County accepts Emergency Service District petition

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HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County voted July 12 to accept a petition for creation of Emergency Services District (ESD) 13 and to set an Aug. 9 public hearing on the matter.
Those steps come before the county can put the ESD’s creation before the voters, Precinct 1 Commissioner Wendy Spivey said. County Election Administrator Paula Ludtke told the court that the county has verified signatures of registered voters.

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Summer drought sparks multiple wildfires

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CEDAR CREEK LAKE–As triple digit temperatures and zero chances of rain add fuel to the already burning fire of a drought, firefighters are seeing an increase in fast spreading wildfires. 
A wildfire that burned nearly 100 acres between Eustace and Athens July 6 called upon 12 departments, the Texas Forrest Service, Fire Marshal, Emergency Medical Services, Red Cross, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) and Precincts 1, 2 and 4.