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Man booked for threats to family
Suspect arrested outside church
A 53-year-old Athens man was arrested on Mother’s Day for allegedly threatening his wife and grandson with a handgun during a domestic disturbance.
Carl Leroy Gooden was held in the Henderson County Jail Monday, charged with two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, obstruction of justice, interference with an emergency phone call and public intoxication. Total bond on Gooden was set at $33,000. Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, the most serious of the charges, is a second-degree felony and carries a punishment range of two to 20 years confinement plus the possibility of a fine not to exceed $10,000.
According to APD reports, shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday police received a call from Betty Gooden’s daughter reporting an assault on her mother. APD Lt. Mike Davis said Gooden had torn the telephone connection from the wall of his Peach Street residence to prevent her from calling for help.
Officers Jason Bosher, Lorenzo Carranza and Ron McCurry were dispatched to the residence. When they arrived, they found that Gooden had left the residence.
Davis said officers learned Gooden had gone to Mt. Calvary Baptist Church on North Prairieville Street, where Sunday morning services were underway. When police arrived at the church they sent a person inside to tell Gooden the officers were looking for him. Gooden came outside and led them back to his car, where they found the gun he had allegedly used during the altercation.
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AEDC board approves two performance agreements
The Athens Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors approved two performance agreements on Thursday.
The proposed agreements with Abby Development and the Athens Jet Center are very similar, said AEDC President/CEO Brian Malone.
He said the agreement with Abby Development provides a maximum incentive of $75,000 for infrastructure. -
Local historic treasure recovered
Athens Masonic Lodge No. 165 recovered tokens from its past — both large and small — from a building it had once called its own.
Lodge Secretary Randy Daniel, who is Athens’ mayor, said members retrieved two time capsules last Saturday with the permission of the Ginger Murchison Foundation, the current owner of the building.
The lodge, he said, met on that corner, the southwest corner of the Henderson County Courthouse square, for about 75 years. -
Eustace FFA does well in Fort Worth, San Antonio
The Eustace FFA Show teams have been very busy since the beginning of the year with competitions at two major stock shows.
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Church News
Church News will run as items are received, based on available space. Items running in Church News will not be published in the Community Calendar.
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Tenth grade poetry
Athens Christian Preparatory makes writing a priority. Tenth grade students who had poems chosen for national publication are shown.
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Community Calendar
Community Calendar runs daily in the Review.
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On the right track
Eustace’s Justin Bersterman takes a handoff from Austin White as they practice their relay before the Athens High School Track Meet.
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Chamber optimistic about 2010
The Athens Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors are working to make 2010 a big year, according to Chamber Chairman Michael “Mo” Morrison.
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Scholarship available through HCRSPA
If your senior son or daughter plans to attend a college or university in the summer and/or fall, and pursue a program in which he or she will receive teacher certification, a major in education or a teaching degree in a subject area with teacher certification, then this scholarship is for you.
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Two injured after highway collision
Two people were injured Wednesday when a pickup truck driven by a 13-year-old boy attempted to drive across U.S. Highway 175, only to be struck by a west-bound motorist.
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