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Mabank advances to Area round after sweep

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GRAND SALINE–The Mabank Lady Panthers continue their impressive run as they swept the Caddo Mills Lady Foxes in the Bi-district round at Grand Saline High School April 28 and 30.
In the best-of-three series, the Lady Panthers shutout the Lady Foxes 12-0 Thursday night before completing the sweep on Saturday afternoon with an 11-1 victory.
After going scoreless in the first two innings of game one, the Lady Panthers plated four runs in the bottom of the third inning to take a 4-0 lead.

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Eustace ISD announces lone finalist

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Special to The Monitor

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Eustace ISD announces its lone finalist in the search for a superintendent to replace retiring Superintendent Dr. Coy Holcombe. Holcombe announced that he would be retiring from Eustace ISD in September 2021. The lone finalist is Dr. Julia McMains who is an assistant superintendent for Palacios ISD. McMains has 22 years of educational experience and was hired in 2019 by Palacios ISD. Previous to Palacios ISD she spent nine years with Mansfield ISD. 

Missing Mabank man recovered from lake

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CEDAR CREEK LAKE–After being reported missing, the body of 71-year-old Vary Sounthivong of Mabank was found in Cedar Creek Lake near Tom Finley Park. 
A concerned citizen made the call to law enforcement concerning Sounthivong’s disappearance around 8:30 a.m. April 20. After Gun Barrel City police responded to the call they located a pickup truck and fishing equipment at the park.