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Having big smiles because they’ve filled and loaded 98 heavy boxes of Christmas food are Atlanta Lions Club members.

This week’s Where Is It? mystery is of high quality. Where is this scene of two rivers flowing into each other after passing under a highway bridge? Notice the people fishing at right. Do you need a hint? Well, here’s a sentence that tells enough. The Spring Bank Ferry operated here dating back from the 1820’s.That’s Arkansas State Highway 160 in the background. Return next week to the Where Is It? mystery for the rest of the story about the two rivers. Photo by Neil Abeles.

Pasqualita Burleson, the daughter of Winneolia Burleson and the granddaughter of the late Waymon Burleson and Mae Lois Burleson (Atlanta Independent School District Coach/Principal, and Teacher/Librarian) graduated from Stephen F. Austin University, Nacogdoches, Texas, on December 14, 2024, with high honors. Pasqualita graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Health. She is a 2019 graduate of Atlanta High School. Pasqualita expresses gratitude and appreciation to her family, teachers, Fine Arts Club, and the entire Atlanta Community for all the love and support shown to her over the years.