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Payne Springs seats council members Nov. 16, including incumbent Christi Hanson (left) and new Council Member Daryl Scoggins, both of whom filed for two spots in the Nov. 7 election and who automatically assumed office.
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Sarah Maples Chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) members show their support for local veterans at the start of the group’s annual Veterans Day program Nov. 11 at the Mabank veteran memorial wall.
MABANK–The Mabank City Council met in the Community Room next to Tri-County Library Nov. 7 due to city hall being used for voting.
The council heard from Dr. Dirk Perritt with MD Health Pathways. Perritt has approached the city with a proposal to offer teledoc access to Mabank residents. He originally made this proposal at the March 7 council meeting, at which time the council authorized the city manager to research entering into a contract.
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A kitchen fire results in significant damage to a doublewide Sunday morning in the Golden Oaks Subdivision. PSFR was assisted by Gun Barrel City Fire Department.
TEXAS–Voters had 14 amendments to the Texas Constitution on the ballot in the Nov. 7 election. These propositions had to receive a vote of two thirds of the legislature to make it to the ballot.
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Henderson County HELP Center and Maggie’s House Child Advocacy Center CEO Leslie Saunders speaks Oct. 26 to the Cedar Creek Republican Club, telling members about services offered.
HENDERSON COUNTY–Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted Nov. 7 to approve an agreement with Brightspeed (Connect Holding II LLC) to enhance broadband services, related to American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund projects.
That means Henderson County is wrapping up its part of what the court described as a “long process” to use federal COVID relief money to bring high-speed internet to underserved, rural areas of the county.
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Brian Crull is elected Gun Barrel City’s new mayor.
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VFW Auxiliary Post 4376 President Kathy Jensen (left) passes out gift bags as Auxiliary Post Patriotic Instructor Gay Compton cuts the cake during a Women Veterans Day reception June 12 at the Seven Points VFW Hall.
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Loretta Walsh is America’s first official enlisted woman when she joins the Navy during World War I.
KAUFMAN COUNTY–Kaufman County Commissioners heard from Emergency Management Coordinator Steve Howie on severe area flooding and efforts to help those affected at the court’s regular meeting Oct. 31.
Howie told commissioners that the area in and around Kaufman had received 14.4 inches of rain between Friday night and Monday morning, with 10 inches of that coming down on Saturday, causing significant flooding.
