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Cossacks members, Gun Barrel City Mayor Brian Crull and children pose for a picture during the back to school supply drive held Aug. 12 at Gun Barrel City Hall. 

Monitor Photo/Ashlee Sawyer
Gun Barrel City Mayor Brian Crull welcomes students as they choose school supplies Aug. 12. 

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Malakoff Tiger baseball player Mike Jones, shown pitching April 13 against Eustace, is named Aug. 1 as Honorable Mention on the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A All-State baseball team after his junior season, during which he went 9-0 with a 1.06 ERA, striking out 78 batters, 22 of those looking.

Monitor Photo/ Ashlee Sawyer

William "Cooter" Wyatt Davis, 88, of Mabank, passed away Aug. 1, 2024, in Athens.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 at Roselawn Funeral Home concluding outside in the cemetery with military honors and a short committal service.