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Another bridge is going up in this area as being built by the Texas Department of Transportation, Atlanta District.

The Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation (TPWF) has been celebrating 100 years of Texas State Parks which started in January 2023. Each state park has participated in the celebration in its own unique way. On October 21 the festivities will start at the Atlanta State Park at 1:00 p.m. with various family activities and at 5:00 p.m. a live band will perform. The theme is a celebration of the calibration of what goes into the workings of a state park.

Following a 1-win, 9-loss 1987 football season, Atlanta sought a new Athletic Director/Head Football Coach in 1988. During eight seasons in the decade of the 1980’s Atlanta sports had fallen on hard times and football had won 30 games while losing 50. Ben Scharnberg, the Athletic Director at Boling got the job. As the Atlanta ISD laid out its desires, the main goal seemed to be to beat Queen City, Linden-Kildare (L-K), Daingerfield and Jefferson. Scharnberg understood the desires for football but reminded the Board that he was hired as Athletic Director also and his goal was to build up both the girls’ and boys’ program in every sport. So began a 20-year stint in the job for Scharnberg.