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Body CEDAR CREEK LAKE–The Library at Cedar Creek Lake’s annual fundraising event will be held Saturday, Feb. 4 at the Athens Country Club.

Body KAUFMAN COUNTY–Kaufman County Commissioners met in a workshop Jan. 9 and discussed courthouse renovations and plans. 

Body Courtesy Photo UT Health Athens welcomes the first baby of the new year at 5:56 a.m., Jan. 2. Carslyn Chanea Cumby was born to Raiesha and A.T. Cumby weighing eight pounds, eight ounces and measuring 20 inches long. She joins siblings Chasen 10 and Carleigh who is five.

Body Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton The Kaufman County Justice Center which opened in November 2022 was the result of tremendous growth within the County.

Body Monitor Photo/Russell Slaton Charles Ligon (pictured) and other Cedar Creek Amateur Radio Club members monitor inclement weather and report to the National Weather Service.

Body GUN BARREL CITY–A zoning change was granted for 119 The Lee Way during the Gun Barrel City Council meeting Dec. 20. 

Body Courtesy Photo Mabank CTE auto students Junior Joseph Vallejo (from left), Sophomore Michael Greenhaw and Sophomore Parker Armstrong work on an engine. 

Body Monitor Photo/Denise York Matt Smith (center) teaches daughters Delta (left) and Georgia a lifelong lesson as he shows them how to place the wreaths to honor and remember local veterans.

Body KERENS–Kerens ISD trustees voted Dec. 12 to approve resolutions conditionally approving two proposed agreements to limit appraised property values related to certain school taxes for two separate wind and solar projects planned within the district.

Body HENDERSON COUNTY–Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted Dec. 20 to enter into an interlocal agreement with the City of Athens for the Crimes Against Children Task Force, the fifth entity in the county to join the task force.