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McLeod ISD earns state’s highest Fiscal Accountability Rating

McLeod Independent School District officials announced that the district received a rating of “A” for “Superior Achievement” under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system. The “Superior Achievement” rating is the state’s highest, demonstrating the quality of McLeod ISD’s financial management and reporting system.

Changes to vehicle inspection laws in 2025

Changes are coming to Texas concerning emissions on non-commercial vehicles. Those changes, however, will not affect the overall cost of registering your vehicle. Now, however, the $7.50 fee you are now paying the service station will be transitioned to an inspection program replacement fee that goes directly to the state. In Atlanta, the chamber office will still process renewals in the same way they have been.

Devastating house fire claims two lives
Devastating house fire claims two lives
Devastating house fire claims two lives
Devastating house fire claims two lives

Devastating house fire claims two lives

In the late hours of Monday, Nov. 25, first responders were called to a severe house fire in the Tanglewood Dr. neighborhood of Atlanta, which claimed the lives of Diana Fulks and her great-grandson. His name has not been released. Fulks’ husband, Gary, was rushed to a Dallas hospital for burn treatment and he was discharged to continue recovery at home on Thanksgiving Day.

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