This resident of the week is not a stranger to Atlanta, Texas. Gus Schuhmann made his teaching career at Atlanta ISD where he was principal at both the middle and primary schools.
After another year of ungodly economic disasters, geo-political events and social craziness, it’s time to take a well-deserved peaceful break to check out the “Friends” of the Atlanta Public Library annual book sale.
This old Historical cemetery is located on the East side of Avinger, just off Hwy 49.
On March 21 seven tornadoes hit Texas, three of them here in Cass County causing downed trees, power outages and major structural damage. The National Weather Service in Shreveport LA updated their reporting to note that in Cass County that of the three tornadoes one was an EF2 and two were EF1s. It has been reported eight people were injured, but no loss of life. Here in Cass County one lady was reported trapped but was able to free herself and drive to the hospital. However later it was reported that a Grayson County Woman, 73, was killed by the storm. The storm also shutdown Graphic Packaging that supplies water to Atlanta. This caused a reduction in water supply and created a boiling order, and a cancelled school day for Atlanta.
On March 24 Beauregard Parish Sheriff ’s Office issued an updated statement letting people know that the 5’7” Charles Spraberry was presumed in the area and considered armed and dangerous. According to the social media release Spraberry “was wanted by Texas authorities for his involvement in a double homicide.” According to other reports that double homicide was in “Cass County where two bodies were found in a burned-out camper trailer on March 12.”
306 West Main St
Atlanta, TX 75551
903.796.7133