MABANK–As the community enters the season of giving, Home Instead® is calling on Cedar Creek Lake residents to help brighten the holidays for older adults who may be feeling isolated or alone. Through the beloved Be a Santa to a Senior® program, local community members can spread joy by giving a special holiday gift to seniors who might otherwise go without.
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Mabank Mayor Randy Teague signs a proclamation to recognize Nov. 4, 6 and 7 as the First Presbyterian Fall Festival. The proclamation said,”Many volunteers contribute their time and talent to make the Fall Festival a success with their historical Election Day Presbyterian stew and sale of busy bee crafts, dry mixes, baked goods, jams, and jellies, a cafe serving dine-in and carry-out meals, and whereas the Fall Festival draws a large crowd into the city of Mabank each year and provides fun and fellowship for all that attend.”
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Oct. 20, crime scene tape remains draped across fences at a property along Taos Drive in the Cedar Creek Shores subdivision near Payne Springs, where a 29-year-old man allegedly shot and killed three people in the early morning hours of Oct. 17, including two women and a man. The man then fled to Ennis, where he shot himself after crashing into a gas station store, authorities said.
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The City of Tool hosts a meet the candidate night Oct. 9. Citizens sent in questions that they wanted the candidates to answer. Mayorial candidates Greg Figueroa and Vera Bennett answered questions about working with other council members, city hall staff, opportunities for the city and their vision for spending city funds. The election will be Tuesday, November 4.
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Summer Ray (left) interacts with The Cedar Creek Lake Coast Guard Auxillary robot Coastie while Flotilla Staff Officer Public Education/Human Resources Sid Pickup looks on during Gun Barrel City’s National Night Out Oct. 7. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes law enforcement and community partnerships.
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City of Seven Points Council Member LaJohnna Wells (from left), Mayor Keith Betts and council members Kevin Reynolds and Mary Wennerstrom disagree on a 2025-26 city budget during the Oct. 6 meeting.
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Evelynn Witt (atop the longhorn, holding Cameryn Hamilton) and Jae’leigh Hamilton, all of Eustace, at the 50th Eustace Pioneer Day, held downtown Sept. 27.
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