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SEVEN POINTS‑According to a Nov. 7 press release, Seven Points Mayor Keith Betts said he has placed  the  police department and dispatch on paid administrative leave because of an investigation of a Nov. 6 incident which he did not define. 

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Monitor Photo/Carla GrayTexas State Rep. Keith Bell (from left) stands with Cedar Creek Veterans Foundation (CCVF) 2025 Honorees Master Sgt. Wade Brisse, Chief Master Sgt. Kelli Brisse, Chief Warrant Officer Ben Dempsey (who served in three branches), Army Bronze Star medalist Jerry Tate, Colonel...

HENDERSON, KAUFMAN and VAN ZANDT COUNTIES—Voters turned out in Tool, Eustace, Mabank, Trinidad and elsewhere around the Cedar Creek Lake area for the Nov. 4 constitutional amendment/joint election to make their choice on state and local propositions, as well as selecting their municipal...

Monitor Photo/Carla GrayJustice (from left) the Mabank Police Hound gives candy to Brooklynn Ward and her brother Corey during the trick or treat on Market Street Oct. 31. 

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Monitor Photo/Carla GrayHunter James (left) and Ryder Castillo are in line at the Gun Barrel City Haunt Fest Oct. 26. The rain postponed the event to the next day but that did not slow trick or treaters down.

Monitor Photo/Carla GrayCedar Creek Plowboys Club in Seven Points illuminates the night sky while the sounds of country music fills the air. The club was highlighted in the Robert Duvall movie “Tender Mercies” released in 1983.

Monitor Photo/Carla GrayCedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce held its monthly Business After Hours at The Dock Restaurant & Bar in Caney City Oct. 21.

Monitor Photo/Carla GrayAfter being sworn in Oct. 20 to fill a vacant seat representing the west side of the city on the Gun Barrel City Council, Brian Henson (fourth from left) joins Council Member Place 5 Robert Edwards (from left), Mayor Brian Crull, Council Member Place 1 April Burns, Council...