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GUN BARREL CITY—Gun Barrel City is looking for a local star to sing the National Anthem before the fireworks during the annual July Fest concert held Saturday July 27.

Monitor Photo/Exiyannah Lujan Grace Ann Chambers (from left) and Callie Robertson serve lemonade during the 31st Annual Boom Over Seven Points July 4.

CEDAR CREEK LAKE—Payne Springs Fire Rescue (PSFR) volunteers were alerted to a drowning incident located in Hidden Hills Harbor at 8:34 p.m., July 4.  According to PSFR it was reported that an approximately 40 year old male had gone under and had not resurfaced.

LOG CABIN–Log Cabin City Council voted June 27 to accept the audit of the city’s 2023 finances, which the auditor described as “cash positive” as of Sept. 30 that year.

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray Operation Finally Home Project Manager Ronnie Lyles (front), Tool City Manager Julius Kizzee, Mabank Housing Authority Chrissy Adams and Mabank City Secretary Kim McClaskey give words of welcome in their “Letters of Love” to the Walker Family June 26.

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton Incoming Mabank High School Senior and Rodeo Queen Kira Renton carries the American flag during the grand entry ceremony of the 69th Annual Mabank Rodeo and Western Week before the national anthem June 29. 

TOOL–The West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District (WCCMUD) board met for their regular meeting June 24. The board heard from Tool City Council Member and Eight at Tool Park Project Manager Vera Bennett.

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton A photo at Cedar Creek Brewery in Seven Points shows the 1980s occupant of the building, Cedar Creek Plowboys Club, closed for filming “Tender Mercies.”

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton Debra Wilson, who will become the principal of Malakoff ISD’s newest campus, Malakoff Intermediate School, officially starts July 1. Wilson has been with MISD since 2002 and most recently taught eighth grade U.S. History.

Monitor Photo/Ashlee Sawyer Local artist Nicole Chambers paints a postcard mural at the Gun Barrel City Park to engage with park visitors just in time for summer. Make sure to stop by the park and snap a picture with this interactive mural.