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AEDC announces call for Community Development Grant applications
The Community Development Grant program has helped fund projects such as the Coleman Park initiative to upgrade the baseball fields to a tournament facility. Eligible projects must create an economic...
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AMS spreads literary cheer
Athens Middle School eighth-grader and National Junior Honor Society member Madison Willingham reads to Bel Air Elementary third grade students (from left) Isabella Aranda, Makayla Justice, Breanne...
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Driver charged for meth during traffic stop
Press release One of Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse’s Deputies stopped a driver in the wee hours of the morning Thursday and arrested the Mabank man for possession of methamphetamines and...
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GBC Masonic Youth attend Christmas Honor Tea
The Gun Barrel City Rainbow Girls attended a Christmas Honor Tea at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children in Dallas. There was beautiful live Christmas music and delicious refreshments to be...
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Around the Town: Gloria and the Andings
By Loretta Humble/Around the Town I wanted to tell you about taking a load of beat up furniture to Gloria McDonald’s house, but I can’t because we never got there. I’m talking about the remains of a...
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Lady Cards rally to beat Angelina, 55-49
By Benny Rogers/TVCC Sports Information Talk about a comeback! Early in the fourth quarter, the second-ranked Lady Cards found themselves on the short end of a 13-point deficit. Fast forward to the...
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Obituary: Jerry L. ‘Pops’ Seilheimer
Jerry L. “Pops” Seilheimer, age 75 of Malakoff passed away on December 5, 2018 in Athens, Texas. He was born on September 18, 1943 in Hamilton Texas to Myrtle and Willie Seilheimer. He was preceded in...
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AHS invitational brings hundreds to town
By Toni Garrard Clay/AISD Communications Coordinator If you noticed busier restaurants, more traffic and a lot of out-of-town school buses last week, there was a reason for that. Athens High School...
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Malakoff wins Region Championship by beating Atlanta, 37-22
The Malakoff Tigers earned the school’s second Regional Football Championship with a 37-22 win over Atlanta Saturday afternoon. (Michael V. Hannigan Photo)By Michael V. Hannigan/HCNLONGVIEW — At this...
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Shootings of father and daughter being investigated as murder
Press release Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse is investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl and the shooting of her father as a homicide after they were found Monday with gunshot wounds to...
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Referendum on Cain Center to be held in May
File photo (ABOVE: Listen to our podcast on this issue with Mayor Monte Montgomery and Councilman Ed McCain.) By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN Call it a compromise. The Athens City Council Monday evening...
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Sheriff urges calm after second shooting victim dies
Press release Sheriff Botie Hillhouse Wednesday said evidence indicates the homicide south of Chandler Monday was not a random shooting, and he reported the father has died. “I want to assure everyone...
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PRICE AT 50: Teaching icon at TVCC celebrates half-century in classroom
Dr. Vernon Price Press release Dr. Vernon Price. It’s very possible the name might be one of the most recognizable to students at Henderson County Junior College/Trinity Valley Community College...
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Athens Farmer’s market to host evening Holiday Market at the Texan Saturday
Press release The Athens Farmer’s Market is hosting an evening Holiday Market at the Texan venue in Athens on Saturday, December 15, from 5-9 pm. The City of Athens Christmas Parade will start at 5:30...
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Letter to the Editor: Councilwoman writes about Cain Center issue
Last night, Dec. 10, the city council once again took up the topic of the Cain Center. Naturally, there is a lot of frustration and emotion being shared today, as well as confusion over what was...
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How do invasive species affect you?
By Lydia Holley/Special to HCN Master Gardener Peter Cole will present “How Invasive Species Affect You” on Tuesday, December 18, 5:30 p.m. at the Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library, 121 S....
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Athens board schedules vote on 4-day instructional week
By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN The Athens ISD Board of Trustees is expected to vote Friday afternoon on instituting a 4-day instructional week starting next year, Board President Rob Risko confirmed. The...
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Obituary: Bonnie Page
Memorial services for Bonnie Page, 92, of Athens will be held 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 15, 2018 at The Living for the Brand Cowboy Church in Athens with Bro. Dale Perry officiating. Bonnie was...
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Obituary: Gwen Green
Memorial services for Gwen Green, 79, of Athens are scheduled for 6:00 to 8:00 pm Monday, December 17, 2018 at the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home. Gwen Green passed away on December 8, 2018 in Malakoff,...
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Obituary: Johnnie Frances Williams
Johnnie Frances Williams passed away to her heavenly home on December 13, 2018 in Athens, Texas. She was born on May 8, 1926 to Gordon and Murriel Mann Reynolds in the Hobbs community of Van Zandt...
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