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- Kathy L. Murphy Joins Lucid House Publishing as Director of Acquisitions May 27, 2020, Atlanta, GA — Lucid House Publishing welcomes Kathy L. Murphy, founder of The Pulpwood Queens’ Book Club Reading Nation, to its team as director of acquisitions. The Atlanta-based bespoke, boutique publishing house, was co-founded by authors Connor Judson Garrett and Echo Montgomery Garrett –both of whom have had books picked by Murphy- in conjunction with Jawad Mazhir, the founder of Dreams Collective. “We launched the kind of publishing company that we wanted to work with and flipped the traditional model on its head.,” says Echo, the author of 20 books including My Orange Duffel Bag, the multi-award winning book that became the first self-published book ever acquired by Random House and that Murphy counts among her favorite Book of the Month picks of all time.Murphy, who started and runs the largest meeting-and-discussing book club in the world with nearly 800 chapters nationwide and in fifteen foreign countries, first caught the attention of the publishing world for her ability to spot potential bestsellers. “I’ve devoted my career to finding great books and authors and sharing their work,” says Murphy, the author of The Pulpwood Queens’ Tiara Wearing, Book Sharing Guide to Life (3rd edition), the first book that new members of her club are required to read.
- IRS is providing a variety of relief options for taxpayers with the People First Initiative
- Magnolia Place Nursing Facility received results back indicating all staff and residents are clear and do not have the COVID-19 virus.
- Jefferson ISD announced the details for Friday night’s graduation ceremony. It includes seating charts and in general how arrival and departure will work. Details can be found here. The Herald will be live streaming the event and KMHT will be carrying it on the radio.
- Kevin Godfrey provided an update on the work onthe Mary Lou Glass Park. Just a reminder we are still taking donations. 2 benches have been delivered to the site and the work on the path is still ongoing. Thank you everyone that has donated, given words of encouragement and come out to help. Between work and the rain work has been slow going, but, it’s going.
- JISD offered information on the upcoming TSI Testing,
- Citizens for a Better Community for Marion County: We are working on a hair donation event and would love any ideas. Brooklynn Bradley-LaFleur is going to be cutting hair at her shop and we will be working on getting others to help also. As we get more planning done we will let everyone know.
- The Marion County Republican Party will hold their Precinct and Party Convention at 10 a.m. Saturday at Bulldog Pizza.
- Maxim-Eyes is offering up free Gift Certificates to local residents who share her post and comment.
- Welding & Fabrication and Car and Big Truck Hand Washing is now available at the Feed Store on Hwy 49W (Next to the Primary School)
- Jaci Leigh Glover passed away. Arrangements are with Hanner Funeral Services.
- Riverside Bank: The exterior is almost complete and the interior is coming right along. JP with Jefferson Custom Built Homes is doing a great job. We are so ready to open and be able to service our community.
- Texas State Parks began taking new reservations
- Robbie Brock passed away.
- Marion County is down to 2 active cases of COVID-19.
- The Andrews Raid Great Locomotive Chase is this weekend at Jefferson Railway.
- Texas HHS is offering Pandemic EBT benefits. See more info here.
- The Summer SAIL Program has been cancelled.