The watch is on. Some 15 community-inspired and decorated Christmas trees are on the block for auction this Christmas season by the CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital-Atlanta Auxiliary.
Holiday lighting began in the Atlanta downtown area this week as workers from Freeman Landscape of Texarkana began climbing the more than 100 business district poles to light and wrap them with greenery and red ribbons. This lamp pole is on North East Street. But wait. What is that hooded figure on top of the building on the Atlanta downtown street of East Hiram? Is he helping Halloween arrive? No, as a matter of fact, Freeman Landscape puts up and maintains the roof lighting outlining the buildings year-round.The hooded figure is either replacing old bulbs or putting up new ones. It’s all part of the holiday season now in downtown Atlanta. (Photos by Neil Abeles)
President Saffee of the Millionaire’s Club from Dallas is starting his investigation of a murder mystery for Atlanta’s first community dinner-theater production Saturday at Cafe Crema coffee shop. Some 30 persons dined out as well as participated in the murder mystery. (Photo by Neil Abeles)
New Colony Baptist Church on U S.59 between Atlanta and Linden invited Santa Claus to come early Sunday afternoon. Seems the congregation wanted to give the children plenty of time to talk with the congenial figure. But the family (above) of Lovie, Ralph and Chance Terry ask “Why miss an opportunity? Let’s talk with Santa ourselves … and get a picture.” Watch for more pictures from New Colony’s special public happening in next week’s Citizens Journal-Sun.
It has been 42 long years since Karen and Gordon Alexander were found slain in their Texarkana home. According to police reports Weldon Eugene “Hip” Alexander from Bloomburg, Texas called the police to alert the authorities that his two children were stabbed in their home. It turned out years later a cold case was solved after DNA evidence implicated the father of the Alexander siblings.
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