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Courtesy Photo/Payne Springs Fire Rescue

Courtesy Photo/Payne Springs Fire Rescue
The volunteers of Payne Springs Fire Rescue (PSFR) were alerted to assist Mabank Fire Department on a large grass fire off of FM 316 and FM 3080 in Mabank Nov. 27. PSFR Brush 1, Tanker 1 and Chief 1 responded to help assist with multiple area departments. As a result, the Whitton Volunteer Fire Department lost one of its trucks in the fire. No injuries were reported.

Monitor Photos/Janice Grubbs Vincik and Anna Addkison

ATHENS–A jury in 392nd State District Court returned a guilty verdict against Christopher Thomas Powell Jan. 15 for the first-degree felony offense of burglary of a habitation/intend other felony, according to the Henderson County District Attorney’s Office.

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Fire Departments from Payne Springs, Gun Barrel City, Athens and Eustace work together to extinguish a fire that potentially started in the attic above the sanctuary at First Baptist Church in Eustace May 23. The fire was contained to the attic and roof of the Sanctuary. The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Henderson County Fire Marshal’s office. No injuries were reported. 

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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.

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A double-wide trailer on East Acres Loop becomes fully involved with fire July 2. Gun Barrel City Fire Department responds with assistance from Payne Springs Fire Rescue and the Mabank Fire Department.

HENDERSON COUNTY–An attempted traffic stop by Eustace Police where a suspect bailed out of his car and fled on foot led to a standoff situation July 25.