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Wed
07
May

Community joins together to aid homeless students

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From Staff Reports

$6K raised at Sunday event will help students with no permanant home

The Hearts and Hands fundraiser, created to help children in need in Atlanta ISD, raised over $6000 on Sunday, thanks to community support and involvement.
The money raised will be held in a fund by AISD to benefit children who may need clothes, food, help with water or electric bills, and any number of other items.
Atlanta ISD and its wonderful employees, Guaranty Bond Bank, Silver Spur Texas Grill, Chicken Express, Albertson Law Firm, Brookshires, Dennis Stanley, Frank Allday, Craig Hale, Price Hardware, Mike Hanner, Johnny Cullins, Fellowship Christian Church and its youth group, and each and every singer and musician truly made the event fantastic. 
Wed
07
May

Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive May 10

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According to Atlanta Postmaster Barb Weems, Saturday, May 10, marks the 22nd anniversary of one of America’s great days of giving, the National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food drive.
Each year on the second Saturday in May, letter carriers across the country collect non-perishable food donations from postal customers. These donations go directly to local food pantries to provide food to people in Atlanta who need help.
Tue
06
May

Hey Dallas! ‘WE MATTER’

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By Robin Aaron
 
A bus full of Cass County, Bowie County and other regional landowners, ranchers, farmers and conservationists made the trek to Arlington Wednesday to vocally oppose the proposed Marvin Nichols reservoir to the ears of the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB). 
What was most surprising, perhaps, was the amount of opposition to the project voiced by Dallas-area residents; some of which apologized to the northeast Texas residents for the actions of those supporting a project that would, according to experts, devastate the local Cass County economy and timber industry. 
 
Tue
06
May

Deadly curve on 59 claims another life

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Aaron Wade Richardson, 21, of Atlanta died after he was struck by oncoming northbound traffic on US 59. 
Richardson was heading south toward Linden on US 59 near County Road 1921 when he lost control of his vehicle. 
Following the wreck, he was killed after he stepped into oncoming traffic Thursday morning, May 1. 
Richardson was on foot when he was struck by a semi. 
The incident occurred at about 8:30 a.m.
The 18-wheeler was driven by Daniel Edward Roseberry, 47, of Dekalb. 
 
Tue
06
May

Criminal District Attorney releases March misdemeanors

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Clint Allen, Criminal District Attorney, releases the following information on cases disposed of in the County Court at Law for the Month of March, with Donald Dowd, presiding judge.
Read more in our e-edition: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine52430/Full/index.aspx?id=52430
 
 
Thu
01
May

War on water

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Photo by Robin Aaron

Bill Ward speaks at a press conference Wednesday in Arlington. Ward is the owner of Ward Timber and has been fighting the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir for 14 years. The reservoir would decimate the local timber industry that his company is dependent on and would result in exhaustive damage to the northeast Texas region's economy. More on this story in the weekend edition. 

Thu
01
May

Bloomburg chief severely injured in line of duty

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By Raegan Rice
Reporter
 
Bloomburg fire chief Dakota Huddleston was injured in an early morning structure fire on Monday, April 28. 
Huddleston was air-lifted to LSUS with a broken pelvis, broken tibula and fibula, fractured vertebrae, and internal injuries and was in stable condition as of Monday night.
Huddleston’s wife, Kirbi, said that she received the call around 6:50 a.m.
“They told me it was a structure fire, and he was outside the wall, not inside the building. The wall collapsed on him about waist down.”
Bloomburg VFD provides mutual aid and the incident occurred in Doddridge, Arkansas.
Thu
01
May

Early voting for local elections underway

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By Angela Guillory
 
Early voting in local schools and city elections started Monday and will continue through Tuesday, May 6 for the May 10 election. Atlanta ISD, Queen City ISD and Bloomburg ISD are holding trustee elections. A mayoral election is being held for the city of Atlanta. 
Registered voters of the city of Atlanta will be voting for mayor, district 1 councilmember and at large councilmember.
Incumbent Mayor Keith Crow is running against opponent Marshall James Brooks IV for mayor of the City of Atlanta.
City councilmen Robert “Bob” Steger, councilman at large and District 1 Councilman Chris E. Collins, Sr. are running unopposed in the Atlanta City Council race. 
Terms of office are two years for these elected officials. 
Mon
14
Apr

Commissioners to convene for April meeting

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Cass County Commissioners will meet in regular court session at 8:30 a.m. Monday, April 14. On the agenda commissioners will declare three patrol vehicles in the Sheriff’s Department as surplus property as a matter of record.
Other items include a transfer of jail inmate drugs to Med Shop Pharmacy next lowest bidder, effective March 24, 2014 as a matter of record.
Present certificate of completion to Becky Wilbanks, district clerk, for attaining required continuing education as a matter of record.
Deputation of Devin Shelton, deputy district clerk, as a matter of record.
Present annual audit report for Emergency Services District #2.

 

For more on this story, visit:

http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine50828/Full/index.aspx?id=50828

 

Mon
14
Apr

Auxiliary volunteers honored

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CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital-Atlanta celebrated a special  part of the local Atlanta hospital this week.
The 45 volunteers who work diligently to care for patients and families as they receive treatment also run the healthcare facility’s gift shop and carry out fundraising efforts to support the mission of “Extending the Healing Ministry of Jesus Christ” to the Atlanta area communities.

For more on this story, visit: http://www.etypeservices.com/SWF/LocalUser/Atlanta1//Magazine50828/Full/index.aspx?id=50828

 

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