October 2022
Tool hosts Meet the Candidate
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Candidates running for Tool City Council answer questions during Meet the Candidate at Tool City Hall Oct. 11. The candidates are John Brasfield (from left), Kathleen Donoghue, Greg Figueroa, incumbent Mike Dumont and Stephanie Love. Not pictured is Mark Holley.
Trinidad crowns King and Queen
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Trinidad crowns Homecoming King Chris Ayala and Homecoming Queen Valerie Lewallen prior to their football game Oct. 8 against the ETHS Chargers.
Kerens denies Oncor rate increase request
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KERENS–Kerens City Council adopted an Oct. 11 resolution denying Oncor Electric Delivery Company’s application to increase rates. The resolution also seeks to reimburse the alliance of cities to which Kerens belongs for rate case expenses.
Kerens is a municipality in Oncor’s service area that has not ceded jurisdiction to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations and services of Oncor, pursuant to the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act.
Mabank boys’, girls’ cross country advance to Regionals
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The Mabank Panthers boys’ and girls’ varsity cross country teams excel at the 16-4A District meet in Canton Oct. 11. The boys’ team takes home the team championship with the girls finsihing second with both teams advancing to the Regionals Oct. 24 at Joe Pool Lake.
Cross Roads cross country dominant at District meet
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The Cross Roads bobcats varsity girls’ cross country team comes in first place and the boys’ team comes in second Oct. 12 in the District meet in LaPoynor. They both will be advancing to Regional meet Oct. 24. The junior high girls’ team places second overall and Lane Supak takes home first place for the JV boys’ team.
County urges continued caution while burning
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HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County decided not to implement a county burn ban Oct. 18 but urged the public to continue exercising caution.
County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg told the court that the Keetch-Byram Drought Index for Henderson County dropped 38 points because of recent rains. As of Oct. 17, the county’s drought index average was 578, which he said was “right at that threshold of putting on a burn ban. I still think we’re in great shape.”
Mabank approves budgets, rate increases
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Members of the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake gather around as Mayor Jeff Norman signs a proclamation making Oct. 24, 2022 World Polio Day in the city.
Panthers come up short, fall to Wildcats
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MABANK–The Mabank Panthers suffered their second straight district loss to the Sulphur Springs Wildcats Oct. 14 at home.
Mabank failed to score in the second half of their contest Friday night as they dropped a 28-17 contest to Sulphur Springs.
The Wildcats opened the scoring before the Panthers answered with a rushing touchdown three minutes into the first quarter.
The Wildcats jumped back in front on a three-yard rushing touchdown as they took a 14-7 lead into the second quarter.
Silent auction to benefit MHS construction program
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Mabank High School students from the carpentry program are hard at work using all the skills they have learned for their final project.
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The finished storage building will be up for silent bids to help benefit Mabank High School’s Construction Program.
