Mount of Blessing started in summer of 1923, several citizens of Atlanta, Texas felt that on old fashioned camp meeting should be established in or near the city. This feeling was put into action by Rev. Mary Ellen Perdue assisted by J.R. Ramsey with the cooperation of many others.
On Wednesday, June 12 at 9 a.m. Tx-Dot partnered with Atlanta High School to promote a safe driving event for teens. The event was at Atlanta High School with the hopes of driving home the “importance of safe behaviors behind the wheel to teens; jaws of life demo and other visuals scheduled. According to an earlier release, “The Texas Department of Transportation is partnering with Atlanta High School to educate teenagers across northeast Texas about safe driving habits. In 2023, 26 percent of those killed in crashes in the Atlanta District were under the age of 25.
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) released the following statement after voting for the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 217-199: “Today, our military faces unprecedented attacks on every front, from increasing Chinese aggression and attempts by foreign adversaries to compromise our military intelligence to efforts by bureaucrats to radicalize our military with woke policies. This year’s NDAA addresses important challenges faced by our current state of national defense, including improving our servicemembers’ quality of life, restoring the focus on our military lethality, deterring China, defending Israel, securing our border, and enhancing our military capabilities. By addressing these challenges, the FY25 NDAA will save taxpayers $30 billion by cutting out inefficient defense programs, obsolete weapons systems, and unnecessary Pentagon bureaucracy. In addition, the legislation contains key measures to prioritize military capabilities in Texas and to invest in our servicemembers and their families stationed there.
GEORGE PRICE (Boob) Cromer George (Boob) Cromer was born in Jefferson, Texas, 15 November 1893, to Tom and Mary Anna Frances Cromer. Mr. Cromer served in the United States Army from June 1918 until December 1918 for a period of emergency. He served with Company B, Thirteenth Replacement Battalion, Camp McArthur, Texas. He was a blacksmith, farmer, and also worked at sawmills around Cass County. On 2 October 1927 he married Verna Isabel! Kay, the daughter of W.S. and Fannie Kay. They were married in Linden, Cass County, Texas by Rev. S.P, (Press) Hamilton, a pastor and dear friend of both families.
The Caddo Wildflower Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas meets at 6:30 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Mary Dougherty Senior Citizens Center, 507 S. Kaufman St., Linden. Meetings are open to the public and start with a potluck before ending with a native plants/flowers raffle.
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