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City council appoints Bailey to board
The Athens City Council on Monday approved a resolution to recommend an appointment to the Henderson County Appraisal District Board of Directors.
City Administrator Pam Burton said on Sept. 17, each taxing authority nominates a person to fill the vacancy. Athens Mayor Randy Daniel said the council had originally considered nominating Richard Sanders for Place 2 on the board, but Sanders opted not to take the position.
The council then approved a resolution nominating Jack Bailey for the seat.
The council also:
• approved the re-appointment of Shirley Ward, Dan Dwelle and David Holdredge to the Athens Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors;
• approved the re-appointment of Mike Peek to the Cain Center Board of Directors. He will serve his third three- year term on the board;
• approved two appointments — Mamie Stafford and Lois Wright — to the Athens Housing Authority; and
• approved a request from Light Up Athens to allow Ginger’s Park to have “A Child’s Christmas” theme next month. The project will begin on Saturday, Nov. 22.
“They are staying with Ginger’s favorite,” Burton said.
Ginger’s Park is located on the west side of the Henderson County Courthouse square.
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PWC donates to fire department
At the recent Pinnacle Women’s Club Philanthropic luncheon, Chris Reed, fireman and board member of the Payne Springs Volunteer Fire Department received a check for $1,000 to be used for equipment on their new truck.
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More ACP winners who make writing a priority
Athens Christian Preparatory students won in the Veterans of Foreign Wars Essay Contest.
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Pink attire urged at game
Athens Lady Hornets softball fans need to get out their pink shirts for Friday’s district opener against Brownsboro.
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Commissioners vote to hire company to drill for core samples
The Henderson County Commissioners court voted Tuesday to hire a company to drill for core samples on the property that will hold the new Precinct 4 Justice of the Peace building.
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Athens senior citizen wants justice
For the first time in her life, Clarene Lindley of Athens is protesting.
The 84 year-old woman thinks she got a bad deal when she hired a construction company to do some remodeling on her LaCosta Street Home. -
Growing up with HCLS
When Delaney Herrington escorts her market steer, two market hogs, two breeding hogs and heifer into the Henderson County Fair Park Coliseum next week, it won’t be for the first time
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Fund set up for construction accident victim
Funeral services were held Monday for A 2001 LaPoynor High School graduate who died in a construction accident in Palestine last week.
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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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