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Don’t miss the Turkey Trot Thanksgiving morning!
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN It’s time to get trotting! The Hope Springs Water Turkey Trot is Thursday morning, Nov. 22, at the Cain Center in Athens. The race includes a 5K and a 1-mile walk. The good...
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District Attorney’s Office prosecutes theft cases
Press release October and November were busy months for the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office prosecuting multiple defendants for theft-related offenses. Myles Christopher Gray was found...
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Henderson County’s 2018 Tax Statements incorrect
The 2018 Henderson County tax statements were mailed out with incorrect information, according to the Tax Office. “It is with deep regret this error was made,” said Tax Assessor-Collector Peggy...
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Obituary: Philip King
Funeral services for Philip King, 58, of Athens are scheduled for 3:00 p.m., Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Cross Roads First Baptist Church with Luke King officiating. Internment will follow at Post...
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Malakoff knocks off No. 7 Jefferson, 31-21
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN MINEOLA — The Malakoff Tigers ran through No. 7 Jefferson, 31-21, in area round playoff action Friday afternoon. The Tigers controlled the clock with a power running game...
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Toy Drive Time: HCN teaming up with McDonald’s in Athens, GBC
(Listen to our podcast with Berta Winn and Cori Warren below) By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN It’s toy drive time, friends. The annual toy drive conducted by Kevin and Jeaneane Lilly’s McDonald’s starts...
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Winningest football coach in AISD history to step down
Paul Essary By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator Athens ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach Paul Essary on Monday announced his resignation, effective Dec. 31, 2018. Essary...
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Obituary: Sherrie Lynn Whisenhunt
Sherrie Lynn Whisenhunt passed away at her home on November 24, 2018 in Gun Barrel City, Texas. She was born on April 21, 1954 in Dallas, Texas to Noel Thurston and Billie Lorene Thurston. She was...
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A Season of Thanksgiving and Forgiveness
Speakers for the Johnson Chapel Women’s Day Program included (from left) Eldress Mary Henderson, Sis. Coella Wells, Sis. Gloria Graves Wilson and Evangelist Alma Berry, host for Johnson Chapel. Eldress...
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Athens Council Roundup: Councilman Gross wants citizens to vote on Cain Center
Councilman Robert Gross By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN The Athens City Council met in a regular session Monday night. Here are my takeaways from the crowded confines of the Council Chambers of the City...
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Donation to bring clock tower to TVCC campus
Photo: rendering of the Ethel May and Frank Johns Tower on the Athens campus, prepared by Verdin. Press release A 47-foot clock tower will stand tall in the Bob McDonald Plaza at Trinity Valley...
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Wanted man arrested by Sheriff’s deputy
Austin Magee Press release Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said one of his deputies arrested a wanted man Wednesday. Austin Magee, 20, was arrested in the Cherokee Shores subdivision of Payne...
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Christmas singalong scheduled to follow Athens Christmas Parade
Press release Immediately following the 2018 City of Athens Lighted Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 8th, The Texan will host a “Christmas Carol Singalong Night” featuring Strangebreed Worship....
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Observations from Malakoff’s 35-7 win over Gladewater in Region semifinal
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN TYLER — The Malakoff offense shook off a lackluster start to turn a 7-7 halftime score into a 35-7 win over Gladewater in the Region II Semifinal Saturday afternoon....
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Sheriff’s Office tactical team arrests drug dealer in Athens
Robert Martinez Maldonado Press release Sheriff Botie Hillhouse’s Tactical Team hit a North Athens home at 4 a.m. Monday and arrested an armed drug dealer with methamphetamines and material commonly...
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Obituary: Isabel Odessa Landis
Isabel Odessa Landis passed away to her heavenly home on Saturday, December 1, 2018 in Athens, Texas. She was born in Athens to Elton and Carra Foster Cox. She was preceded in death by her parents;...
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Repeat felon sentenced to 99 years, life
Press release A one-man crime spree beginning in the summer of 2017 ended on Wednesday with the maximum sentence available handed down on eleven different charges. Clifton Denean Dora, 59, pled guilty...
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Cardinal football combine scheduled Dec. 8
Are you a high school football player looking for a chance to play at the next level? Here’s a chance to catch the attention of the coaching staff at Trinity Valley Community College. The annual...
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Athens ISD considers four-day instructional week; Employees, parents and...
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator The employees of Athens ISD knew something important was in the air Monday afternoon as they gathered at the Athens High School auditorium following...
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Nominations open for Athens Citizen of the Year
The search is on for the 2018 Athens Citizen of the Year. The award has been presented annually since 1966. Do you know someone living in Athens, who, over a long span of time and beyond their regular...
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