Commissioners Court

KAUFMAN COUNTY—During the regular meeting of the Kaufman County Commissioners Court held Sept. 10 the fiscal year budget and tax rate were approved. County Judge Jakie Allen held a public hearing during the meeting for anyone to comment on the budget and tax rate to which there were no comments.

Monitor Photo/Di Johnson 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...

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.

Google Street View Photo July 11, Henderson County Commissioners’ Court approved spending no more than $2 million in emergency funding to start fixing problems at the Judicial Complex (shown) and Justice Center, both located in Athens.

Monitor Photo/Denise York Henderson County Judge Wade McKinney updates chamber members on county accomplishments.

HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County voted Sept. 20 to enter private property and remove brush and dirt on the edge of its right-of-way on Welch Lane in Gun Barrel City for construction of a 20-by-20-foot bridge within the county’s jurisdiction.

HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County voted Sept. 13 to approve giving $1.4 million of the county’s federal COVID relief funding to UT Health East Texas-Athens.

HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County approved lifting the drought-related disaster declaration Aug. 23, which the county has been under since late July.

HENDERSON COUNTY–Commissioners’ Court of Henderson County approved a July 26 resolution declaring a local state of disaster because of drought and wildfires, which followed the July 21 emergency disaster declaration issued by County Judge Wade McKinney that was valid for up to seven days without...