct tape.
Library Director Jackie Icenhower placed calls to vendors in order to get a new professional grade all-in-one fax/scanner/copier to replace the old one, but was informed that the cost would be $3,000 for the hardware, software, and installation. There was simply no money in the library’s budget for that level of expenditure, so she went online and searched for a grant.
 

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Morris Upchurch Middle School traveled to Caddo Lake State Park in May for a hands-on learning experience.
In the fall of 2013, Morris Upchurch Middle School teachers Becky Russell and Celeste Dellinger applied and received a grant from the International Paper Foundation for more than $2,700 which allowed teachers and students to travel to Caddo Lake State Park for a day of outdoor environmental learning that cannot take place in a traditional classroom setting.  

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By Angela Guillory
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James Bowie Chapter of Daughters of the Republic of Texas members attended their spring luncheon on April 26 at the Silver Spur in Atlanta.
James Bowie Chapter of Children of the Republic of Texas member Kasen Minter was presented a gift card. He placed third in the DRT art contest with his drawing of “The Great Raft on the Red River.”

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Atlanta native, Elizabeth Baker, was named to Centenary College spring 2014 Dean’s List.
A total of 163 Centenary students have been named to the Dean’s List for spring 2014. The honor list names all students who have achieved a grade point average of 3.5 or higher in 12 or more semester hours taken for a letter grade during the spring semester.
 

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Donna Smith’s self-contained class of Special Olympians brings home the gold.  New Boston on May 16, again hosted the Special Olympic games.  This year’s agenda included special honors for Atlanta’s lost Olympian Liam Hamilton.  
This year’s shirts display a puzzle piece with Liam’s name written inside.
 

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Students receive scholarships for their attendance throughout their tenure at Bloomburg ISD

By Robin Aaron
Publisher

Bloomburg Independent School District (ISD) delivered on a promise once more this year as they graduated their senior class and handed out $8,200 to eligible graduates.
The Promise Scholarship, a fund which began building back in the 90s has, to date, paid out $22,700 since 2012, according to high school counselor Andrea Allen. These funds are earned by Bloomburg ISD Wildcats throughout their tenure at the district. Students may earn up to $1,000 per year based on attendance for grades K - 7. High school students also accumulate money based on their attendance. In addition, they must maintain a 3.0 grade point average or higher to get a portion of their available scholarship for the year.
 

Morris Upchurch Middle School students attended Pine Cove’s Institute Of Wilderness Studies Camp in May through an environmental education grant.
Earlier in the 2013-2014 school year, MUMS teachers, Becky Russell and Mandi Stringer, applied for and received an $8,000 environmental education grant from International Paper Foundation to take students meeting certain criteria on a reward trip to Pine Cove Camp in Tyler.   

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