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Man, 30, charged in stabbing death
A 30-year-old man, already in the Henderson County Jail for evading arrest, has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a Malakoff resident Friday.
Mariano Rivera Ramirez was booked shortly after midnight Saturday on the evading charge, and placed on a federal detainer by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The murder charge was added Tuesday, with bond set at $1,000,000 by Precinct 1 Justice of Peace Henry Ashford.
Investigator Bryan Tower said a murder warrant has also been issued for 29-year-old Cecilio Padron Perez, who has been at-large since the night 52-year-old Elizalde Jose-Morales was killed. A third person, as yet unidentified is also sought.
Morales was last seen alive at a holiday party at the Laredo Ballroom on Royall Boulevard in Malakoff. The body was discovered Friday by a work crew off Farm-to-Market 59 near the Anderson County line. A suspected murder weapon was found near the body.
Tower said the three suspects lured Morales into a pickup, and drove him to the spot near Cross Roads where the body was discovered. The investigator said the killing was a premeditated act.
Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace Tommy Barnett ordered the body sent to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas for an autopsy. A preliminary report said the victim had suffered 26 stab and blunt-force trauma wounds.
Ramirez was arrested later that night on West Mitchum Street in Malakoff as authorities spoke to residents concerning the death.
“We were following up on people we could identify that were at the party,” Tower said. “We went up to talk to this guy who had been seen near our victim. He ran from us. We noticed that he had some lacerations on his hands, and that made us look at him even more.”
Tower said HCSO is also looking for the truck Perez was seen driving late last week.
“It was a yellow Ford, single cab, 1998 to 2001 model, with Florida tags,” Tower said.
Authorities do not know the number on the tags, and are still hoping to hear from anyone who might have information useful in solving the case.
The sheriff’s department can be contacted at (903) 675-5128.
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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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