Days gone by

10 YEARS AGO
Morris County Sheriff Ricky Blackburn announces he will take over the reins as commander of the Ark-La-Tex Narcotics Task Force.
Gatsby’s Pizza celebrates its opening at 120 E. First St. in Hughes Springs with Rocky Wright owner.
The Student Union won first place at the Avinger High School Scarecrow Contest.
20 YEARS AGO
The Morris Country-wide Bicycle Rodeo was held Saturday, Oct. 30, at the Morris County Courthouse Annex.
The Cass County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, at the Atlanta Public Library to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
30 YEARS AGO
Tomorrow is the American Cancer Society’s 1983 Great American Smokeout. It is set aside to encourage smokers to give up their cigarettes for just one day.
Morris County Commissioners agreed to the deputizing of four reserve deputies in the Morris County Sheriff’s Department during a routine meeting Tuesday.
In conjunction with the Hughes Springs Crazy Dayz sale, Nov. 26-28, the Hughes Springs Lions Club will sponsor a Used Eyeglasses Roundup.