AUSTIN - Gov. Perry is urging Texans to prepare their families and homes for the 2014 Hurricane Season, which begins June 1 and runs through the end of November.
“Texas has a great track record when it comes to being prepared for natural disasters, and that readiness starts with our citizens,” Gov. Perry said. “I urge every Texan to get ready for hurricane season by taking a few common-sense measures to prepare their families for whatever Mother Nature might throw their way this year.”
 

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Photo Caption: Dustin Luzio takes his final walk as a high school student at Atlanta High School. He is congratulated by Counselor Lori Cullins during commencement ceremonies Friday night.
 

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Former city secretary ordered to write letter of apology; city manager says he is satisfied with sentencing
 

By Angela Guillory
aguillory@casscountynow.com

By Angela Guillory
aguillory@casscountynow.com

Cass County Sheriff’s Department arrested a murder suspect from Arkansas last week in Kildare.
Lewis Anthony Hedges Jr., 34, of Springdale, Ark., was arrested on a capital murder warrant out of Washington County, Ark., for accomplice to capital murder that occurred near Tontitown.
The murder took place on May 21 when, according to an affidavit for arrest document, Hedges encouraged 19-year-old Brock Atkins to kill 32-year-old Dawn Leann Frazier at Atkins’ home. According to the affidavit, Hedges told Atkins that Frazier was a “snitch” and could not be trusted.

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By Lee Ellen Benjamin
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The Atlanta Education Foundation (AEF) acknowledged the top 10 percent of the Atlanta High School senior class of 2014 with “A Night with the Academic Stars” at the Atlanta Middle School cafetorium on May 29. This is the fourth celebration of the Eddy Awards.
Each honoree was announced on the red carpet by the booming voice of Chris Easley. A member of the AEF board of directors escorted each student and their family to tables adorned with silver stars and white hydrangeas in tall crystal vases.
The crowd greeted proclamation with thunderous applause.
The cafetorium was resplendent with gold trophies and glittering signs of encouragement. Big Jake’s Bar-B-Que catered the affair, while the Junior Class of AHS functioned as servers for the evening.

By Angela Guillory
aguillory@casscountynow.com

Piney Woods Republican Women’s Club will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 10 at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant, 210 N. East St. in Atlanta.
Guest speaker Jeremy McQuivey is an instructor with the Kick-Start kids program. Founded by legendary Chuck Norris that uses the martial arts as a vehicle to save and change the lives of Texas Youth by teaching them discipline, respect for self and others, healthy eating and exercise habits, goal setting and much more.  
McQuivey has spent his entire adult life inspiring youth to follow their dreams, to stand up for what they believe in and to lead, not follow the crowd. He believes that inspiring and educating our youth and others is the only hope for our country.

U.S. Army Sergeant First Class (SFC) Justin C. Weathers has been selected to participate in the ceremony honoring the 70th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France Operation Overlord. The ceremony will be held at the National American Cemetery and Memorial overlooking the beaches where so many fought and died. SFC Weathers will represent some of the units that landed in Normandy on June 6, 1944.
Four of the units known to be sending 25 soldiers each to the event are as follows: 1st Infantry Division (The Big Red One) – landed at Omaha Beach; 4th Infantry Division (The Ivy Division) – landed at Utah Beach; 101st Airborne Division (The Screaming Eagles) – Parachute Assault and 82nd Airborne Division (The All American Division) – Parachute Assault – Saint Mere Eglise.

Cooperative Extension Bowie-Cass 4-H Plant Show contest was held on May 10 at the Elm Street Community Garden in downtown Texarkana. Both Prairie View A&M – Cooperative Extension Agents Brandon Hawkins for Bowie County and John Ferguson for Cass County, hosted this 4-H Plant Show contest.
This event provided leadership and life skills opportunities to the youths in both the Bowie and Cass County communities. The plant show consisted of different plant categories and sub-classes that provided an array of plant options in which contestants could have entered.

The Cass County Extension office will be sponsoring its annual 4-H Day Camp on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cass County Cowboy Church located at 7701 Highway 59 South, Atlanta, for youth ages 8 to 14.
Participants will rotate through interactive educational stations on ATV safety, fun with plants, nutrition and geocaching. They will also have the opportunity to participate in horseback riding.
Lunch will be provided on site for participants.
For more information call the Cass County Extension Office at 903-756-5391.