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County Judge Wade McKinney signed a declaration Thursday afternoon declaring a Local State of Disaster in Henderson County. The declaration comes because of the extended drought and rash of wildfires the county is experiencing.

The declaration will be in effect for seven days unless it is extended by Commissioners Court.

According to the declaration, Henderson County firefighters have responded to 40 fires just this week and 134 so far in July.

HENDERSON COUNTY–Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney has been elected first vice president of the North and East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association, a 74-county subregion of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT).
County officials applauded McKinney as he took his oath of office during the North and East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association Annual Conference conducted July 11-14 in Denton. 

KERENS–Kerens City Council was presented with plans for a manufactured home community during its July 12 meeting.
The proposed Richland Gardens, which would be located on 31 acres in the northeastern part of town, would allow new manufactured homes to be placed on 225 lots that are 3,600 square-feet each, according to the developer, Octa Homes Executive Director Mayer Husain, who is from Houston.

CEDAR CREEK LAKE–A series of multiple house and wildfires continue to keep the fire departments of Cedar Creek Lake busy during the ongoing triple degree heat. Gun Barrel City Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a residence in the 100 block of Lost Forest Road around 9:49 p.m. July 13. 
The first firefighter on the scene reported smoke coming from the attic vents on both sides of the house.  A resident of the house was home at the time of the fire along with their dog but were able to escape the fire and call 911. 

CEDAR CREEK LAKE–Gun Barrel City Mayor David Skains was the guest speaker at the July luncheon meeting of the Cedar Creek Lake Chamber of Commerce at the Cedar Creek Country Club. Skains was congratulated by the crowd on his recent win of a third term as mayor. According to the city charter, this will be his final term as the charter only allows three terms as mayor.
Skains began with an update on Welch Road, which he called the worst in the county, having now completed phase three of the road repair, completing 22 miles of road repair in the last year.