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Mabank High School Interact Club students volunteer to help with the book distribution. The Interact Club is sponsored by the Rotary Club. Pictured is Gibson Boatright (from left), Emma Griffin, Kyndal Anderson, Callie Lawrence, Rotary Vocational Services Chairperson Rebecca Smith, Angelica Forrest, Joshua Seng, Felicity Torres, Abigail Jones, Michaela McDowell, Kaylee Tracy, Callie Moorhead, Krymsen Seay and Valeria Soria. 

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Daltyn Irvin, a Kemp sophomore, receives honors as District 8-3A Defensive Newcomer of the Year.

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Eustace’s Gabe Rudman, who is a senior, makes first-team All-District on defense for 8-3A.

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Malakoff head football coach Jamie Driskell is the Texas Sports Writers Association Class 3A Coach of the Year after winning the 2023 state championship.

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Malakoff senior football player Chauncey Hogg makes first-team All-State as a defensive back after being named District 8-3A’s Most Valuable Player. 

Wanda Jean Harrup, 93, of Mabank was born Oct. 4, 1930, and passed away Feb. 9, 2024. 
She graduated from Mabank High School in 1947. She attended Texas Women's University in Denton for two years,and completed her degree in Business Administration at East Texas State College in Commerce. She retired from teaching in Mabank ISD.
Jean was married to Bo Atherton for 14 years and after his death married Paul Harrup. Jean loved traveling, reading, and sewing. But most of all, she valued family time, and fishing at their farm.