LADY WILDCATS HEAD to STATE Bloomburg’S Softball Team Beat Chireno 5-3 in the Regional Final Last Saturday and Advanced to the Courtesy Photo State Tournament
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Linden, Queen City Cass County Citizens Graduation Page 2 Bloomburg, McLeod Graduation Journal-Sun Page 11 Proudly Serving Atlanta, Linden, Queen City & Surrounding Cass County LOCAL NEWS. STAY CONNECTED VOLUME 145 NUMBER 22 FACEBOOK.COM/JOURNAL-SUN YOUR WAY. CASSCOUNTYNOW.COM WEDNESDAY June 2 2021 $1 1 SECTION, 12 PAGES Courtesy Photo LADY WILDCATS HEAD TO STATE Bloomburg’s softball team beat Chireno 5-3 in the Regional Final last Saturday and advanced to the Courtesy Photo state tournament. As part of the final four the Lady Wildcats are two series wins away from bringing Over the years, the Texas Association of School home a coveted state championship. Boards Superintendent of the Year award program has honored outstanding Texas administrators for achievement and excellence in public school ad- ministration. Candidates are chosen for their strong leadership skills, dedication to improving the quality of education in their school districts, commitment to Alexander named deputy district clerk public support and involvement in education, and ability to build good employee relations among By Sydni Goza in order and there were no major is- to approve donations in the amount teachers and staff members. Region 8 Education The Cass County Commissioner’s sues that needed to be corrected. The of $2,992 in cash and $1,340 in Service Center is pleased to announce that Sidney Court held a regular session on May largest expenditure categories for checks for the K9 programs. Fitts and Harrist, Superintendent of the Atlanta Independent 25 at 8:30 a.m. in Linden to discuss 2020 were Administration and Fi- Godwin approved the County Audi- School District, will represent our region in the 2021 a number of items. Among those nance, Roads and Public Works, and tor’s financial report and expenses in Superintendent of the Year state competition. present for the meeting were Com- Law Enforcement Activities which is which separate revenue and expen- missioners Darrell Godwin and Brett considered pretty standard by Shaw. diture accounts were set up to track Fitts, County Clerk Amy Varnell, and Fitts and Godwin made a motion what is being spent towards the in- Auditor Jim Loomis. to approve the deputation and bond coming K9 and any future expenses A presentation was delivered by of Sarah Alexander as Deputy Dis- for the K9 program. Jordan Shaw CPA of McMinn, Laird trict Clerk. Cass County Auditor, Jim The Cass County Commissioners & Company, PC regarding the 2020 Loomis, gave a favorable report for Court regular session adjourned at Fiscal Year county audit. According April 2021 with no significant chang- 8:51 a.m. and was approved by Fitts to Shaw, the financial statements are es. Fitts and Godwin made a motion and Godwin. BUCKLE UP: Click It or Ticket campaign kicks off By Sydni Goza May 24 to June 6. A virtual media We’ve all had friends, relatives, or ac- In 2020, there were 1,073 fatal ve- event for the campaign was held May quaintances that have been affected by hicle crashes in Texas which resulted 24 at 10:00 a.m. and included several this,” Atlanta District Engineer, Bud- Thursday, May 27, Linden PD worked alongside TX- from occupants not wearing their speakers from Cass County and other dy Williams, said. DOT to demonstrate the dangers of not using a seatbelts, a 16% increase from 2019. areas that illustrated the importance Statistics for the Atlanta District seatbelt. TXDOT set up a trailer with a vehicle that These were the statistics given by the of wearing a seat belt. provided by Director of Transpor- would simulate what would happen to people in a Texas Department of Transportation’s “It’s hit close to home for everybody. See BUCKLE UP page 8 car crash that weren’t using a seatbelt. Sara, A’My- (TxDOT) Behavioral Traffic Safety iah, and fiancé Jamey King stopped by to see the demonstration. It was great timing because Jamey Specialist, Irene Webster to start off was just telling the girl the dangers of not wearing their annual Click It or Ticket safety a seatbelt. belt campaign which will run from New council members sworn in Dean McDuff, Randy Pennington, Curt Bates are sworn in as City Police Chief Eric Lee, along with officers Jennifer Prosperie, Karl Valentine (not pictured), Counsel Members by City Attorney James Verschoyle. and TXDOT personnel Irene Webster and Rusty Anderson were involved in the event. LEE SUBMITS SHEVCHENKO Obituaries JOURNAL-SUN JOURNAL-SUN $1.00 Hometown UFC fighter Andrea Lee jumped back on the John Ellis 306 W. Main St • Atlanta, TX 75551 winning path May 15... 