CASS COUNTY PIONEER PROFILE
This week’s Cass County Pioneer is Booker T. Washington alumni, Randy Jackson. Jackson played football at Booker T. Washington and graduated just before the integration of the schools.
His next stop was Texarkana College, then he transferred to Wichita State University, where Jackson earned a scholarship. There, Jackson played running back for the Wichita State Shockers.
On October 2, 1970, the Shockers were flying to Logan, Utah, to play against Utah State University when a pilot error caused their plane to crash into the Rocky Mountains near Denver, Colorado. Jackson was one of only eight passengers who survived the tragic crash.
After his recovery, Jackson returned to playing college football, where he attracted the attention of professional football recruiters.
He was a fourth-round draft pick for the Buffalo Bills in the 1972 NFL Draft. While playing for the Bills from 1972 to 1974, Jackson was the back-up for the famed running back, O.J. Simpson.
From there, Jackson played for the San Francisco 49’ers and the Philadelphia Eagles, before a knee injury ended his playing career. For the remainder of his life, Jackson was a physical education teacher and coach in Kansas. Jackson died July 21, 2010. He was inducted into the Atlanta High School Hall of Fame in 2020.
Cass County Pioneer Profile by: Misty Golden
Texas A&M-Texarkana Graduate Student
Music City Texas Theater Events
March 7th (7pm-10pm) Mark Owens and the Del Rio Band ($10.00) March 21st (3pm) Hickory Hill Blue Grass Band April 18th Asleep at the Wheel
LifeShare Blood Drive
LifeShare Blood Drive March 12, 2026 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Law Enforcement and Justice Center.
Jobs in and around Cass County
Deputy District Clerk - Perform clerical duties in support of District Clerk’s Office operations; prepare courtroom and/or other types of legal documentation/ provide customer service to the public. Answer and direct incoming calls, respond to inquiries regarding court processes, filing fees, civil and criminal cases, jury duty, and other court related matters.
Male Jailer - Detention officers provide supervision of inmates at the Cass County Jail including, but not limited to, hourly checks on inmate welfare, distribution of prescribed medications, distribution of meals, pickup and delivery of inmate laundry, supervision of inmate recreation time and searching newly booked and work release inmates.
Deputy Sheriff - Patrols and responds to calls for assistance from the public. Enforces Federal, State, and Local laws. Arrests, transports, and books offenders. Testifies in courts, performs investigation of all reported offenses. Services warrants and civil process. Transports prisoners and other duties as assigned.
Blade Operator - Effectively operate various sizes and models of self propelled motor graders to spread and level dirt, gravel, stone, and other road materials to rough and fine grade specifications in construction and maintenance of county roads.
Deed Clerk - Cass County Appraisal District - Responsible for downloading deed and probate records weekly from the County Clerk’s FTP site, placing records on the CAD server and backing up data; work new deed changes and document into system of record.
Customer Service Assistant - Cass County Appraisal District - responsible for daily administrative duties, data entry, filing, processing daily mail, answering telephone calls, assisting property owners, assisting with maps and clerical support.
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Community Health-Core-Atlanta: he LVN serves as a clinical member of Crisis Stabilization Unit treatment team. The LVN is responsible for using the nursing process to meet the needs of clients according to the professional standards of nursing care.
Registered Nurse - Community HealthCore-Atlanta: Under the general direction of the Director of Nursing (DON) and the RCSU RN Nurse Manager is responsible for utilizing the nursing process to meet the needs of patients in the Rapid Crisis Stabilization Unit (RCSU) (involuntary extended observation unit and voluntary crisis residential unit) according to the professional standards of nursing care.
Reach out to my office — P.O. Box 825 Linden, TX 75563 Phone: 903-756-5181, Ext. 0 Fax: 903-756-5732