The Joint Operations Center for Bowie and Cass Counties and the City of Texarkana, Texas reported on Sunday that an employee of Golden Villa Nursing and Rehab tested positive for COVID-19 on Apr 4.
Gov. Greg Abbott ordered restrictions on travel along the border of Louisiana, an increasingly growing hot spot for COVID-19 in the U.S, last Sunday. How and when the order would be enforced by the Department of Public Safety has caused some confusion for residents on both sides of the border as vehicles were still moving freely across the state line at TX-77 and LA-1 as late as Friday.
We are living in an unprecedented period as a newspaper. In times like this with the world at our fingerprint with the www and social media, people will ask why the newspaper is still important to a community. Honestly, it is a good question that should be explored; especially in this hour.
In a book, “In Small Things Forgotten”, about archaeological excavations of sites of 171” and 18th century New England, a statement was made that there were some 127 gravestone carvers in that area during that period. It almost seems too many Wonder how many would there be in our area of the world? A search of several cemeteries in Cass, Marion and Titus Counties have revealed several. Most of the carving was most likely done outof-state and probably ordered from catalogs offered by local dealers.
Center Hill Volunteer Fire Department accepted a cost share grant through the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program administered by Texas A&M Forest Service. The grant was used to purchase a slipon unit that was installed onto a 2013 Stewart Stevenson truck.
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