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Candidates running for Tool City Council answer questions during Meet the Candidate at Tool City Hall Oct. 11. The candidates are John Brasfield (from left), Kathleen Donoghue, Greg Figueroa, incumbent Mike Dumont and Stephanie Love. Not pictured is Mark Holley.
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Trinidad crowns Homecoming King Chris Ayala and Homecoming Queen Valerie Lewallen prior to their football game Oct. 8 against the ETHS Chargers.
KERENS–Kerens City Council adopted an Oct. 11 resolution denying Oncor Electric Delivery Company’s application to increase rates. The resolution also seeks to reimburse the alliance of cities to which Kerens belongs for rate case expenses.
Kerens is a municipality in Oncor’s service area that has not ceded jurisdiction to the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations and services of Oncor, pursuant to the Texas Public Utility Regulatory Act.
HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County decided not to implement a county burn ban Oct. 18 but urged the public to continue exercising caution.
County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg told the court that the Keetch-Byram Drought Index for Henderson County dropped 38 points because of recent rains. As of Oct. 17, the county’s drought index average was 578, which he said was “right at that threshold of putting on a burn ban. I still think we’re in great shape.”
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Members of the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake gather around as Mayor Jeff Norman signs a proclamation making Oct. 24, 2022 World Polio Day in the city.
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Mabank High School students from the carpentry program are hard at work using all the skills they have learned for their final project.
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The finished storage building will be up for silent bids to help benefit Mabank High School’s Construction Program.
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Staff Officer Bob Schillo (from left), Flotilla Commodore Allen Harding and Gun Barrel City Fire Chief Joseph Lindaman show the vessel safety check sticker earned by the fire department’s new rescue boat Oct. 3.
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Representatives from the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake, along with their furry friend accept a donation by Cedar Creek Brewery Owner Jim Elliot.
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Kim Welch from the Library at Cedar Creek Lake accepts a donation from Cedar Creek Brewery Owner Jim Elliot.
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Michele (from left), Sherry, Melanie and Sharon display artwork purchased during the Oct.7-8 Pinnacle Women’s Club Charity Garage Sale, held at Mabank Pavilion.
GUN BARREL CITY–The highly anticipated Electric Arts Festival (EAF), hosted by Gun Barrel City (GBC), is making its debut at Cedar Creek Lake, Saturday Nov. 5 and Sunday Nov. 6 at Gun Barrel City Park. Music lovers will enjoy the all-day music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring Jazz, Blues, DJ’s playing the Top 40, 80s, 90s hits. The festival is free until 6 p.m. when the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) takes over from 6 p.m. until midnight. VIP ticket holders will be able to access the EDM Takeover at 5:45 p.m.
