News
Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) announced a telephone townhall for constituents in the First Congressional District of Texas to voice their opinions and engage on issues important to them.
The Texas and Pacific Railroad lost all of this hauling because the trucks and vans were quicker, cheaper, and could make deliveries from door to door.
Multiple counties in Texas have been put under a burn ban for seven days including Cass County. Judge Travis Ransom signed the Cass County Commissioner’s Court order Mar. 20.
Longtime Cass County Citizens Journal-Sun sports editor Tim Emmons has been named the new General Manager of your hometown community newspaper.
Columns & Opinions
Gov. Jimmy Allred became governor of Texas in a desperate time for Texas. The Great Depression created many hardships for families and crippled state finances.
The Texas Senate last week passed a bill to allow school districts to set aside time for inschool prayer and gave initial approval to requiring all schools to post a copy of the Ten Commandments in
Texas farmers are voicing growing concerns about tariffs being enacted by President Trump adversely affecting their ability to sell agricultural goods overseas, the Houston Chronicle reported.
(New Boston) - State Representative Gary VanDeaver (R-New Boston) was recently informed that there have been four cases of measles confirmed in Lamar County. Rep.
Hospitals watch as children fill the wards. The diagnosis, numbering in the hundreds, would be the same: the dreaded measles.
Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Sports
BASEBALL
Atlanta High School Mar. 28 – vs. Redwater (JV, V) – 4:30 p.m. Apr. 1 – at DeKalb (JV, V) – 4:30 p.m.
Bloomburg High School Mar. 28 – vs. Avery – 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta’s varsity girls’ team won its third consecutive title at the conclusion of the Atlanta Lions Club/ Gordon Pynes/Runnin’ Rabbs Relay last Friday.
By Tim Emmons
Atlanta Baseball
On Mar. 11 the Rabbits topped rival Queen City 15-2. For the Rabbs, Peyton Harrison was on the hill and gave up three hits over six innings with five strikeouts.
By Tim Emmons
Lifestyle
The Atlanta Lions Club program featured Jennifer Cunningham, Dean of the University of Arkansas Texarkana Campus.
Queen City High School’s One Act Play, under the direction of Mrs. Duncan, advanced to the next round of competition after performing The Bisley Boy at Northeast Texas Community College in Mt.
The Cass County Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, March 13th, 2025 for their monthly Membership Meeting At our March meeting our Guest Speaker will be C.C.G.S. Publisher Dr.
Track Coach Nick Miller was the guest speaker at the Atlanta Lions Club Thursday.
Obituaries
March 11, 2025
Anna Gayle Bankston, 87, passed away on March 11, 2025, in Riverside, California, surrounded by family, leaving behind a legacy of love, kindness, and laughter.
Linda Campbell, 71, of Avinger, passed away Friday, March 14, 2025. She was born on October 27, 1953. Arrangements entrusted to Reeder-Davis Funeral Home in Hughes Springs.
Funeral services for Tatum Stambaugh, 17, of Hughes Springs, were 3 p.m. Friday, 3/21/2025, at South Union Baptist Church.
Funeral services for Robert Wesley Barrett, 70, of Humble, were at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 20, 2025, at Reeder- Davis Funeral Home Chapel-Hughes Springs. Burial followed at Hughes Springs Cemetery.
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