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IT’S ALL ABOUT... An important Centennial

IT’S ALL ABOUT... An important Centennial

Wed, 06/01/2022 - 5:00am

July 4th this year, 2022, will be a most special event celebrated in the life of our family. My dad, Charles, had he lived a mere year longer would be 100 years old on the 4th of July. This fact gave me pause to ponder the 100 years of inventions he had witnessed throughout his exceedingly long and healthy life. As many of us do today utilizing the internet, I sought items that actually grew up with dad and were born in the same year as his birth, 1922. Nice surprise that some of the goods we have today are still around and just as old!

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John Thomas Goodroe family

Wed, 06/01/2022 - 5:00am

John Thomas Goodroe of Marion County, Georgia, left his home in Georgia and moved to Cass County, Texas, sometime before 1894. John Thomas’ grandfather, “Old” Thomas Goodroe was born in North Carolina, 1781. He received land in Walton County, Georgia, in the Third or Fourth Georgia Land Lotteries, and moved from Jones County, Georgia to Walton County and finally Upson County where he died 10 Jun 1855.

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Hit Us With Your Best Shot

Wed, 06/01/2022 - 5:00am

If you live in Cass County, you are eligible to submit your photos, along with description, to: kate.stow@casscountynow.com for a chance to have your photo printed in the newspaper! Photos must be at least 1 MB in size and in focus. No nudity or lewd images will be accepted. Winning photo will be judged on content, concept, lighting and clarity.

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Linden approves six million dollar bond to fix streets

Wed, 05/25/2022 - 5:00am

Monday, May 23 Linden City Manager Lee Elliott issued a release explaining the new six-million-dollar bond proposal to fix extremely warn and broken streets. In his release, he gave some details about how the money will be obtained, how the loan bond will work, and what the money will be used for. He also integrated information about the sewer lines, since the street repair and the sewer repair will at times interconnect.

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Texans push back on use of eminent domain

Wed, 05/25/2022 - 5:00am

Texans are weighing in with their opposition to the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir—the costliest proposed project in the state water plan. To date, more than 1,600 individuals from across the Lone Star State have signed a petition to publicly oppose the reservoir. The petition was initiated by Preserve Northeast Texas, a growing group comprised of fellow Texans, landowners, business owners, community leaders, conservationists, and elected officials. Others have written letters to Preserve Northeast Texas expressing their opposition to the use of eminent domain to build the costly and unnecessary reservoir.

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IT’S ALL ABOUT... An important Centennial

John Thomas Goodroe family

Hit Us With Your Best Shot

Linden approves six million dollar bond to fix streets

Texans push back on use of eminent domain

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