Through the past quarter century, Four States Cystic Fibrosis Coon Hunters Association volunteers have raised almost $600,000 for research and services for those affected by the disease. The group’s 26th annual coon hunt is set for Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24-25, and their goal, as always, is to raise more money than the year before.

Two Atlanta High School students were arrested Monday, Feb. 13, after they set off a small explosion in the hallway of the high school between 11-11:30 a.m.

The official rededication of the historic Cass County Courthouse, originally completed in 1861, is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, on the south side of the courthouse. Officials and dignitaries from the county as well as from around the state will be on hand to see the newly restored courthouse that claims the record as the oldest continuously operating courthouse in Texas.

Total sales tax allocations are down less than 1 percent in Cass County’s cities when compared to February 2011 figures, according to the state comptroller’s office.

Cass County commissioners will meet in regular session 1:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 13, and will discuss and/or take action on the following agenda items:

The Citizens Journal’s Super Bowl contest winner, Leslie McKinney, is seated in her new recliner, donated by Ivan Smith Furniture, with the winning advertiser Carla Dupree, owner of All About Floors located in Queen City.

The last day for Atlanta youth baseball and softball players to sign up for the 2012 season is Friday, Feb. 10.

The National Fish & Wildlife Foundation announced the Caddo Lake Institute will receive one of 24 new grants given to organizations nationwide to support efforts to control infestations of invasive or noxious weeds.

Pleas, hearings, and sentencing for the month of January in the Fifth District Court of Cass County with Judge Ralph K. Burgess and Criminal District Attorney Clint E. Allen are as follows:

The chief executive officer for CHRISTUS St. Michael told Atlanta Lions and their guests on Wednesday negotiations are ongoing for the Texarkana hospital to lease and operate the local hospital but there’s no date set for the takeover at this point.

Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce is off to a fresh start for 2012, with several new events planned for chamber members and potential members.

After more than 12 hours on the run, a Cass County Jail prisoner who escaped custody during a hospital visit was arrested near Bivins.

Voter registration cards have been delayed due to the statewide redistricting issues. Cass County Tax Assessor/Collector Becky Watson said her office has received several calls from residents asking, “Where is my voter registration card?”

Bloomburg ISD Superintendent Michael White recently challenged his staff to “think outside the box” to create a scholarship program that would utilize a fund that had been “tucked away.” The result is the Bloomburg Promise Scholarship program.