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MABANK‑Mabank Police Department (MPD) responded to the 17000 block of eastbound U.S. Highway 175 in reference to a vehicle crash Feb. 1 at approximately 1:30 p.m., according to a department release.The deceased occupant was later identified as Bradley Michael Leonard, 68, stated the MPD release.

HENDERSON COUNTY—The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) says it was contacted by Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth Jan. 28 in reference to an infant possibly being abused.

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Monitor Photo/Russell SlatonHudson Brown of Gun Barrel City (center) places a book in the Little Free Library, which comes courtesy of the Sarah Maples Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, while Chapter Recording Secretary Marti Tanner helps during Jan. 22’s dedication at Mabank’s...

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TYLER–After a Smith County jury found a Henderson County man guilty Jan. 17 of a first-degree felony in relation to what the jury believed was giving orders that led to the 2020 shooting death of a motorcyclist near Tyler, the court then followed that conviction Jan. 21 by sentencing him to life in...

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TYLER–After a December mistrial because of a hung jury, a fresh Smith County panel voted unanimously Jan. 17 to find an area man guilty of a first-degree felony in relation to what the jury affirmed as giving orders that led to the 2020 shooting death of a motorcyclist near Tyler.

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Monitor Photo/Carla GrayTrinity Valley Electric Cooperative (TVEC) gives what the electric company calls a generous donation toward the renovations of the Alene and Andrew Gibbs Memorial Arena in Mabank Jan. 15.