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The Sarah Maples Chapter of the NSDAR presents a program Nov. 9 commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War at the Mabank Veterans Memorial. The oldest veteran at the ceremony, Victor Chaney, is given special recognition for his service during World War II. Chaney spoke passionately about his recent trip to Normandy, France as part of a Freedom Flight that commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Congratulating him is Janet Erwin. 

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The Kiwanis Club of Cedar Creek Lake shops for deserving students from area schools including Tool Elementary, Eustace and Trinidad. Students receive warm clothing for the upcoming Fall and Winter season. Community members join in to help shop for the children.

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Mabank High School Senior Night celebrates the 2025 Senior athletes from the drill team, cheerleading, cross country, band, athletic trainers, and football during the Nov. 1 football game against Palestine.

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Mabank Mayor Randy Teague (left) is “arrested” for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle Oct. 29. The stunt is all part of a fund raiser for Kaufman County Crime Stoppers. Officials in Kaufman County are asked to be “warranted” and “arrested.” The bail money that the “offender” pays is a donation to Kaufman County Crime Stoppers.

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Tri-County Library team are dressed as Dr. Seuss characters from The Cat in The Hat. The team happily gives candy out to trick or treaters who stroll up and down Market Street in Mabank Oct. 31.

CEDAR CREEK LAKE—The Nov. 5 general election for presidential, state, and local office results are as follows. Results printed are as of press time at 10:12 p.m., Nov. 5.
In the Henderson County presidential race Donald J. Trump took the lead with 31 ,252 votes, Kamala D. Harris followed with 6,875 votes, Libertarian candidate Chase Oliver earned 151 votes followed by Green Party candidate Jill Stein with 78 votes.
The senator race shows Ted Cruz leading with 29,932 votes, Colin Allred with 7,405 votes and Libertarian candidate Ted Brown with 713 votes.

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Eight uniquely appointed homes will be decked out for the holidays and open for viewing at the fourth annual Cedars & Cinnamon Holiday Home Tour.

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Gun Barrel City Beautification Committee passes out candy from their trunk at the Gun Barrel City Haunt Fest Oct. 26.

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Mabank High School senior Trista Etheridge qualifies for the UIL State cross country meet in Round Rock Nov. 1 after finishing fifth overall at the Oct. 21 Regional meet in Grand Prairie. In addition, the Eustace High School girls’ and boys’ cross country teams won their Regional and advanced to State. 

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Representatives of three Henderson County-area organizations that work with issues such as domestic violence – Breaking Chains, Henderson County HELP Center and Family Peace Project – join Henderson County officials Oct. 29 as the commissioners’ court in Athens proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month.