Jerry Richey was born Aug. 5,1954 in Athens and passed away Sept. 18, 2022. 
In his youth, Jerry served in the U.S. Army, stationed in South Korea. He has periodically lived off the grid but for the last eleven years, he lived in Mabank with his partner in life Helle Lauersen.
Jerry was often described as a free-spirited man, a master of all trades with an abundance of God-given talents. This is evidenced by his many projects over the years including building a church, a lodge and a wedding chapel just to name a few.

William Deloren Arnold entered this world Sept. 12, 1929 and passed on to meet his Maker exactly 93 years on that same date in 2022. Bill was born to Lester Jefferson Arnold and Ottie Mildred Harrison of Eustace. 
Bill graduated from Eustace High School in 1946. He was honorably discharged from the US Naval Reserves, serving from December, 1947 to November, 1955. 
He began working at Vought Aircraft in 1948, located in Grand Prairie (which later became E-Systems). His job assignments took him to Oklahoma, California, Florida, Porta Rico, Ohio and Thailand. 

HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County voted Sept. 27 to approve an agreement with the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake (HSCCL) for animal shelter services that continues additional county funding.
County Judge Wade McKinney said the court has discussed over the past several months the Humane Society and the services that are rendered through the Athens and Tool animal shelters. Last year, he continued, the court approved additional funding for the Humane Society through the end of fiscal year 2021.

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Briar Greene and Elaysia Morgan are named Kerens High School homecoming king and queen before the Sept. 23 football game against Itasca.