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Body MABANK–The Mabank City Council met in the Community Room next to Tri-County Library Nov. 7 due to city hall being used for voting.  The council heard from Dr. Dirk Perritt with MD Health Pathways.

Body Courtesy Photos A kitchen fire results in significant damage to a doublewide Sunday morning in the Golden Oaks Subdivision. PSFR was assisted by Gun Barrel City Fire Department.

Body TEXAS–Voters had 14 amendments to the Texas Constitution on the ballot in the Nov. 7 election. These propositions had to receive a vote of two thirds of the legislature to make it to the ballot. 

Body Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton Henderson County HELP Center and Maggie’s House Child Advocacy Center CEO Leslie Saunders speaks Oct. 26 to the Cedar Creek Republican Club, telling members about services offered.

Body HENDERSON COUNTY–Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted Nov. 7 to approve an agreement with Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) to enhance broadband services, related to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund projects.

Body   Courtesy Photo Brian Crull is elected Gun Barrel City’s new mayor.

Body Monitor File Photo VFW Auxiliary Post 4376 President Kathy Jensen (left) passes out gift bags as Auxiliary Post Patriotic Instructor Gay Compton cuts the cake during a Women Veterans Day reception June 12 at the Seven Points VFW Hall.

Body KAUFMAN COUNTY–Kaufman County Commissioners heard from Emergency Management Coordinator Steve Howie on severe area flooding and efforts to help those affected at the court’s regular meeting Oct. 31. Howie told commissioners that the area in and around Kaufman had received 14.

Body HENDERSON COUNTY–Henderson County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) deputies responded along with Emergency Medical Services to a report that a child had been abandoned in the driveway of a home on State Highway 19 just outside Athens Oct. 29, according to a report on the HCSO social media.

Body Courtesy Photo Seven uniquely appointed homes will be decked out for the holidays and open for viewing at the third annual Cedars and Cinnamon Holiday Home Tour benefitting the Cedar Creek Garden Club.