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Downed airplane located

2012-02-09T10:17:05-06:00

The Henderson County Sheriff's Office and Texas Department of Public Safety Game Wardens assisted in locating an plane that went down in Lake Palestine early Thursday. The Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash.

Thousands attend 'Rally for the Nativity' Saturday

2011-12-17T16:26:24-06:00

An estimated crowd of more than 5,000 came a rally on the Henderson County Courthouse lawn, Saturday, in response to recent efforts to get county officials to remove the nativity scene on the southeast side of the square.

Local propositions trailing in early vote

2011-11-08T19:44:49-06:00

Early votes in Henderson County showed propositions on the ballot in Gun Barrel City and Murchison failing, as well as the question of creating an Emergency Services District No. 6 on the east side of the county.

Blazing on

2011-09-12T21:14:03-05:00

The Athens Fire Department and numerous other agencies struggled with a 15-acre grassfire that damaged two unoccupied mobile homes Sunday and threatened other structures.

BREAKING NEWS: TVCC Athens campus to close at 11 a.m.

2011-02-01T09:48:52-06:00

Trinity Valley Community College's Athens campus will close at 11 a.m., school officials just announced. All classes have been canceled.

BREAKING NEWS: Athens ISD 'monitoring' weather, most other county schools closed

2011-02-01T08:52:33-06:00

Hornets win, 29-26, advance to face Coldspring

2010-11-26T18:08:15-06:00

10:08: It’s over. Nick Monmouth makes a shoe string stop at midfield, and the Hornets hold on to top Royal, 29-26. They are on their way to face Coldspring, 7:30 p.m. Friday, at Bower Stadium.

BREAKING NEWS: TVCC, Cisco to resume in Eustace

2010-10-23T20:24:24-05:00

Trinity Valley's homecoming game against the Cisco Wranglers will now finish (at least that's the plan) at The Boneyard in Eustace.

Strike it up

2010-09-14T10:57:59-05:00

Athens High School freshman Stormy Hendrick performs during halftime of the Hornet football team’s win over the Diboll Lumberjacks last Friday night at Bruce Field.

Suspects in 10 church arsons — including three in Athens — arrested

2010-02-21T22:02:18-06:00

Steven McCraw stood among a who's who of law officers from the federal, state, county and local levels Sunday afternoon at the Smith County Peace Officers Association building and said the words thousands of East Texans have been waiting to hear.