Mayor Randy Teague

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Mabank Mayor Randy Teague signs a proclamation to recognize Nov. 4, 6 and 7 as the First Presbyterian Fall Festival. The proclamation said,”Many volunteers contribute their time and talent to make the Fall Festival a success with their historical Election Day Presbyterian stew and sale of busy bee crafts, dry mixes, baked goods, jams, and jellies, a cafe serving dine-in and carry-out meals, and whereas the Fall Festival draws a large crowd into the city of Mabank each year and provides fun and fellowship for all that attend.”

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Mabank High School FFA officers played a big role in the Mabank Rodeo, according to Mayor Randy Teague, and the city council recognized them July 8. Teague said, “They volunteered and were a big part of the kids corral, we could not have made it happen without them.”

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Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative (TVEC) gives what the electric company calls a generous donation toward the renovations of the Alene and Andrew Gibbs Memorial Arena in Mabank Jan. 15. TVEC CEO Jeff Lane (from left), Mabank Mayor Randy Teague and TVEC Director of Corporate Relations Bobbi Byford stand in the new VIP section of the arena.

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Mabank Mayor Randy Teague (left) is “arrested” for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle Oct. 29. The stunt is all part of a fund raiser for Kaufman County Crime Stoppers. Officials in Kaufman County are asked to be “warranted” and “arrested.” The bail money that the “offender” pays is a donation to Kaufman County Crime Stoppers.

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Mayor Randy Teague (center) congratulates Spotlight of the month employees, Water Department Supervisor Amanda King (from left) and Animal Control Officer Oscar McFarland Feb. 6.

MABANK–The Mabank City Council met in regular session June 6 with Mayor Randy Teague as his first meeting as mayor. He played a clip from June 6, 1944 in which then President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced D-Day as the U.S Army invaded Normandy, France. Teague asked for remembrance of those Veterans of World War II of which he said, “we are losing (them) at an alarming rate.”