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Obituary: Geraldine ‘Gerri’ Kuykendall
Geraldine “Gerri” Kuykendall of Athens was born on September 8, 1943 in Raydell, AR to John Robert Zimmerman and Verna Mae Mackey Zimmerman. She passed away in Tyler on July 26, 2018. Gerri is...
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Graveside Services for Dale Arnett of Athens will be held at a later date in the Lincoln Memory Garden in Whitestown, Indiana. Dale Arnett passed away July 27, 2018 in Athens, Texas. Dale Eugene Arnett...
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Local blood drive scheduled to benefit Texas Scottish Rite Hospital
Press release Athens Masonic Lodge #165 is hosting Carter BloodCare for a blood drive at Brookshire’s on Saturday, Aug. 18. The blood collected will go to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children...
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Obituary: Andy Kinabrew
Funeral services for Andy Kinabrew of Malakoff are scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, August 3, 2018 at the First Baptist Church of Malakoff with Bro. Frank Upchurch and Bro. Gene Bishop officiating....
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Obituary: Donald Mullinax
Funeral Services for Donald Mullinax of Frankston are scheduled for 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 3, 2018 at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home in Athens with Bro. Dale Perry officiating. Interment will follow at...
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Obituary: Patsy Everett
Funeral Services for Patsy Everett of Henderson, formerly of Athens are scheduled for 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 9, 2018 at the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home with Bro. David Luckert officiating....
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CCL Chamber hosting a brand new Back-to-School event on August 18
Press release For a great family night out to celebrate the end of summer and back-to-school, look no further than the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Back to School Bash, slated...
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City of Athens opens comments for new building codes
In anticipation of a building code update, the City of Athens is reaching out to contractors, developers and tradespeople in the hope that they can give feedback on the 2018 International Building...
View ArticleObituary: Deloise Louise Adams Howard
Deloise Louise Adams Howard, age 62, passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 in Herndon, Virginia. A native of Athens, Texas, she was born July 4th, 1956 to the late Jack and Mae Catherine Adams. In...
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Casting call for Kadie Lynn music video
Nationally-known singer Kadie Lynn, a finalist from NBC’s America’s Got Talent, is coming to The Henderson County Performing Arts Center in Athens, Texas to shoot a part in an upcoming national music...
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Around the Town: Anding Acres
By Loretta Humble/Around the Town I was heading out to visit Cheryl Kutscherousky at Country Oaks Golf Course near Cross Roads the other day, when I turned stopped and turned around. I’d seen on...
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Obituary: Carl Morris
Funeral Services for Carl Morris of Tool are scheduled for 11:00 a.m Saturday, August 11, 2018 at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home with Pastors Paul Hurley and Jonathan Lilley officiating. Interment will...
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City of Athens asks for help ending vandalism
Press release When they hear the word “vandalism,” most people immediately think of graffiti, but there are many other forms of vandalism, and they are all a detriment to society. Graffiti is a common...
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Winners of the Black History Committee Car Show
By Delanda S. Johnson/HCBHC The Henderson County Black History Committee held its 6th Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show Saturday, Aug. 4 at the Malakoff High School. This was the last big event for...
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Obituary: Phillip Street
Phillip Street of Malakoff, TX passed away August 11, 2018 in Athens, TX. Phillip was born May 12, 1959 to Jim and Phyllis Street in Liberal, KS. Jim and Phyllis moved their family from Florida to...
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Goodbye to Margaret Ann Trail
The Sarah Maples Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a last goodbye at the Tea Room in Mabank on August 3, for Margaret Ann Trail, a friend and colleague. Margaret Ann has been a...
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Radio clubs to help Boy Scouts Jamboree-On-The-Air
The Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club (CCARC) is assisting the Athens Amateur Radio Club (AARC) in this year’s Boy Scouts Jamboree-On-The-Air (JOTA). In this event, Boy Scouts will be trying to earn their...
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All AISD campuses meet accountability standard
In this file photo taken this past May, the Athens High School class of 2018 celebrates graduation in the new gymnasium. Athens ISD was assigned a districtwide grade of B, all campuses “met standard,”...
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Kicking off a new Athens Leadership Institute class
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN Wednesday night, I began a year-long journey with 19 other men and women. We were introduced to each other and the folks we’d be working with in a beautiful outdoor setting...
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Malakoff ISD earns an A, but reminds that education is more than a test score
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN Malakoff ISD aced the new state grading system, but that doesn’t mean they like it. Malakoff ISD received an “A” in the 2018 state accountability ratings by the Texas...
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