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What is the first priority of our life? Jesus knew who he was, and his first priority was his relationship with his heavenly Father. There is a lesson here for our lives.

Queen Bess gets her likeness on a quarter
Queen Bess gets her likeness on a quarter

Queen Bess gets her likeness on a quarter

On March 30, 2022, the U.S. Mint announced that it will be commemorating Bessie Coleman’s, “Queen Bess,” achievements on the backside of a US Quarter. Coleman a native of Atlanta, Texas, is known among many things to be the first African American to earn an international pilot’s license. With the announcement, the Mint released nine potential designs, one of which will begin circulation in 2023. American Women Quarters Program will also honor Maria Tallchief, Edith Kanaka’ole, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jovita Idar.

Ransom to be sworn in

The public is invited to attend the ceremony for Travis Ransom as he is sworn into office as Cass County Judge on Saturday April 30th at 2 p.m. by 5th District Judge Bill Miller. The ceremony will take place on the courthouse grounds outside the historic Cass County Courthouse and light refreshments will be served.

Tax scam aimed at business owners

A few of the local businesses have reported a fraudulent letter to the sheriff ’s office. In the letter, the sender claims that the business owes a laughable some of money; in this case $175,173,862.23. The sender then gives an 844-number they can call to dispute the charge, in order to get the receiver of the letter on the phone. It should be noted that there is no address for the receiver to pay the bill if they wanted to. Similar scammers hope the receiver will call and to dispute the charge. Once they do, they will negotiate a smaller charge which the receiver may be willing to pay.

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