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Anna Neighbors Sealed Their Hopes for 2050 Inside the Community Library
Cohort 4 of the Anna Neighbor Academy placed a time capsule in the library's local history section, to be opened in 2050.
Anna Community Library's 50+ Programs Bring Craft, Connection, and Smarts to West 5th Street
The Anna Community Library's Adults 50+ series pairs leather-stamping workshops with fraud-prevention talks, giving neighbors reason to return.
Anna's Adults 50+ Programs Turn the Community Library Into a Hub for Connection
From prize bingo to leather crafting to a casino road trip, Anna's Adults 50+ programs are building community one gathering at a time.
Annual Events & Festivals in Anna, TX
A local guide to the recurring annual festivals and community events that define the calendar year in Anna, TX.
Anna's Adults 50+ Program Is Taking Members to WinStar, Teaching Leather Stamping, and Hosting Monthly Bingo
Anna's Adults 50+ program is running a packed slate this season: a WinStar casino trip, a leather stamping craft workshop, and monthly prize bingo at the library.
What Is the Anna Community Library Quietly Building for Residents Over 50?
The Anna Community Library's Adults 50+ program offers crafting workshops, prize bingo, and group outings — a low-key social infrastructure worth knowing about.
Anna, TX: Local History & Landmarks
Explore Anna's founding story, historic buildings, and landmark parks — a local guide to the people and places that shaped this North Texas city.
Anna Community Library: Your Practical Guide to the City's Year-Round Gathering Spot at 111 W. 5th St.
The voter-approved Anna Community Library at 111 W. 5th St. is the city's go-to hub for programs, connection, and free resources this summer.
Anna Parks & Recreation Is Giving Adults 50 and Older a Reason to Get Out This August
From monthly Prize Bingo to a free self-defense clinic, Anna's Parks & Recreation Department is building real community for adults 50+.
Anna's Public Library Is Also a Recording Studio — and Almost Nobody Knows It
The Studio at Anna Community Library lets residents book professional creative production equipment for free, right on W. 5th Street.
The Anna Community Library Has Two Programs Older Adults Should Know About This Summer
From a crafting session already on the calendar to a free fraud prevention talk from Anna PD, the library is serving the 50-plus crowd this summer.
The Anna Depot: How a Town Saved the Oldest Railroad Station in Texas
The 1885 Anna Depot is the oldest surviving railroad station in Texas. Here is how it was built, nearly lost, and moved board by board to Sherley Heritage Park downtown.
Before the City, Before the Depot: The Longer Story of How Anna Got Its Name and Its Start
Anna is famous for its 1885 railroad depot, but the town's origins run deeper — a contested namesake, a lost neighbor called Mantua, an 1883 platting of twenty people, and the founding families whose names still mark the map.
Farm Town to Suburb: What's Left of Anna's Cotton and Grain Economy
Long before Anna was a commuter town on the US-75 corridor, its whole reason for existing was moving cotton and grain to market. A look at the working farmland that's disappearing under new subdivisions, and the one big development trying to keep a piece of it alive.
Keeping the Taps Running: How Anna Is Rebuilding Its Water System for 35,000 People and Counting
Anna's drinking water comes from a blend of seven city-owned wells and purchased surface water, a supply system built for a much smaller town. Here is where that water actually comes from, why it runs hard, and what the city is doing to keep pace with the growth.
Anna ISD Is Building Schools About as Fast as It Can. Here Are the Nine Campuses.
In roughly five years Anna ISD's enrollment jumped from about 3,800 to more than 6,100 students. A parent's guide to all nine current campuses, how new each one is, and what the 2022 bond is about to add.
How Anna's City Hall Actually Works: A Plain-English Guide to the Council-Manager System
Anna runs on a council-manager form of government, with an elected mayor and six at-large council members setting policy and an appointed city manager running the day-to-day operations. Here is who does what, and why it matters for a town growing this fast.