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Just Love & Kindness in Action

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Atlanta High School Student Council students joined peers from seven other districts for a Just Love & Kindness service event, putting compassion into action. Students first assembled care bags filled with blankets, gloves, and hygiene items, then toured Mission Texarkana, the Randy Sams Shelter, and the Salvation Army Center of Hope, leaving the bags behind to support those experiencing homelessness.The day was a powerful reminder of the impact service, empathy, and community can make.

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FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY DINNER

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY DINNER

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Shannon Tompkins (far right) his brother Les (center) and Matt Kaminski with some nice straps of teal taken in a public lands marsh along the Texas coast in 2024. (Courtesy Photo)

The second split of the 2025-26 duck season got underway Dec. 6 in the North Zone; Dec. 13 in the South Zone.The season runs through Jan. 25, 2026 in both zones.

Ducks Unlimited supports dozens of public hunting waterfowl projects across the state. (Ducks Unlimited)

MR. PUBLIC

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Veteran waterfowl hunter offers tips sniffing out ducks, doves on public lands

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Atlanta’s JV boys’ team won first place in the Avinger tournament.Atlanta photos by Kim Sheppard Atlanta’s Kelvin Robinson puts up a shot in the Rabbits’ game versus rival Queen City.

McLeod’s varsity boys and varsity girls’ teams played James Bowie in Dallas at the American Airlines Center.

No. 13 for the Lady Rabbs puts up a shot.

No.1 for the Lady Rabbs gets past a QC defender.

Atlanta’s Easton Patterson slices through the defense for a layup.

McLeod’s Damien Tems goes for a loose ball against James Bowie.

McLeod’s Damien Vick brings the ball up for Mc-Leod.

No. 23 for the Lady Longhorns elevates for a pass to an open teammate.

Atlanta’s JV

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Atlanta’s JV

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Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) 1888-1949

Wed, 12/31/2025 - 5:00am

Huddie Ledbetter, singer and guitarist, known as Lead Belly (also spelled Leadbelly), was born on January 21, 1888, near Mooringsport, Louisiana. He was the son of a Black tenant farmer, Wesley Ledbetter, and his half Indian wife, Sally (or Sallie) Pugho. Ledbetter attended public schools in Louisiana, then in East Texas after his family purchased a small farm when he was ten. The family was listed in the 1900 census for Harrison County.

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Just Love & Kindness in Action

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH COMMUNITY DINNER

MR. PUBLIC

Atlanta’s JV

Huddie Ledbetter (Lead Belly) 1888-1949

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