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Annalise Kinney (left) helps Science Heroes’ Brandon Enriquez cause a ping pong ball to float at the Tri-County Library Summer Reading Program series June 19.

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Tristan West comes to all the performances sponsored by Tri-County Library. West is so excited to see the science process from Science Heroes June 19.

CEDAR CREEK LAKE-A 43-year-old man drowned while swimming in rough waters with his family June 22.
Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said the incident took place around 5:45 p.m. near the Mantle Manors subdivision of Gun Barrel City. 
The man was swimming with his family when he went after a float but went under in rough water and drowned. 
Hillhouse stated that game wardens cleared the scene before the drownings of two girls later the same day. 
Authorities have not released the man’s name.

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Mabank Mayor Randy Teague (left) congratulates Kynleigh Smith as the 2025 Rodeo Queen during the annual Queen’s Dinner held at Mabank Eubank Hall June 24. Smith will serve as the official ambassador for the 70th Annual Mabank Rodeo which will be held at the Alene and Andrew Gibbs Memorial Arena. The Queen’s Dinner kicks off Rodeo Week which is traditionally held the last week in June and brings a week full of events, hometown spirit and rodeo entertainment. 

Ed Busch died peacefully at home June 22, 2025 in Mabank. Born Aug. 28, 1944, Ed was a native of Detroit, Mich.
From an early age, Ed dreamed of a career in broadcasting. First casting his lot with local disc jockeys, he landed several jobs at radio stations in Detroit. Soon after, the talk show bug emerged; asked to fill in for a talk show host on vacation, Ed knew where his future lay.