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MABANK‑The Mabank Board of Trustees met Aug. 25. Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction Charity Groom shared the Mabank Independent School District A-F ratings and assessment results.

KAUFMAN–Kaufman ISD Board of Trustees member Brian Townsend was arrested by the Kaufman Police Department Aug. 24. Townsend was pulled over by a Kaufman PD officer on East U.S. 175 in Kaufman near FM 1390 around 1 a.m. according to a Kaufman PD incident report.

TOOL-The City of Tool held their monthly council meeting Aug. 21. The three agenda items that brought the most curiosity to citizens were actions to be taken against City Administrator Julius Kizzee and council members Vera Bennett and Daniel Sayre.

Courtesy Photo/Payne Springs Fire RescueThe volunteers of Payne Springs Fire Rescue were alerted to a Motor Vehicle Crash on Meandering Way in Mabank during the afternoon of Aug. 30. Units arrived to find one vehicle that had slid into some trees and a fence post. One person had minor injuries.  

Monitor Photo/Jody VincikHenderson County Commissioners’ Court appoints Malakoff Fire Chief Mitch Pate as the interim county fire marshal during the Aug. 26 Henderson County Commissioners’ Court meeting. 

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ATHENS–Aug. 26, Henderson County Commissioners’ Court, following a 1.5-hour executive session, unanimously voted to terminate the appointment and employment of the then-fire marshal, Laura Good, and to appoint Mitch Pate as the interim county fire marshal.Precinct 2 Commissioner Scott Tuley...

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Monitor photo/Carla GrayEast Texas Crisis Center Survivor Advocate Kayla Glidewell (left) and Advocacy Coordinator Scotti Smothermon are guests at the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon Aug. 14. To volunteer call (903) 509-2526 or email volunteerprogram@etcc.org.