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County appoints hospital board members
The Henderson County Commissioners Court made a series of appointments Tuesday for positions on the Hospital Authority Board and Emergency Service District No. 3.
Candidates were also nominated for consideration for the East Texas Medical Center Board of Managers.
Two positions were open on the Hospital Authority Board, which were the unexpired seats previously held by Joe Cashin of Precinct 2 and David Monk of Pct. 3. Pct. 2 Commissioner Wade McKinney said Cashin stepped down due to health concerns after suffering a stroke. David Monk resigned to pursue other endeavors and Larry Everett, who was chosen as his replacement, declined an offer to serve.
Commissioners chose Enchanted Oaks Mayor Don Warner for Pct. 2 and Charles Curtis for Pct. 3. Curtis was the 2006 Democrat candidate for county judge, losing to David Holstein in the general election.
The county created the authority in 1982 to “ensure that adequate hospital facilities and related services are provided for the present and future needs of the citizens of the county at a reasonable cost.”
Commissioners picked four names for consideration for the ETMC Board of Managers. The board of managers is made up of nine members who oversee the administration of the Athens facility. The commissioners and the hospital authority board each nominate candidates for five of the positions. Two of those positions, previously held by Bob Gould and Ron Baugh, are up this year. Three other members of the board are ETMC officers and the final member is a physician elected by the hospital chief of staff.
The Commissioners Court nominees are Kenneth McGee and Jerry King for Baugh’s seat and David Monk and Anne Sherrill for Gould’s seat.
For the Henderson County Emergency Services District No. 3, commissioners reappointed Allen Terrell, Larry Dunn and James H. “Buzz” Sides. The district includes the southeast corner of the county and includes the New York, Larue and Poynor areas.
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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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