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HENDERSON COUNTY–Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted Sept. 3 to extend the burn ban for 28 days, to Oct. 1, before the ban issued Aug. 20 expired the day after Labor Day.

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray

Courtesy Photo Tri-County hosts a successful low cost vaccination and microchip clinic at Mabank Pavilion Aug. 17. 

CEDAR CREEK LAKE—Former Payne Springs Police Chief, April Dawn Meadows, 39, of Mabank, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for delivery of a controlled substance with a two-year concurrent sentence for money laundering Aug. 27.

Courtesy Photo/PSFR An early morning structure fire in the Cherokee Shores area of Cedar Creek Lake claims one life. 

Monitor Photo/Janice Vincik-Grubbs Cedar Creek Brewery Owner Jim Elliott (from left) and Prosperity Bank’s Tate Cramm are busy judging hot rods at the 1st Annual Seven Points Car and Bike show benefitting the Seven Points Police Department for new bullet proof vests Aug. 17. 

KAUFMAN–During the regular Kaufman County commissioners court meeting Aug. 20, Fire Marshal Chief Investigator Mike Taylor informs county commissioners of the recent increase of fires in the county.

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray Tool Volunteer Fire Department holds a Back to School Bash Aug. 17. Samuel Dumith (from left) Lt. Randall Newkirk, Mayor Mike Dumont and Chief Rodney McClain distribute school supplies to students for the 2024-25 school year. 

HENDERSON COUNTY–Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously Aug. 20 to approve a resolution opposing applying biosolids in Henderson County.