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Master Gardeners will present ‘Secrets to a Beautiful Winter Landscape’
Press release Henderson County Master Gardener Association (HCMGA) will host Lydia Holley, Master Gardener and Landscape Design Steward, on Tuesday, October 16, 5:30 p.m., Clint W. Murchison Memorial...
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Around the Town: How the toad frog saved Shelly
By Loretta Humble/Around the Town Shelly Fugitt lives in the house next door to me on the farm. Shelly has a serious snake problem. When she was 10 years old a king snake, generally considered a...
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Obituary: Millie ‘Jadie’ Johnson
A celebration of the life of Millie “Jadie” Johnson will be held 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 19, 2018 at Lakeland House Assisted Living in Athens, Texas with Chaplain Lynette Solomon officiating. On...
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City of Athens to host development roundtable
Press release The City of Athens is inviting its development community over for a chat. On Oct. 18, the City will host a Development Roundtable from 3-5 p.m. at The Texan to discuss development issues...
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Grand Marshal named for Brownsboro Pioneer Day Parade; Vendors sought
Tim Brown Press release The Brownsboro Pioneer Days Festival is proud to announce the Parade Marshal as Tim Brown. Brown is the great-great-great-grandson of John “Red” Brown who founded Brownsboro and...
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10 Observations from the Hornets 62-24 win over Life Waxahachie
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN ATHENS — The Athens Hornets opened up district play Friday night with an impressive 62-24 win over the Life Waxahachie Mustangs. The Hornets exploded in the second quarter to...
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NWS issues Tornado Watch, Flood Warning
TORNADO WATCH The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch for Henderson County until 6 p.m. this evening. FLOOD WARNING In addition, the Flood Warning continues with the Trinity River At...
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PODCAST: Monday, Oct. 15
Listen to this week’s Road Buzz TxDOT update and some of the events scheduled for the week. #WeinsteinTeam The post PODCAST: Monday, Oct. 15 appeared first on Henderson County Now.
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Obituary: Tyler Glenn Nix
Tyler Glenn Nix of Murchison passed away to his heavenly home on October 12, 2018 in Tyler, Texas. He was born on November 9, 1999 in Athens, Texas to Tracy and Nicole Ballow Nix. He was preceded in...
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Podcast: Fire Chief, County Judge discuss what is happening during severe...
A line of storms hit the county hard last Saturday, prompting cities to activate emergency sirens and communications networks and the report of a tornado in the Cross Roads area. We spoke with the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Master Gardener Harvest Garden groundbreaking
The Henderson County Master Gardeners held a groundbreaking Tuesday, Oct. 16, at the Fairpark Complex in Athens for their Harvest Garden. “This is (the result of) many months of planning and...
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Exchange student returns to AHS
Bernardo Braga Da Cruz recently returned to Athens High School where he spent the 2001-2002 school year as an exchange student from Portugal. Cruz was a member of the AHS soccer team, which in 2002 was...
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Sheriff’s Office makes multiple arrests for meth
Press release ATHENS — An Athens man and woman were caught in an early-morning drug raid, and another duo was arrested yesterday afternoon in Mabank – all for possession of methamphetamines – by...
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DAR writes cards to Honor Flight veterans
The Daniel McMahon Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution wrote cards welcoming home veterans from Honor Flights this week in honor of the NSDAR birthday and National Day...
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Obituary: JC Rogers
JC Rogers, 93 went to be with his heavenly father in paradise on October 17, 2018. JC was born on December 8, 1924 in Malakoff Texas to Jack and Grace Barr Rogers. The eldest of six children. JC joined...
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Jamey Foster retires
The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office would like to take this opportunity to wish Jamey Foster the best in her new adventure. She is retiring from the Sheriff’s Office after 27 years of service to...
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Obituary: Joe Dan Parolini
Funeral Services for Joe Dan Parolini of Athens are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Hannigan Smith Funeral Home in Athens with Bro. Frank Upchurch officiating. Interment will...
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PODCAST: APS investigates abuse, neglect, and exploitation of the elderly
October is Elderly Financial Abuse Awareness month. That’s just one form of elderly abuse, but there are others and Adult Protective Services is the agency tasked with standing in the gap and that’s a...
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Midnight raid nets drugs, arrests
Press release A midnight raid by Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse’s Narcotics Investigators ended with a 60-year-old drug dealer locked up and a large amount of methamphetamines, as well as...
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PODCAST: Longtime Malakoff football announcer Benny Rogers
Benny Rogers has been the dean of Henderson County sports for as long as I can remember. For nearly as long, he has been the announcer of his beloved Malakoff Tigers. I talked with him and Malakoff...
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