Courtesy Photo/Diane Slaton

Monitor Photo/Blaine Clamon
Mabank’s Cayson Schrier (No. 8) hands off the ball to Jaedyn Thompson (No. 20) during the Panthers’ home District game versus Kilgore Nov. 6. 

Monitor Photo/Blaine Clamon
The Panther defense pursues Kilgore Bulldog Jayvion Loyd (No. 13) during Mabank’s season finale Nov. 6.

Keith Norton Phillips, born Sept. 22, 1950 in Omaha, Neb., to David Norton and Ramona Ruth (Poe) Phillips, passed away peacefully at his home in Kemp Nov. 2, 2025.
As a proud patriot, Keith served his country in the U.S. Army as an Airborne Ranger from February 1971 until June 1976, embodying the values of service and sacrifice that defined him. 

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
Sarah Maples Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) honors veterans Nov. 8 at the Veterans Memorial Park in Mabank.

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Sarah Maples Chapter member Angela Webb gives the DAR Regent’s Address Nov. 8.