Public Meetings Schedule Updated

Feb 21, 2020

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Public Meetings Announcement

GoBus invites members of the public to join us for public meetings to discuss services available and pending service enhancements to increase customer satisfaction. Public meetings are set to begin in March and will be held in each of the counties located in our 14-county service area. Meetings are currently set for the following dates and locations: 

  • March 3, 2020, at the Gladewater Housing Authority located at 777 S. Tyler Street in Gladewater, beginning at 10 AM
  • March 3, 2020, at the Camp County Library located at 613 Quitman Street in Pittsburg, beginning at 2 PM
  • March 5, 2020, at the Upshur County Library located at 702 W. Tyler Street in Gilmer, beginning at 10 AM
  • March 10, 2020, at the Marshall Public Library located at 300 S. Alamo Blvd. in Marshall, beginning at 10 AM
  • March 10, 2020, at the Jefferson Convention and Visitors Bureau located at 305 E. Austin Street in Jefferson, TX, beginning at 2 PM
  • March 12, 2020, at the Rusk Rusk County Library located at 106 East Main Street in Henderson, beginning at 10 AM
  • March 12, 2020, at the Panola Sammy Brown Library located at 319 S. Market Street in Carthage, beginning at 2 PM


Update on March 16, 2020
The following public meetings have been canceled until further notice: 
  • March 20, 2020, at the Mineola Memorial Library located at 301 N. Pacific Street in Mineola, beginning at 11 AM
  • March 20, 2020, at the Rains County Library located at 150 Doris Briggs Pkwy in Emory, beginning at 2 PM
  • March 24, 2020, at the Lillie Russell Memorial Library located at 200 East Hubbard Street in Lindale, beginning at 10:30 AM
  • March 26, 2020, at the Van Zandt County Sarah Norman Library, located at 317 First Monday Lane in Canton, beginning at 11:30 AM
  • March 26, 2020, at the Athens Economic Development Corporation located at 201 W. Corsicana St., Suite 3, in Athens, beginning at 2:30 PM
  • April 9, 2020, at the Palestine Public Library located at 2000 South Loop 256, Suite 42 in Palestine, beginning at 12 PM
  • April 9, 2020, at the Jacksonville Public Library located at  502 S. Jackson Street in Jacksonville, beginning at 2 PM

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