1-15-04 - Dozens of angry employees showed up at the cookie factory in Marietta picketing for their pay checks. The workers stood in front of the locked up plant holding signs and cheering while passing cars honked.
The employees are picketing for last weeks pay checks. They normally get paid at 1 p.m. on Thursday, but this Thursday the plant was empty and their pay checks nonexistent.
Today employees held signs that said "We made your dough now were is our dough?" and "We made cookies your cookies and you can't give us the crumbs."
On Monday workers showed up to find the gates locked and a sign posted that read operations had been suspended. The Bake-Line Group had filed bankruptcy and the Illinois based company was forced to shut down their headquarters and seven other plants without warning.
Posted: 05/23/13 - Julie Luton of Bonham took home the top honor of the evening at the recent volunteer banquet hosted by the Fannin County Children’s Center. Luton was named the CASA Volunteer of the Year for her work in advocating for abused and neglected children in foster care. Read More
Posted: 05/22/13 - (Idabel, Okla.) – For anyone interested in learning more about building preservation, Idabel Main Street will host “Historic Building Maintenance,” a workshop on the care and maintenance of the historic district, June 25th, from 5:30pm – 7:00pm, at the Idabel Public Library. Read More
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
