Monitor Photo/Janice Grubbs Vincik
Flowers 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. 

Courtesy Photo/Mabank ISD
Mabank Lady Panther senior soccer players Jasmine Campa (from left), Danielle Torres, Ana Gallegos and Rylee Lopez join Mabank Head Girls’ Soccer Coach Dalton Orr at the March 5 match versus Caddo Mills, along with other seniors Rylee Lopez, Kat McNair, Addison Stephens, Bella Chrouk and Abigaile Jones, as the Class of 2026 players compete for the final time at Panther Stadium.

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
Officer 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.