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Larry Weldon Kennedy

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Larry Weldon Kennedy, 67, passed away Feb. 27, 2024 at Sunflower Park Healthcare in Kaufman.
Larry was born Aug. 28, 1956 in Dallas.
He was a graduate of W.W. Samuell High School in 1974. 
He worked for many trucking companies: Southwest Motor Transport, AutoZone, AAA Cooper.
Larry loved playing pool and working on cars, especially his Mustang.
Larry was preceded in death by parents Elsie Merle and Edward Weldon Kennedy.

County approves road deal with energy storage facility

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HENDERSON COUNTY—Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted March 26 to approve a special road use indemnity agreement and permit for an energy storage facility north of Athens.
Precinct 3 Commissioner Chuck McHam explained that the request deals with Tanzanite Energy Storage LLC for County Roads 3718 and 3720, located in his precinct. McHam said County Road 3720 is the part of Cream Level Road just north of State Loop 7 in Athens and that the facility is to be located along County Road 3718.

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‘AN OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME’

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Five Kemp High School students and two of their teachers interview online with The Washington Post March 6. The interview consisted of their efforts to telescopically document the April 8 total solar eclipse in coordination with 34 other select teams across the country. Pictured are Zoe Brooks (front, from left), Katy Kiser, teacher Billy House and Lillie Moore, along with teacher Kyle Rimler, Thomas Skirko and Parker Jones.