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AHS claims UIL academic success
Sixteen Athens High School students qualified for the UIL Academic Regional Meet held April 13. Pictured (top row, from left) are Madison Westover, Avery Houp, Kathryn Martinez (middle row, from left),...
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Obituary: Francile Miller
The princess of the Miller family has gone to meet her savior. She passed away on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. She was born On February 22, 1932 to C.A. Jones and Delia Edwards Jones. She was a sister to...
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AHS rocks it at TSA state
Members of Athens High School’s chapter of the Technology Student Association brought home plenty of hardware from the three-day TSA State Competition held recently in Fort Worth. “This was the third...
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TVCC offering tuition-free dual credit workforce classes
Trinity Valley Community College is providing an excellent opportunity to serve existing high school students who don’t typically have an interest in pursuing post-secondary academic transfer courses...
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Obituary: Velma Louise Chipley
Velma Louise Chipley passed away on April 21, 2018 in Tyler, Texas. She was born on September 5, 1923 to William Alec Hunter and Annie Lee Anderson Hunter. Services will be held on Monday, April 23,...
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Obituary: Billy James Featherston
Billy James Featherston passed away on April 21, 2018 in Chandler, Texas. He was born on November 6, 1932 to Thomas Allen Featherston and Alice Ira Green Featherston in Athens, Texas. He was preceded...
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AgriLife Extension Service to offer diabetes vlasses for individuals with...
Press release Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Henderson County and UT Health – Athens have partnered to offer a comprehensive diabetes education series called, Do Well Be Well with...
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Obituary: Eugene Hablinski
A Funeral Mass for Eugene Hablinski, 89, of Athens will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018 at the Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Malakoff with Father White officiating. Interment...
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Proposed Eustace ISD bond discussed in Town Hall
Eustace ISD Superintendent Dr. Coy Holcombe speaks to the crowd during a town hall meeting Monday night. By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN Eustace ISD Superintendent Dr. Coy Holcombe explained the details of...
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East Texas Giving Day in Henderson County
Tuesday, April 24, is East Texas Giving Day. The website says, “East Texas Giving Day brings the region together as one community, raising money and awareness for our local nonprofits during the...
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Mark Carson indicted for Capital Murder of infant
Press release The Henderson County Grand Jury returned an indictment for Capital Murder against 26-year-old Mark Carson for the death of a child under 10. Carson is accused of intentionally or...
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Robb Freed, 52, is riding his bicycle 8,000 miles across the country and back again to raise money and awareness for Epidermolysis Bullosa. His 13-month-old son, Drake E, died from the disease in...
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Obituary: Leon Ballow
Funeral services for Leon Ballow 82, Murchison have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28, 2018 at First Baptist Church in Murchison with Rev. Daniel Stone officiating. Burial will follow at Red...
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Obituary: Barbara Allen
Barbara Allen age 81, of Malakoff, TX passed away on April 23, 2018 in Malakoff. Barbara was born in Frost, TX to Farris and Ila Sheppard. She was a seamstress and returned to college later and...
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Around the Town: Master Gardeners at work
By Loretta Humble/Around the Town We Master Gardeners have been propagating all year, and now we are ready to share with you the fruits of our labor. Okay, maybe I haven’t done my part, but the others...
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New seating approved for Cardinal Gym
Press release Cardinal Gym at Trinity Valley Community College will have a new look in the fall. For the first time since the rich-in-tradition facility opened its doors 51 years ago, new theater-like...
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Volleyball teams Cardinal Cup for fourth straight year
Press release The dynasty is real. For a fourth straight year and fifth time in six years, the Lady Cardinal volleyball team has come out on top in the Cardinal Cup competition at Trinity Valley...
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Deadline for Hornet Hall of Fame this Sunday
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator Do you have a former student or employee of Athens ISD you would like to nominate for the Hornet Hall of Fame? If so, you have until midnight this...
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Obituary: Earl Wendell Harrison
Earl Wendell Harrison passed away on April 25, 2018 in Athens, Texas. He was born on October 21, 1929 to Homer and Quinta Harrison in Murchison, Texas. He graduated from Brownsboro High School, then...
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Dave Alexander to perform at the East Texas Arboretum
Dave Alexander will be the headline performer at the Spring Fling at the East Texas Arboretum on May 4th from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Join us at the East Texas Arboretum on May 4 for a sit-down dinner,...
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