May 2024

KEMP—A teacher for Kemp ISD was arrested May 8 and charged with injury to a child, according to a Fox 4 News report. 
According to the report, the child’s parents say that their child’s teacher, allegedly used force against their son during an attempt to discipline him in a classroom. 
The child’s parents were invited to the school to watch surveillance video of the incident. The video is now with the Kaufman County District Attorney’s Office, according to the report.

Courtesy Photos/City of Mabank
The City of Mabank is thrilled to showcase the new inclusive park May 11. The Angel League athletes are the first to enjoy the new park. Mabank Parks and Recreation Department has been hard at work since everything arrived April 11. Come visit and have fun at the park located between the Pavilion and the Veteran’s Memorial Park.

MABANK–The Mabank Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) proudly announces the 69th Annual Mabank Rodeo and Western Week to be held Monday, June 24 through Saturday, June 29. 

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton
Kathy and Terry McCarroll of LaRue’s 1957 Chevrolet wins the Best in Show Award at the May 4 Cedar Creek Lake Car Show, sponsored by the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce.

Monitor Photo/Ashlee Sawyer
Musician Darren Rozell engages with his smallest audience member while performing at the Cedar Creek Lake Festival May 4. 

Monitor Photo/ Ashlee Sawyer
Members of the Cedar Creek Lake Parrot Head Club and Cedar Creek Brewery display items up for raffle during the Cedar Creek Lake Festival.

Courtesy Photo/Kerens ISD
After a 14-0 District 20-2A title, the Kerens Bobcats baseball team wins the Bi-District championship in a sweep, shutting out Price Carlisle May 2-3 by respective scores of 5-0 and 3-0 at Bullard’s Brook Hill School. Kerens is scheduled to face Linden-Kildare in the Area round of the playoffs in a best-of-three series May 9-10 at Grand Saline.

CEDAR CREEK LAKE—The Mabank ISD Bond was approved by voters during the May 4 election with 826 votes for the bond from Henderson County and 566 votes from Kaufman County. “It’s a great day in the land of the Panther! The Board of Trustees and I thank the voters for supporting the bond proposal. It is a great step forward for both the students and the entire Mabank ISD community. You have my commitment and the commitment of the Board of Trustees to continue being good stewards of your money as we move forward with construction.

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Henderson County District Attorney Jenny Palmer (right) congratulates Eustace Intermediate fourth-grader Harley Beal (center holding certificate) as the 2025 Go Blue shirt design winner during the Henderson County First Responder’s Rodeo April 26. Pictured with Beal are family members.

Courtesy Photo/Kenny Penland
Kemp’s Ethan Vincent (center), who went 3-for-4 on Senior Night April 30, takes a lead off second base.

Courtesy Photo/Kenny Penland
Kemp baseball players honored during April 30’s Senior Night include Jason Greenlee (from left), Daylon McIntosh, Ethan Vincent, Braylen Gibson, Ethan Crawford and Zach Dunn.

Celebration of life funeral services for Odessa Cooper, 81, of Arlington, will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Eubank Cedar Creek Funeral Home in Mabank, with Pastor Cass Bowker officiating. Visitation with the family will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Friday, May 3, 2024 at the funeral home.  
Odessa passed from this life April 25, 2024, surrounded by her loving family. She was born Feb. 26, 1943, in Grapeland to Eldridge Manson and Maudie Lee (Brinkley) Lambright.