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County designates tax zones for battery storage

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HENDERSON COUNTY–After a public hearing, Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted Dec. 12 to approve applications for the designation of two planned battery storage facilities in the county as Tax Reinvestment Zones. The court learned the facilities are designed to alleviate strain on the state’s power grid.
County Judge Wade McKinney said the Tanzanite Storage site is 12 acres in size while the BT McGee Solar site encompasses 20 acres. The next step in two weeks is the finalization of the agreements, the county judge said.

Henderson, Kaufman counties agree on county line

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HENDERSON/KAUFMAN COUNTY–Henderson County’s official Facebook page announced Dec. 1 that Henderson and Kaufman counties have reached an agreement in the dispute over where the boundary between those counties lies, specifically in an area between Kemp and Seven Points in a section known as “The Notch,” ending a squabble that Henderson County says goes back to the 1800s.

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Cedar Creek Garden Club hosts Cedars and Cinnamon Home Tour

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Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
Cedar Creek Garden Club presents the Third Annual Cedars and Cinnamon Home Tour Dec. 2. The tour begins at Miss. Frans Garden located at Tool Elementary School in Tool. Students made the decorations that hang from trees and the hot house has imitation baked goods with more student created decorations.