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Kerens rezones land for mobile homes

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KERENS–Kerens City Council voted Sept. 6 to change the zoning of land in the northeast part of town from single-family homes to manufactured homes, further clearing the way for a proposed manufactured home park named Richland Gardens to be built.
Of the five council members, three voted for the rezoning, while two other members abstained. During a public hearing that lasted nearly an hour, three landowners who own property adjacent to the proposed manufactured home park spoke against rezoning the property.

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County provides federal COVID funds to hospital

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HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County voted Sept. 13 to approve giving $1.4 million of the county’s federal COVID relief funding to UT Health East Texas-Athens.
A portion of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds that the county received will go toward a Henderson County COVID-19 Public Health Expenditure Agreement and Memorandum of Understanding with the hospital.
County Grants Coordinator Jessica Brown said the agreement utilizes part of the county’s ARPA funding to assist UT Health with COVID-related medical expenses.

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Miss Kemp pageant returns

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Contestants in the returning Miss Kemp Pageant pose for a group picture at the Kemp ISD football stadium. Pictured are juniors Baylie Sasser (from left), Deborah Miller, Matilyn Yarbrough, Livie Nail and Ally Wilson. The contestants will be judged in personal interview, evening gown and impromptu questions. The pageant will be held at 6:30 p.m., Saturday Sept. 17, in the Kemp High School auditorium.