While the day may have dawned grey with clouds, Mother Nature saw fit to clear the way for a bright a beautiful afternoon befitting of a celebration.
Bars have again been given the green light to dust off their bottles and gets the records spinning. For VFW Post 6968 in Linden this news meant that they could not only reopen their canteen, but also resume the plethora of other services that they offer to local veterans. After enjoying a week of being open back in June, VFWs across Texas were forced to close their doors after Governor Greg Abbott issued a state wide bar closure due to the pandemic. On October 14, Abbott allowed bars to reopen at 50% capacity. While Abbott has added an 11 P.M. mandatory close time to that, the VFW carried on with its decision to reopen. After hiring two new bartenders and some light clean-up, the Post officially opened its doors Friday, Nov. 20 at 4 P.M. with a happy hour and drink specials.
Most authors would get their feelings hurt if their own parents told them they couldn’t finish reading their breakthrough published novel. But Connor Rice isn’t most authors, and he doesn’t mind at all that his dad couldn’t get past Chapter 13.
Bryan Lee Simmons, 50, of Cass County has been sentenced to 48 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
The Veterans Plaza in Atlanta was packed last Wednesday for the first annual Community Veterans Day Celebration. The event - sponsored by KAQC-TV, VFW Post 258, American Legion Post 5870 and Cass County Citizens Journal-Sun – featured music, free hotdogs and a variety of presentations.
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