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Starbucks opening in Atlanta

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:00am

It can be officially announced that the specialty coffee chain Starbucks will be opening a store next to the Atlanta,Texas McDonald’s on Highway 59. To make room for Starbucks the old Henson Kickernick building that has sat vacant for several years was torn down. The proposal was presented at an Atlanta City Council Meeting earlier this year, but certain thresholds needed to be met for the plan to go through. Starbucks will use the inlet through McDonald’s to alleviate additional traffic concerns.

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State-ordered feasibility review of Marvin Nichols prompts urgent comment period

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:00am

A new development in the decades- long fight over a proposed reservoir in Northeast Texas is offering Texans a chance to speak out in defense of private property and against the use of eminent domain for an unnecessary, outdated water project. The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is conducting a feasibility review of the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir. This comes after State Representative Gary Van-Deaver requested the review as part of House Bill 1, which passed the Legislature earlier this year.

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QCMC free meal Nov.6

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:00am

The Queen City Methodist Church will host a free meal of beans and cornbread on Monday, November 6th beginning at 11:00 a.m. All are invited. For more information contact Pastor Jeff Dotson at (903) 826-5828.

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John Minett Hefner and Glazia Allen Floyd

Wed, 10/25/2023 - 12:00am

John Minett Hefner married Glazia Allen Floyd in 1869 and “they lived on a farm north of Marietta in Cass County. As was often the case in those days, there was more than one marriage between the two families. John Hefner’s sister, Molly, married Glazia Floyd’s brother David Anderson Floyd, thus creating many double relations.