Brigman P. Owens, or Brig for short, may not be a name many remember in these parts. Owens was born in Linden in 1943, but grew up and went to school in California. He had a great athletic career which spanned 16 years from junior college to the pros.
A Cass County man was found deceased at the scene of a motor vehicle crash on June 26. The scene was located on Highway 77, just west of Naples.
Friends of Atlanta Public Library hosted their Chocolate Party on Thursday, June 23. Various authors were there selling and promoting their books and lots of chocolates were served. See more photos on page 2. (Journal-Sun Photos)
The Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce recognizes our freedom. The freedom to conduct business in our town, the freedom to hold gatherings and events in our community, the freedom to support one another in good times and not so good times.
It was officially announced on the Bloomburg Community social media page that the Cullen Baker Fair will be back. Typically the event is held in the first week of November. The event highlights the notoriety of infamous, Cullen Montgomery Baker, the town’s probably most well-known historical figure. Baker was a “Confederate deserter, murderer, and lawless Reconstruction era ruffian.” That said the event is “from its inception, has been devoted to ideals and principles that stand in stark contrast to those that governed the life of the Civil War-era outlaw whose name is associated with the event,” noted from Don Shirley’s historical research paper.
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