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Rinehart named principal of the year
Atlanta Principal, Nancy Rinehart, was named this week the Region 8 High School Principal of the Year for being an outstanding school leader. Rinehart will be with Atlanta ISD for 25 years next year.
Graduation 2022
Bloomburg High School and Atlanta High School held their commencement ceremonies on May 19 and 20, 2022. See more photos on pages 2 and 13.
Missing person at Lake Wright Patman found
It was reported that “at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, May 22, Texas Game Wardens along with Cass County Sheriff ’s Office responded to a call of a missing person in the area of Armstrong landing, along the shores of Lake Wright Patman. The missing person has been identified as Charles Yaw, 34 of Daingerfield, Texas. He was last seen on 5/21/22 prior to the storms that moved through the area. He is believed to be on foot around the lake area. Texas Game Warden K9 team and Task Force 1 K9 team from Ft. Worth area are en route to assist. If anyone has any information about the location of Mr. Yaw, please notify the Cass County Sheriff ’s Office’” reported Game Warden Shawn Hervey.
Texans push back on use of eminent domain
Texans are weighing in with their opposition to the proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir—the costliest proposed project in the state water plan. To date, more than 1,600 individuals from across the Lone Star State have signed a petition to publicly oppose the reservoir. The petition was initiated by Preserve Northeast Texas, a growing group comprised of fellow Texans, landowners, business owners, community leaders, conservationists, and elected officials. Others have written letters to Preserve Northeast Texas expressing their opposition to the use of eminent domain to build the costly and unnecessary reservoir.