Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently welcomed the class of 2024. Among the 106 students was Sarah Huffman of Atlanta, Texas. Huffman earned a BS degree in Biomedical Science from Texas A&M University. She is the daughter of Charles and Pamela Huffman of Atlanta.
Local music lovers are mourning the death of Crooked Halo bassist Kenny Attaway. He died August 27 in a Texarkana hospital after being hospitalized the previous week for COVID-19. It was noted that he was also a diabetic.
The Atlanta City Council adopted a tax rate of .655375 per $100 v
Most outstanding athletes have relatively short careers as age takes away their athletic skills. Atlanta High School football star Ted Thompson was unique in terms of his sports longevity. Beginning as a middle school football player in the late 1960’s Ted compiled an amazing career for the next fifty plus years.
On Friday, Aug. 21, Garin Dupree presented the Atlanta Police Department with trauma/ first aid kits. Dupree is an Eagle Scout in Atlanta. His Eagle Scout project, called Project Thin Blue Line, was a 5K run that Dupree organized and held in downtown Atlanta in Feb to raise money for the kits so that every officer in the department would have one in case of emergency. He set his goal at 15 and ultimately was able to purchase 23.
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