TOOL-The City of Tool held their monthly council meeting Aug. 21. The three agenda items that brought the most curiosity to citizens were actions to be taken against City Administrator Julius Kizzee and council members Vera Bennett and Daniel Sayre. Each item was set to be discussed in executive session, but Bennett and Kizzee invoked the right to have the discussions in public.
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The volunteers of Payne Springs Fire Rescue were alerted to a Motor Vehicle Crash on Meandering Way in Mabank during the afternoon of Aug. 30. Units arrived to find one vehicle that had slid into some trees and a fence post. One person had minor injuries.
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Henderson County Commissioners’ Court appoints Malakoff Fire Chief Mitch Pate as the interim county fire marshal during the Aug. 26 Henderson County Commissioners’ Court meeting.
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ATHENS–Aug. 26, Henderson County Commissioners’ Court, following a 1.5-hour executive session, unanimously voted to terminate the appointment and employment of the then-fire marshal, Laura Good, and to appoint Mitch Pate as the interim county fire marshal.
Precinct 2 Commissioner Scott Tuley motioned to take that action, seconded by Precinct 1 Commissioner Wendy Spivey. There was no further discussion about the termination, which was followed by the interim appointment immediately before adjournment of the marathon meeting.
Monitor photo/Carla Gray
Monitor photo/Carla Gray
East Texas Crisis Center Survivor Advocate Kayla Glidewell (left) and Advocacy Coordinator Scotti Smothermon are guests at the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Aug. 14. To volunteer call (903) 509-2526 or email volunteerprogram@etcc.org.
KAUFMAN COUNTY–The Texas Education Agency (TEA) recently release their accountability ratings for the 2024-25 school year.
While a few schools in Kaufman County fared well, a few saw their ratings dip since 2020.
Kaufman ISD, Mabank ISD and Scurry-Rosser ISD all received B overall ratings with Mabank scoring the highest with an overall score of 85. Their student achievement score was at an 82.
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Fig’s Steakhouse owner Greg Figueroa (from left), wife Caroline, Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce President Robin Sykora, husband Jim and Gun Barrel City Mayor Brian Crull celebrate the one-year anniversary of Fig’s Steakhouse in Tool Aug. 14.
