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Lee joins TVCC women’s basketball as assistant coach

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ATHENS–Jashae Lee has joined the coaching staff at Trinity Valley Community College as assistant women’s basketball coach.  
Lee joins the Lady Cardinals after two years with New Mexico Junior College, where she served as assistant coach.
She assisted in a successful season while with the Thunderbirds. After not competing due to COVID during 2020-21, the New Mexico program became the 2022 Region V- WJCAC Conference Champions, compiling a 25-6 season record and an undefeated home record of 13-0.

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County certifies fire tanker loan as tax free

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HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County adopted a resolution June 7 certifying tax-exempt status of a loan that the Log Cabin Fire Department received to finance a new fire tanker truck.
The volunteer department is utilizing a $220,000 Texas Forest Service grant as a down payment on the $374,087 cost for the Pierce fire truck, Log Cabin Fire Chief Cory Abbe said, with the rest financed through a Simmons Bank 15-year loan with 3.75 percent interest, he said.

Kerens City Council delays electric delivery rate rise

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KERENS–Kerens City Council adopted a resolution June 7 to push back by three months Oncor Electric Delivery’s base rate increase request for customers under Kerens’ jurisdiction. 
Oncor, the largest electric delivery company in Texas, states in a news release that the company is seeking a $251 million annual revenue increase over current adjusted rates by filing a May 13 comprehensive base rate increase request with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and with cities in the Oncor service area that have original jurisdiction over the company’s rates.

Early voting for runoff election begins today

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GUN BARREL CITY–Early voting for the Gun Barrel City Mayor runoff election begins June 16.
Voting will take place from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. June 16-17 and pick back up June 20 and run through June 24. Early voting will take place at Gun Barrel City Hall, located at 1716 W. Main St.
Incumbent David Skains will take on Linda Rankin in the run off after the results from the May 7 election. Rankin held the edge in the May election 197 to 165, with Zachary Kennedy receiving 150 votes to force the runoff.

Henderson County issues arrest warrant for bomb threat

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HENDERSON COUNTY–An arrest warrant was issued by a Henderson County judge with allegations that a Malakoff man called in a bomb threat to avoid a court hearing June 7.
On a post from the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page, 392nd Judicial District Judge Scott McKee issued a false alarm arrest warrant June 10 for Daniel Richard Simpson, 35, of Malakoff.

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Whatz-Up splashes into summer with new water park

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SEVEN POINTS–Whatz-Up Fun Park in Seven Points is helping kids stay cool during the hot Texas summer as they opened up their brand new water park June 4.
Their water park is family-oriented and geared for children 10 years of age and under, although everyone is welcome to enjoy the cool water to stave off the 100-degree temperatures that are fast approaching. 

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Memorial Highway sign honors fallen officers

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State Highway 198 between Malakoff at its intersection with State Highway 31 and the Henderson-Kaufman county line in Mabank is officially marked in May as a Memorial Highway dedicated to Henderson County Deputy Sheriffs Tony Ogburn and Paul Habelt, who were killed May 17, 2007, in Payne Springs while responding to a domestic violence call. The bill making the designation possible was authored by State Rep. Keith Bell and sponsored by state Sen. Robert Nichols.