According to the website Niche, Cass County is a quality place to live. Receiving a B ranking, Niche identifies the cost of living as the best part of Cass County, with jobs, nightlife and commute as its biggest challenges. The rankings are based on a scholastic report card methodology with an A to D rating with no F’s.
James Cicero Fant, third child of Edward Waldo and Sarah Caroline (Simmons) Fant of South Carolina, was born Sept. 1, 1866 in Anderson District, South Carolina. He died July 13, 1923 in Hot Springs, Ark. where he had gone for medical treatment. He came to Cass County, Texas in 1871 with his parents from South Carolina at the age of five. His grandfather, the Reverend David Monroe Simmons, a Baptist Minister for many years, and his family were among the immigrants on the wagon train. Rev. Simmons was a successful revivalist. He was actively engaged in the ministry of the Baptist Bear Creek Church, Cass County.
The Journal Sun has identified potentially a key resource for area businesses and individuals with disabilities that serves our community and greater Texas. We recently reached out to Jacki Everhart-Thompson, the Business Relations Manager for the Texas Workforce commission in this region. Below is the interview.
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