Handing out award from TVCC’s 47-34 win over Navarro
TVCC Cardinal QB Shelton Eppler pauses for a prayer next to the jerseys of Bryce Cook and Tyler Spillman before Saturday’s game. (Michael V. Hannigan photo) By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN The Cardinals are...
View ArticleObituary: Dr. Jim Taylor
Dr. Jim Taylor passed away at his home in Auburn on October 25, 2017. He was born on September 3, 1957, in West Memphis, Arkansas; but grew up in Auburn, graduating from AHS, AU, and AU Veterinary...
View ArticleAmateur (Ham) Radio Club meeting scheduled for Nov. 11
Press release Do-it-yourself is a very popular activity and there are maker-fairs across the country. There, people show the products they have constructed. That is the theme of the next meeting of the...
View ArticleLow-cost vaccination and microchip clinic set for Nov. 11
Press release Held on the Second Saturday of each month by Friends of the Animals, the next low-cost vaccination and microchip clinic for all area residents is on Saturday, Nov. 11, from 10 a.m. –...
View ArticleTVCC’s Dr. Wendy Elmore to present at Pathways Institute
Dr. Wendy Elmore Press release Trinity Valley Community College Vice President of Instruction Dr. Wendy Elmore and retired Texas A&M-Commerce Vice President of Student Access and Success will be...
View ArticleRainbow Girls say thank you for support of pancake fundraiser
The Gun Barrel City Rainbow Girls held a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser at the Cedar Creek Lake Masonic Lodge in Gun Barrel City on Saturday, Nov. 4. They wish to thank everyone for their support as they...
View ArticleObituary: Sylvia Anne Rhodes
Graveside services for Sylvia Anne Rhodes, 75 Athens will be held Friday November 10, 2017 at 3:30 p.m. at Union Cemetery. Visitation will be held 1-3 p.m. Friday at Autry’s Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home....
View ArticleCar seat check event scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 14
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN The Streak is up to 17 as of Monday. According to TxDOT, at least one person has died on Texas roads every day since Nov. 7, 2000 … that’s 17 years of carnage. TxDOT...
View ArticleObituary: Johnny Ray Lindley
Funeral services for Johnny Ray Lindley 66, Athens have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, November 11, 2017 at Autry’s Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Jason Smith officiating. Burial will...
View ArticleGrand Jury Report for Nov. 6
Henderson County District Attorney Mark Hall reports that the Henderson County Grand Jury for the July-December term 2017 returned the following indictments. In addition, 10 cases are indicted under...
View ArticleCASA seeks to ‘close the gap’ for abused children
By Emily Heglund/CASA Her name is Withelma, but she goes by the nickname “T.” The contradiction is fitting, for Withelma “T” Ortiz Walker Pettigrew’s life today could not be more different than her...
View ArticleObituary: Sara Ann Stripling
Sara Ann Stripling Jenkins was born July 12, 1944, in Beaumont, Texas to Arthur Reagan Stripling and Allene Mueller Stripling; she entered in to rest with her savior Jesus Christ at her home in Athens,...
View ArticleMilitary News: Aijioun J. Dixon-Thomas
U.S. Air Force Airman Aijioun J. Dixon-Thomas graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that...
View ArticleTVCC to take on NEO in regional championship game
The Southwest Junior College Football Conference regional championship game is scheduled Saturday at Bruce Field. The Cardinals (8-2) take on Northeastern Oklahoma (8-2) at 3 p.m. The Cardinals, who...
View ArticleMalakoff sets record, beats Elkhart 75-0
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN That sound you heard in Malakoff Friday night was the Tiger offense exploding. The Tigers finished the regular season at home with a 75-0 beatdown of visiting Elkhart to...
View ArticleNovember superlatives at Athens ISD
Athens ISD’s November Teachers and Employee of the Month were recently celebrated at the Athens Chamber of Commerce Luncheon. Pictured (from left) are Francene Kennedy, second-grade teacher at Bel Air...
View ArticleTVCC student named Coca-Cola Leader of Promise Scholar
Press release Zachary Franklin from Trinity Valley Community College is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2017 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship....
View ArticleNichols files for re-election
State Sen. Robert Nichols Press release State Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) has filed for re-election for Texas Senate District 3. The district covers 19 counties including the greater part...
View ArticleObituary: Carolyn Lindsey
Carolyn Lindsey, age 84, of Brownsboro, passed away on November 10, 2017, in Tyler. She was born on July 24, 1933, to Victor Carlton Cook and Loreda Mae Camp Cook in Frankston, Texas. She was preceded...
View ArticleObituary: Rusty Speake
Funeral Services for Rusty Speake, 63, of Malakoff are scheduled for 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home in Athens with Bro. Tommy Hayes officiating. Interment will...
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