SIDE BAR
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:00am
Reba Byrd, writing in her column “Cass County Cousins” for the Citizens Journal on Sept. 18, 1980, gives the following information.
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Daughters of 1812
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:00am
Mark Epperson Chapter United States Daughters of 1812 members attended last week’s Texas Society board meetings and workshop in Temple, TX. Pictured left to right are Kay Stephens, Edith Thomas, and Tammie Duncan Blackburn.Tammie is the Texas Society Chaplain and Mark Epperson Chapter President. Edith is one of the chapter’s newest members in 2024 and was honored as a new member at the Temple meeting. Kay is chapter registrar and Texas Society Lineage and Historical Records Chairman.
Food Price Outlook, 2024 and 2025
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:00am
There is little doubt if you have been to the grocery store lately you have seen prices spike in the last couple of years, especially during covid. 50 years ago you could purchase a dozen eggs for around 74 cents. Interestingly enough, in 2004 the prices only jumped up to $1.28. In 2018, sixteen years later they came in only a modest increase of $1.74. Today the average cost in Texas for a dozen eggs is $5.43.
Readers’ Choice Best People and Places votes have been counted
Wed, 08/28/2024 - 12:00am
Readers’ Choice Best People and Places is over for 2024. The contest ended on August 9, at 10:00 p.m. We have finished counting and are beginning to visit area businesses. Since there are hundreds of categories in 2024 it takes time to get out to the winners.