Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
Brinley (left) with sister Brex Denman take a hot dog break after going down the water slide.

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
Jaxson Jones (left), Grace and Abigal Quesada have fun blowing bubbles at the bubble pool.

Veretta Kuykendall, 81, beloved mother, grandmother and sister passed away July 4, 2023. She was born Dec. 19, 1941 in Dallas to William Earnest Puckett and Bessie Mae (Ellis) Puckett.
Veretta was preceded in death by husband Rex Kuykendall, daughter Deena Soliz and son Kerry Allsup.
She is survived by son Christopher Kuykendall, granddaughter Vanessa Soliz, grandson-in-law Glen Nicholas, great-grandchildren Rae'lynn, Bryer and Oakland, sister Ineta Archer and nephews Alan and Robert Archer.

Courtesy Photos
Malakoff seniors A’Livia Norman (from left) and Bailey Riley, freshman Jack Driskell and junior Brandt Powers compete in a Junior Players Golf Academy (JPGA) tournament at Van Zandt Country Club July 9.

Google Street View Photo
July 11, Henderson County Commissioners’ Court approved spending no more than $2 million in emergency funding to start fixing problems at the Judicial Complex (shown) and Justice Center, both located in Athens.