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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.
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Staff Officer Bob Schillo (from left), Flotilla Commodore Allen Harding and Gun Barrel City Fire Chief Joseph Lindaman show the vessel safety check sticker earned by the fire department’s new rescue boat Oct. 3.
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Representatives from the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake, along with their furry friend accept a donation by Cedar Creek Brewery Owner Jim Elliot.
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Kim Welch from the Library at Cedar Creek Lake accepts a donation from Cedar Creek Brewery Owner Jim Elliot.
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Michele (from left), Sherry, Melanie and Sharon display artwork purchased during the Oct.7-8 Pinnacle Women’s Club Charity Garage Sale, held at Mabank Pavilion.
GUN BARREL CITY–The highly anticipated Electric Arts Festival (EAF), hosted by Gun Barrel City (GBC), is making its debut at Cedar Creek Lake, Saturday Nov. 5 and Sunday Nov. 6 at Gun Barrel City Park. Music lovers will enjoy the all-day music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring Jazz, Blues, DJ’s playing the Top 40, 80s, 90s hits. The festival is free until 6 p.m. when the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) takes over from 6 p.m. until midnight. VIP ticket holders will be able to access the EDM Takeover at 5:45 p.m.
HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County discussed burn ban conditions Oct. 11 but decided not to implement an open-fire prohibition with chances of rain in the forecast.
County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg said some counties to the south of Henderson County have implemented a burn ban. He also said Henderson County averaged 587 on the Keetch-Byram Drought Index as of Oct. 10, technically exceeding the 575 threshold for considering a burn ban.
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Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce joins Groom & Sons’ Home Center to mark the store’s grand reopening with an Oct. 7 ribbon cutting, with Groom & Sons’ General Manager JD Mapp holding the scissors. Groom & Sons’ is located at 1310 S. Third St. in Mabank and can be reached at (903) 887-7581 or www.groomandsons.com.
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Purple and white balloons are released early Oct. 10 in honor of KISD student Kadence Boykin.
