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Kerens Secondary School honors seniors

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Courtesy Photo/Kerens Secondary School
Kerens Secondary School honors seniors for band, cheer and football during Senior Night Nov. 7 before the football game against Price Carlisle. Students were able to walk with parents and family members onto A.G. Godley Stadium’s field for the final time as an athlete, cheer or musician. 

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Henderson County deputies arrest five in separate drug charges

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The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office displays items seized during drug raids with warrants and traffic encounters Nov. 4-5 in Malakoff, Log Cabin and the Eustace area, including guns, drugs, money and paraphernalia.

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Sheriff announces breakthrough in cold case murder

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ATHENS–After nearly four decades of questions surrounding the death of Rickey Herriage, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office announced Nov. 6 what it calls a major breakthrough in a 1987 murder, which it says brings long-awaited closure to a case that had gone cold for more than 30 years.
The investigation started March 8, 1987, at about 1 p.m., when the body of Rickey Herriage was discovered beneath a bridge on County Road 1500 west of Athens. Despite initial investigative efforts, the case remained unsolved for decades.

Panthers fall to Bulldogs in finale 56-6

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Monitor Photo/Blaine Clamon
Mabank’s Cayson Schrier (No. 8) hands off the ball to Jaedyn Thompson (No. 20) during the Panthers’ home District game versus Kilgore Nov. 6. 

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The Panther defense pursues Kilgore Bulldog Jayvion Loyd (No. 13) during Mabank’s season finale Nov. 6.

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DAR hosts Veterans Day event

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Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
Sarah Maples Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) honors veterans Nov. 8 at the Veterans Memorial Park in Mabank.

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Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Sarah Maples Chapter member Angela Webb gives the DAR Regent’s Address Nov. 8. 

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Kaufman County receives donation for solar streetlight installation

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Courtesy Photo/Kaufman County
State Representative and CEO of Intex Electrical Contractors, Inc. Keith Bell (front row), stands with Kaufman County Precinct 1 Commissioner Terry Crow (back row, from left), Precinct 2 Commissioner Skeet Phillips, Kaufman County Judge Jakie Allen, Precinct 3 Commissioner Kelly Lane and Precinct 4 Commissioner Tommy More Nov. 4 as the commissioners formally accept a donation from Intex Electrical Contractors, Inc. that will fund the installation of solar-powered streetlights throughout Precinct 2.

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Mayor suspends Seven Points police force

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SEVEN POINTS‑According to a Nov. 7 press release, Seven Points Mayor Keith Betts said he has placed  the  police department and dispatch on paid administrative leave because of an investigation of a Nov. 6 incident which he did not define.