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SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE 903.796.7133 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Journal-Sun – 3 Linda Rowe Thomas AHS Class of 1988 Little Rock, Arkansas By Kate Stow Local business owner opens coffee shop As the anchor for the Lady Rabbs relay team in the late By Shawn Larson if you are just looking for consideration, “after care- 1980s, spectators marveled at her incredible speed. Those the perfect blend of flavors, fully searching for a loca- who knew Linda Rowe marveled at her tenacity it took her Photo by In 2019 Tanya Beers had we offer espresso-based tion, we decided on Down- to lead her team to victory time and time again. Jodie Kelly Photography a dream to open a coffee drinks such as Lattes and town Atlanta. I love the That willpower earned Linda a scholarship to the Uni- shop similar to the ones cappuccinos. For the downtown feel of walking versity of Central Arkansas when she graduated in 1988. “I she loved to visit in bigger non-coffee drinkers, we into a specialty coffee shop never dropped the baton,” she said. cities, so “in December of have a selection of organ- every time if visited cit- During the pandemic last year when everything was 2019, I decided to attend ic loose-leaf tea sourced ies outside of the area and shut down, Linda – who has always been physically active a coffee school in Dallas fresh each season from tea thought it would be nice to – joined the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) US Track and where I learned proper gardens around the world, have that same experience Field Team. During the AAU Master Classics in March at brewing techniques and hand-shaken lemonade, to share with our commu- Virginia Beach, Linda places second in the W50 200 Meter barista skills,” says Beers. and hot chocolate.” nity,” Beers continued. Dash with a time of 28.00, and third in the W50 60 Meter Like all dreams, the pro- Caffe Crema will also Though Caffe Crema Run with a time of 8.50. cess can take some time. carry food says Beers. “Our is now open, a little over Those wins, along with many others, put Linda on the In this case, “from the idea food items will include a week ago now they had track to the 2021 AAU Open and Masters Outdoor Cham- stage to the opening of our some pastries such as fresh a soft to introduce their pionships to be held July 3 in Miramar, Florida. Once building has taken about baked cinnamon rolls and business to the communi- again fans are marveling at her speed; but those who know two years.” Beers says that scones. We also offer grab- ty. “Our soft opening was Linda marvel at her tenacity. they originally had planned n-go items such as turkey a wonderful success, says It’s not because she started this new journey at the age One of only two photos to open up in January of wraps, fruit and yogurt Beers, “There is no better of 51 that has friends old and new in awe of her. Rather, it Linda has of herself and 2020 but it was delayed. parfaits and a healthy snack way to gather community is the fact that she was ever able to do it in the first place. siblings before the fire According to Beers, the She is the baby. pack.” feedback, suggestions and Linda was born in the name Caffe’ is the word Beers hopes that they are discover any service bugs. tiny East Texas town of Coffee in Italian and Cre- bringing something spe- We want to thank first of Douglassville – population ma is the foam on top of an cial to the community, “We all, God and everyone that 171. It was there, at the age espresso drink. I thought purchase all of our coffee helped make our business a of two that her path was that would be the perfect from a roaster who receives success.” forged by fire. name since we specialize raw imported coffee beans. Tanya Beers attend- “My six-year old sis- in making espresso-based They roast them fresh to ed school in Atlanta and ter and I were standing drinks.