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Kerens Police Officer Terry Jackson (center) receives the Kerens Area Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year Award from Mayor Jeffrey Saunders (left) and Chamber Vice President Blair Serna during Jan. 30 ceremonies at The Stockton Hall.

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Danny Combs (center) is honored with the Fannie Mae Vernon Award, which is one of the chamber’s highest honors and which is given to individuals who bring people, opportunity and attention to Kerens from outside that community. Presenting the award is Teresa Jennings (left), a former Citizen of the Year award winner and the Kerens ISD school board president and Chamber Vice President Blair Serna.

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David and Susan Foreman (center) receive the 77-year-old Kerens Area Chamber of Commerce’s inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award from Chamber President Jennifer Combs (left) and Chamber Vice President Blair Serna at the Jan. 30 banquet held at The Stockton Hall in downtown Kerens.

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Kerens Area Chamber of Commerce President Jennifer Combs (left) gives the chamber’s Student of the Year Awards to Kerens ISD Safety and Operations DIrector Brad Atkeisson on behalf of Kerens High School seniors Isaiah Carter and Kayla Gonzales, both of whom were competing at athletic events.