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As part of his chronicling of early Atlanta, T.R.A. Willis stirred up a hornets’ nest with his article entitled, “The Razing of Lanark and the Founding of Queen City vs. Atlanta.” This story details the premise on which Queen City was founded to take business away from the Atlanta merchants. Printing this article resulted in multiple apologies being written by both Willis and Journal publisher John Fletcher.
The birth of a rivalry
“On the completion of the school building they secured the services of M.V. Looney and his wife, Miss Acheah. They were the best-known educators in East Texas at that time and indeed were a drawing card. As an evidence, students came to them from Rusk County and from other points, some as far as Georgia.
Resident of the Week Jim Swint
Born in Douglassville in 1934, Jim Swint always had a desire to go places; but he never expected to go as far or fly as high as he eventually did.
Smartlock
Smartlock had its grand opening on Friday. Located at 255 S Louise St., Smartlock is providing storage units and temperature-controlled units that can be unlocked using your smart phone.