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Portion of Dul Averiett to close Monday, June 6
On the morning of Monday, June 6, the City of Athens will permanently close a one-block section of Dul Averiett Street between Royal and Owen streets, adjacent to the east end of Bruce Field. The...
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GBC to host National Lawn Mower Racing event
Press release Gun Barrel City will welcome Texas Turf Titans and Sod Slingers from far and wide as the Lone Star Mower Racing Association (LSMRA) hosts the STA-BIL National Lawn Mower Racing Series,...
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MHS Tigers rock UIL academics
Malakoff ISD had a successful year in UIL academics. The year began with second place team in District and over 23 students qualifying for the Regional Academic contest, the most students to regional...
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Around the Town: Gary Sobol visits Cedar Lake
Loretta Humble and Gary Sobol. By Loretta Humble/Around the Town If I had been paying more attention to what is going on in my own company, I would have already been writing about it, because it is a...
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Sellers signs with TVCC
Athens High School senior Megan Sellers (seated, center) signs a scholarship with Trinity Valley Community College to be a member of the Cardette drill team. Pictured with her are (from left) AHS...
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Bel Air science fair winners
Bel Air Elementary School fifth-graders participated in a science fair Thursday, May 26. Shelby Dorsey (left) won first place with his investigation of how pH levels relate to the sourness of candy....
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Clover Kids: Legos, robots and animals
Kate Pittack By Kate Pittack/Extension 4-H Agent Sometimes, when I tell my friends what I am doing for work on any given day, I wonder if they are jealous or think that I am crazy! This past week took...
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Vaughn speaks about Civil War quilt
Wednesday, May 18, Sarah Maples DAR member Jacque Vaughn spoke to the members at the First Presbyterian Church luncheon. Her topic was American Heritage and part of that heritage is her Civil War quilt...
View ArticleGrand Jury Report – May 31, 2016
District Attorney R. Scott McKee reported the January Term, 2016, Grand Jury returned the following True Bills for the May 18, 2016 meeting. In addition, 23 cases are indicted under seal. Brittany...
View ArticleBotie Hillhouse sworn in as Henderson County Sheriff
More of Sheriff Hillhouse’s comments. Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse on becoming sheriff. A video posted by Henderson County Now (@hctxnow) on Jun 1, 2016 at 11:03am PDT The post Botie...
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Henderson County Outdoor Sports gets grant from NRA
Pictured above from left to right: David Parish, Leo Varos, Tony Guttuso, Ben Varos, Chris Guttuso, Bryce Parish, Paul Guttuso, Liberty Munden. Middle: Jaysea Zucca, Jace Penrod, Taylor Tillison,...
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Bring on 1st grade!
Bel Air kindergartners Armani Garcia (left) and Rylan Thomas graduated into the first grade Wednesday morning, complete with diplomas and the best smiles ever. Kinder graduation ceremonies were also...
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TVCC to be represented in College National Finals Rodeo
Press release Trinity Valley Community College rodeo team member Tyson Arledge, from Milano, Texas, will be representing TVCC in Tie Down Roping at the 2016 College National Finals Rodeo June 12-18 in...
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Bywaters, Hardin shine as AHS val, sal
Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Specialist Athens High School’s valedictorian and salutatorian for the 2016 graduating class are Jonathan Bywaters and Allison Hardin. Bywaters earned a 4.0 grade...
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Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club meeting scheduled
Press release The Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club meeting is going to be hot. Fortunately we will have the fire department there. Actually that’s true. The program on Saturday, June 11, will be provided...
View ArticleSwim lessons scheduled at the Athens Country Club
Press release Summer swim lessons, hosted by the Athens Country Club, are scheduled for June 7 through July 17 in two-week sessions at the ACC pool. The swim lessons are open to the public and are...
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Keep Athens Beautiful searches for new board members
Come join these folks on the Keep Athens Beautiful Board. Pictured are Peggy Rhodes President, Linda Kenneaster, Kelly Driskel, Brian Baumgartner and Barbara Railsback. (Courtesy photo) Press release...
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AISD’s Campus Teachers of the Year
Each campus in Athens ISD selected a teacher of the year. They are (from left) Robert Becker, Athens High School; Bronte Hirsch, Athens Middle School; Juan Moreno, Bel Air Elementary; Audrey Thurston,...
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Athens ISD Top Teachers
Robert Becker, a math teacher at Athens High School, and Juan Moreno, a fifth-grade reading teacher at Bel Air Elementary, were named the Secondary and Elementary Teachers of the Year, respectively,...
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Sheriff says arrest marks start of making county ‘a drug unfriendly zone’
Press release Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse announced the arrest of a man in the Bonita Point subdivision for possession of suspected methamphetamines, citing it as the beginning of his...
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