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Panther Edition entertains Rotary

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Mabank High School’s Panther Edition entertain Rotarians at the last meeting of the year Dec. 15 at the Tri-County Library in Mabank. Panter Edition is an elite group of Mabank High School’s Choir program directed by Catherine Lindsley. The group performed Christmas songs with choreography, some of them written exclusively for the group by Lindsley’s husband, Kelly.

County Fire Marshal launches investigation

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HENDERSON COUNTY–The Henderson County Fire Marshal’s Office has received a complaint about illegal dumping on the property of Trinity River Water Authority. Reportedly, this dumping was carried out by County Commissioner Precinct 1 work crews.
Henderson County takes these allegations seriously. A joint investigation by the Fire Marshal’s Office and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has been launched.

Multiple departments respond to fatal structure fire

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GUN BARREL CITY–The Gun Barrel City Fire Department responded to a structure fire in the early morning hours Dec. 15 in the 400 block of Pleasureland Road.
According to reports on the department’s social media, the house was fully engulfed with three residents trapped inside when firefighters arrived. Fire suppression was immediately begun, assisted by Mabank, Tool and Seven Points Fire Departments along with Payne Springs Fire Rescue.

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Mabank volunteers lay 625 wreaths for Wreaths Across America

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The Pineywoods Leadership, Experience, Opportunity (LEO) Club based in Crockett brought 20 members and others to help lay wreaths. LEO Club Advisor Ellen Brooks said the club is sponsored by the Lions Club and is a community service organization for students ages 12 to 18 years of age. The Club marked the graves of veterans in Oaklawn Cemetery days prior to volunteering to place wreaths Dec. 16.