A reception was held on May 23rd at the AISD offices to celebrate the retirement of Sidney Harrist and Dianne Whatley. Harrist has been employed with the school district afor 48 years; Whatley for 46 years. See more photos on page 2.
The Seventh Annual Steven Smith Memorial Cruise Night will take place from 5 to 9 p.m. in downtown Atlanta on Friday, June 10.
Two popular local eateries will be closing, one possibly permanently, the other potential for one year. Each has its unique reasons for closing, but both, are a trending pattern of challenges to the restaurant industry in general. Both ma and pa places and national restaurants alike are feeling the quasi-post-pandemic troubles due to changes in lifestyle, rising food costs, low inventory, supply demands, and worker shortages. Topp Hat’s Kickin’ Chicken will be closing for at least one year as the result of family health issues and Barbs Country Kitchen because of what is currently hurting the hospitality industry in general. Both businesses were always visibly busy.
If you live in Cass County, you are eligible to submit your photos, along with description, to: kate.stow@casscountynow.com for a chance to have your photo printed in the newspaper! Photos must be at least 1 MB in size and in focus. No nudity or lewd images will be accepted. Winning photo will be judged on content, concept, lighting and clarity.
John Thomas Goodroe of Marion County, Georgia, left his home in Georgia and moved to Cass County, Texas, sometime before 1894. John Thomas’ grandfather, “Old” Thomas Goodroe was born in North Carolina, 1781. He received land in Walton County, Georgia, in the Third or Fourth Georgia Land Lotteries, and moved from Jones County, Georgia to Walton County and finally Upson County where he died 10 Jun 1855.