TVEC donation to East Texas Crisis Center
The TVEC Charitable Foundation recently awarded a $2,000 grant to the East Texas Crisis Center. TVEC Public Relations Representative Kari Wilmeth, right, presents a grant check to Della Cooper from...
View ArticleWoman arrested on drug charges
HCSO press release Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse praised Investigators Cayce Hampton and Jeromey Rose for arresting a woman Tuesday for felony possession of illegal drugs both in and out of...
View ArticleUpcoming Continuing Ed classes at TVCC
TVCC press release Trinity Valley Community College has announced several Continuing Education classes for the Athens campus: Conversational Spanish for the Workplace starting September 15. Chalk...
View ArticleTVCC Texas Farm Bureau Scholarship recipients
The Henderson County Texas Farm Bureau recently presented scholarships to TVCC students Destiny Williams and Ty Shaffer. Rodeo team recipient Williams is a freshman from Dallas majoring in agriculture...
View ArticleHCPAC is calling all musicians!
HCPAC press release If you play an instrument, read music and would like to be a part of “I Love a Piano: the Music of Irving Berlin”, HCPAC needs your talent. The Henderson County Performing Arts...
View ArticleAISD updates Bruce Field construction project
Construction workers drill piers as part of the foundation for the new football and soccer fieldhouse on the west side of Bruce Field. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD) By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications...
View ArticleAnswer to questions about SH 274
Several readers have reached out to us, questioning why TxDOT is working on SH 274 between Trinidad and Tool. So we asked the state for you. TxDOT Public Information Officer Kathi White wrote in an...
View ArticleMesquite man sentenced to 40 years for sexual assault
Charles Dale Stegall District Attorney’s Office press release On Friday, September 2, Charles Dale Stegall, 36, formerly of Mesquite, was sentenced to 40 years in prison for five counts of Aggravated...
View ArticleObituary: Jo Ann Baker
Memorial services for Jo Ann Baker will be held on Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home Family of...
View ArticleFirst Responders Luncheon
The Malakoff High School FCCLA and FFA will be hosting a lunch for the First Responders that serve Malakoff ISD. The lunch will be served on Thursday September 15 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. It is a come...
View ArticleObituary: Lillie Jorene Carroll
Funeral services for Lillie JoRene Carroll will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at 11 a.m. at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home. Services are under the direction of the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home...
View ArticleMan arrested on drug, warrant charges
HCSO press release Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said three of his deputies arrested a 22-year-old man with illegal drugs, carrying a gun and wanted on an outstanding warrant. “My team has...
View ArticleTVCC Beef Cattle Show Team wins at Four States Fair
TVCC Beef Cattle Show Team, from left, Captain Jacob Dixon, Madison Carney, Emily Branch, Kelby Lawson, Chloe Fontenot, Mikenna Martin and Britney Teel. (Courtesy photo) TVCC press release Trinity...
View ArticleTwo arrested on drug charges in hotel raid
HCSO press release Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse led his team of narcotic investigators on a raid of the Lake Palestine Motor Inn in Coffee City this week, arresting two drug dealers with a...
View ArticlePHOTOS: MHS First Responder lunch
The Malakoff High School FCCLA and FFA hosted a lunch for the First Responders that serve Malakoff ISD Thursday. It was a come and go lunch served in the FCCLA classrooms. (Courtesy photos) The post...
View ArticleMalakoff ISD earns postsecondary readiness distinction
Staff and wire reports The honors just keep rolling in for Malakoff ISD. This week, the Texas Education Agency announced that Malakoff ISD is among 24 school districts and charters that achieved a...
View ArticleUncle Fletch Festival this Saturday
Uncle Fletch Festival press release Fire up the grills, it’s Uncle Fletch time again! The Uncle Fletch Hamburger Festival will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, on the square in Athens....
View ArticleMarlena Taylor interview
The Family Peace Project held a retirement reception for Marlena Taylor today. Marlena has been the heart and soul of the FPP since it’s inception 15 years ago. Interview with Marlena Taylor at the...
View ArticleAthens Hornet Hall of Fame inducts inaugural class
Community turns out to honor Castleberry, Douglas, Fisher Vivian Castleberry By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator Thursday night was a celebration of achievement, past and present, for...
View ArticleMassive marijuana growing operation raided
HCSO press release During a two-day operation, Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse and his team of narcotics investigators swarmed across acres of land finding marijuana plants. “This was a...
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