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Motorcyclist Deaths On The Rise In Texas

ATLANTA – When you see a motorcycle on the road, it’s not just a bike – it carries someone’s best friend, someone’s child, someone’s parent, someone’s spouse. Nearly 600 people riding motorcycles were killed in crashes in Texas last year, and more than 2,400 riders were seriously injured. One of those hurt was Al Peterson, a Leander man who almost died last May when another driver turned left in front of him. Peterson was thrown 20 yards from his motorcycle and fractured several ribs, his left leg, pelvis, and suffered severe internal injuries. The crash nearly took him away from his wife and three children.

Angels Protect Too

Angels are heavenly beings sent from heaven to help humans on earth. They are Gods special messengers. Angels are not equal to God, because they were created by God. He tells angels what to do. Some of their jobs are delivering messages for God, protecting God’s people, helping the thirsty, and praising God’s name.

Heavy storms roll through Cass County
Heavy storms roll through Cass County

Heavy storms roll through Cass County

According to the local Weather Watcher, TXATLBL1, “Storms moved through the area on Friday afternoon and again on Sunday afternoon. As of right now, the National Weather Service says all damage during both events is only straight-line winds. Right now, there are no confirmed touchdowns or tornadoes. Surveys are still ongoing as we speak. I will post on my Facebook page their findings for official publication. I only ended up with 0.84” of rainfall for both events at my location. There were 20,000+ electric customers without power across the area Friday night. And last night’s storm was even higher. At one point Swepco was showing 58,000+ customers without power from our area over into Louisiana.” Brian Loper says that he believes that the storms aren’t over and that the community should expect strong weather Monday.

High-end electrical users could strain grid

High-end electrical users could strain grid

The growth of industrial-scale users of power could strain the Texas power grid, ERCOT’s chief announced last week. The Dallas Morning News reported Pablo Vegas, the agency’s CEO, said bitcoin miners and artificial intelligence data centers going in across the state, as well as industrial growth in the Permian Basin, could create the need for a massive buildup of power transmission lines in the future.

Local Events

Local Events

Queen City Methodist Church will host Cornbread and Beans at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 6. All are welcome to a free meal of beans and cornbread. This will be the final one until the Fall.

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