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Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
City Council Members Randy Johnson (from left), Tim Meyers, Chuck Powers and Mayor Dustin Shelton present the new town square signs at the Feb. 1 council meeting.

Monitor Photo/Di Johnson
Ground is broken on the Eight at Tool Park Jan. 27 by City Administrator Julius Kizzee (from left), Councilwoman Vera Bennett, former Mayor Tawnya Austin, Mayor Mike Dumont, Henderson County Commissioner Wendy Spivey, Texas Parks and Wildlife Representative Shannon Petersen, Councilman Greg Figueroa, Councilman Mark Holley and State Representative Keith Bell.

Monitor Photo/Denise York

Monitor Photo/Denise York
Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce President Jo Ann Hanstrom (from left) sits down for fellowship with Mabank City Councilman Tyson Adams, Coy Anderson, Shannon Anderson, Saralyn Adams and Bill Hanstrom.

Courtesy Photo/City of Kemp
Kemp utility crews climb into deep holes filled with water in subfreezing temperatures to fix line breaks and restore water service for residents.

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray
QuikTrip is building the new Generation 3S store in Mabank on the north corner of US Highway 175 and State Highway 198. The store will open in the spring of 2024 and will supply approximately 20 - 25 jobs to the area.

Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton
During their Jan. 22 meeting, Kerens ISD trustees receive gifts in recognition of January’s School Board Recognition Month, which is being marked across Texas under proclamation by Gov. Greg Abbott. Trustees include Tyrone Bailey (from left), Anne Beckman, Janie Solis, Board President Teresa Jennings, Tyrone Martin, Board Secretary Matt Lynch and Board Vice President Randy Bancroft.

HENDERSON COUNTY–Jan. 23, Henderson County Commissioners’ Court heard a Section 3 compliance presentation for a Texas Community Development Block Grant relating to Crescent Heights Water Supply Corp., which is finishing up a water project to expand its service in the area between Athens and Cross Roads.

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Payne Springs Fire Rescue works grass fires in assistance with Log Cabin Fire Department on a vacant lot on Tom Hickman that threatened a neighboring structure and a grass fire on CR 1411.

HENDERSON COUNTY—Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted Jan. 9 to approve an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Athens for the Crimes against Children Task Force.
Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse told the court that the agreement has already been approved by the City of Athens. The only difference from last year’s agreement is that the current agreement lasts five years, but the amount Athens pays stays the same, according to the sheriff.