The Texas and Pacific Railroad lost all of this hauling because the trucks and vans were quicker, cheaper, and could make deliveries from door to door. The only hauling left for the railroad at this point was cotton, pulpwood, and oil.
Multiple counties in Texas have been put under a burn ban for seven days including Cass County. Judge Travis Ransom signed the Cass County Commissioner’s Court order Mar. 20. The ban prohibits outdoor burning in unincorporated areas. This includes fires contained in an enclosure like barrels. Not included are grills, barbeques or smokers which can be used if covered and fully attended.
On Mar. 13, Hardy Sheppard, a former officer with the Atlanta Independent School District Police Department, attended a special Board of Trustees meeting with his attorney Butch Dunbar, arguing that he was wrongfully terminated.
Spring is popping up all over Cass County with the blooming of daffodils, red buds and pollen. Photo by Melanie Rhyne
Last week Samantha Smith, a former Hughes Springs’ daycare worker, was arrested after investigators reportedly discovered a video of her sexually assaulting a child.
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