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Monitor Photo/Janice Grubbs VincikFlowers and crosses lie along the roadside of State Highway 198 north of Mabank in memory of Kemp High School student Maddison Dyer who passed away in a vehicle accident March 5. 

Monitor Photo/Carla GrayOfficer Melissa Lino (from left) is one of Gun Barrel City Police Department's newest recruits joining Captain Connie Katsoulas and Detective Auzshia Martinez. Martinez is training Lino, which includes four phases totaling 16 weeks.

ATHENS–Mark Smith will be the Republican Party nominee as Henderson County Judge in November (with no Democrat running), meaning the Eustace native is the next leader of the fast-growing county following the retirement of another Eustace native, Wade McKinney, who has been in charge since 2019.

Monitor Photo/Carla GrayThe American Revolution Experience traveling exhibit lands in Mabank at the Mason-Eubank Community Hall Feb. 19-24.

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ATHENS–A woman was struck and killed in the early daylight hours of Feb. 15 by what the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says is a hit-and-run driver that law enforcement division states fled westward toward Eustace.

Courtesy Photo/Nancy ClarkMabank ISD student Grady Clark shows his prize-winning steer Oreo at the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 7.Courtesy Photo/Nancy ClarkDustin Clark (from left) and family Nancy, Grady, Callen (front row) and Jolie stand with Oreo (behind) celebrating Grady Clark’s...

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray

CEDAR CREEK LAKE—Registered voters from around the Cedar Creek Lake area are faced with big decisions leading up to the March 3 primary election, all the way up to United States senator. Early voting starts Tuesday, Feb. 17 and continues through Friday, Feb. 27 (see The Monitor’s Voters Guide).