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Monitor Photo/Denise York Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney updates chamber members on county accomplishments.

EUSTACE–At the Feb. 2 meeting of the Eustace City Council, council members voted for an early pay-off on the total remaining balance of just over $96,000 on its loan with First State Bank.

ATHENS–Trinity Valley Community College (TVCC) Trustees announced Dr. Jason Morrison as the sole finalist for the president position. Morrison, currently Chancellor of Southern Arkansas University Tech (SAU Tech), was chosen from a field of 136 applicants in a national search.

MABANK–Following the previous recommendation of the district’s Fall 2021 Facility Advisory Committee, the Mabank ISD Board of Trustees unanimously called a bond election for May 6.

Courtesy Photo/Jody Vincik Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney (left) swears in new Pct. 2 Constable Jason Ramsey. Ramsey replaces Mitch Baker who retired Dec. 2022 after 24 years of service. He will fill Baker’s unexpired term which ends Dec. 31, 2024.

Monitor Photo/Denise York Entertainment for the Annual Denim and Diamonds Fundraiser for the Library at Cedar Creek Lake in Seven Points is provided by “The Eighty-eights Dueling Pianos Show” performed by Joel Henry (left) and Christine Cochran.

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Monitor Photo/Denise York Library personnel Kyle Price (from left), Glenda Ivey and Library Director Sondra Price line up under a Valentine’s Day themed balloon arch at the Annual Denim and Diamonds Fundraiser Feb. 4 at the Athens Country Club.

AUSTIN–Governor Greg Abbott urged Texans impacted by winter weather to report property damage by submitting an online iSTAT damage assessment survey. Ice accumulation in North, Central and West Texas has resulted in broken tree branches affecting power lines and causing localized power outages.

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