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Kemp Police Chief Ernie Zepeda (from left) Mayor Christi Neal and Fire Chief Miles Hicks meet and greet Kemp citizens at the city park on National Night Out Oct. 3. National Night Out is a collaborative effort between law enforcement and city officials to get to know the citizens they work with.
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The Henderson County courthouse is adorned in shirts Oct. 3 at the kickoff of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the county as a visual representation for women in the area who are or were subject to domestic violence. White shirts signify women who died because of violence; yellow, beige, red, pink, orange, blue, green, purple and black shirts represented survivors.
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State Representative Keith Bell (third from left) delivers a resolution celebrating 175 years of Kaufman County to Commissioner Tommy Moore (from left), Commissioner Skeet Phillips, County Judge Jakie Allen, Commissioner Terry Barber and Commissioner Mike Hunt at the Kaufman County Commissioners’ Court meeting Oct. 10. County officials are dressed in period garb from the start of the county.
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Valerie Bahm–Logsdon (left) is sworn in by City Secretary Charlotte Witherspoon. Logsdon will be filling her late husband Kelly Logsdons’ council seat.
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Members of The First Methodist Church of Mabank gather around Mayor Randy Teague (seated, right) and Deputy Mayor Pro-tem Tyson Adams as Teague signs the 28th Annual Lord’s Acre Harvest Proclamation, making Oct. 14 Lord’s Acre Harvest Festival Day in Mabank.
HENDERSON COUNTY–Sept. 18, Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney terminated the local state of disaster for wildfires that has been in effect since Aug. 22, the county announced on social media.
Henderson County has experienced just two wildfires in the past seven days, and the Keetch-Byram Drought Index (KBDI) has fallen substantially, the county continued. The KBDI is maintained by Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M Forest Service and is used to determine fire potential.
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Tri-County Ford owner Andrea Pickens (left) receives the 2023 Spirit of Henderson County Corporate Leadership Award from Henderson County United Way Executive Director Kilena Underwood.
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The Kerens ISD school board recognizes District Maintenance Director Cliff Davis (left) and his assistant, Jimmy Keele, during its Aug. 28 meeting for their work behind the scenes keeping district facilities running, according to District Director of Student Services and Operations Brad Atkeisson.
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Gun Barrel City rescue boat deploys from Big Chief boat ramp to rescue a near drowning victim Sept. 8.
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Kaufman County Sheriff Bryan Beavers spoke to a crowd of officials, law enforcement and supporters. He spoke of his accomplishments as sheriff including working co-operatively with police chiefs and sheriffs of other counties to fight crime and make the county a safe place to live.
