Weekly Podcast – Nov. 6

Weekly Podcast, Nov. 6

I. Bonds approved

A. ATHENS — Voters in Athens ISD approved a $59.9 million bond Tuesday. The unofficial tally is: For 1,483; Against 996.

B. MABANK — A $10 million bond for Mabank ISD was approved by voters Tuesday in a landslide. The unofficial vote tally was 863-309.

II. Facebook is so awesome it stinks

A. From a Marketing Land post about why business pages are reaching fewer people: “Much of the drop-off can be blamed on increased competition for space on the News Feed, with Facebook adding nearly half a billion users in the last three years, and the fact that there are now 45 million business Pages, all vying for people’s limited attention spans.”

III. Veterans Day

A. Veterans Day is next Wednesday.

IV. Shout Outs

A. Michael: Malakoff Elementary School Blue Ribbon Campus

B. Garrett: Trinity Valley Electric Coop donation to Keep Athens Beautiful

C. Jeff: Kippi Harraid

Thumbs Up: TVCC’s Dr. Helen Reid named to nursing committee; Phi Theta Kappa new members; TVCC ranks high in nation.