Local Events
QCMC will serve free lunch Oct. 2
The Queen City Methodist Church will serve a free meal of beans and cornbread on Monday, October 2nd beginning at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome! For more information contact Pastor Jeff Dotson at 903-826-5828.
Mary Daugherty Senior Citizens Center
The Mary Daugherty Senior Citizens Center is open all week for anyone who would like to join the group there for bingo, exercise, crocheting and a meal.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday exercise is from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m., followed by bingo from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and eating from 10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
On Tuesday crocheting is from 9:15 a.m. to 10 a.m., followed by bingo from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. and eating from 10:45 to 11:30. On Thursday bingo is from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., followed by eating from 10:45 to 11:30.
Every third Friday of the month they have “Birthday Friday” where they celebrate birthdays and have cake for those present. That normally begins at 10:45.
JE Manning American Legion Post 258 raising funds for War Memorial The JE Manning American Legion Post 258 is currently selling tickets for a Henry Big Boy .3030 Lever Action Rifle to help raise funds for the new addition of the War Memorial in downtown Atlanta. Tickets are $10 each and can be purchased from any Legionnaire.
If you are interested, please contact Post Commander, Mike Steward, at 903-490-4077 or email je.manningpost258@gmail.com.
The drawing will take place on October 15, 2023. The winner will be able to have the rifle engraved at no additional cost and does not need to be present to win.
Laws Chapel Cemetery Association
The Laws Chapel cemetery Association will hold its semi-annual meeting, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, at the Laws Chapel United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall in Atlanta, Texas.
All persons who have loved ones interred in the cemetery are urged to attend. Anyone who wishes to make a donation or memorial to the cemetery may contact Cara Helfrick at 903-824-7875 or mail to: Laws Chapel Cemetery, P.O. Box 102, Atlanta, Texas 75551.