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Former Cass County man dies in domestic dispute

Wed, 08/03/2022 - 5:00am

A 33-year-old man was shot during a domestic dispute on Thursday. According to Sheriff Larry Rowe, “on July 28, 2022, the Cass County Sheriff ’s Office was dispatched to a home in the Bivins, Texas community. The caller advised that Roosevelt Falls, age 33yrs, was there in violation of a protective order and that she was hiding in the bathroom with her children. The caller also advised that her mother was outside talking to Falls.”

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Back-to-School Bash

Wed, 08/03/2022 - 5:00am

H.O.P.E Ministries along with First Baptist Church, Pinecrest Baptist Church, Linden Masonic Lodge, 4-H, CEP, Linden Together, Linden United Method 1st Church, Ebenezer CME Church, Salem Baptist Church, Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, New Light Baptist Church and Macedonia Baptist Church hosted a community back to school bash on Saturday July 30th that featured free backpacks, hotdogs and school supplies. There was also live music, a water slide, games, and snow cones. Several in the community came out to the event and enjoyed the day. Photos by Raydeen Edwards and Betty Coleman.

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High speed chase begins in Atlanta

Wed, 08/03/2022 - 5:00am

Atlanta Texas Police Department responded to a 911 call of a missing SUV. According to the vehicle owner, Kieston Washington, who was related, stole the SUV after the owner took the perpetrator for a haircut on Houston street.

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Early Chamber of Commerce

Wed, 08/03/2022 - 5:00am

The purpose of the Chamber of Commerce has changed drastically since it was organized here 94 years ago. The original intent was to educate the progressive farmers in the area, among other things. The Tri-State Fair was an event the Chamber put on each year that drew thousands of people into the city. The name of the fair was eventually changed to the Tri State Watermelon Festival, and in 1939 it drew a crowd of more than 15,000 from the three-states area.