The shooting death of a 30-year-old woman in November in Athens remains unsolved, but police Chief Buddy Hill said he expects to have more information on the case soon.

Athens saw its largest jump in sales-tax allocation of the year in December, according to figures from state comptroller Glenn Hegar.

The Athens Independent School District Board voted on Friday to go to a four-day instruction week when the 2019-2020 calendar goes into effect in August.

St. Matthias Episcopal Church will host a Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Dec. 22.

Athens ISD trustees are scheduled to discuss district officials' proposed four-day instruction week in a special meeting on Friday.

The city of Athens parade, originally set for Dec. 8, is still planned for Saturday.

Henderson County sheriff's officials on Tuesday were investigating the shooting death of a teenage girl near Chandler.

Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse said on Tuesday that officers are still seeking leads in the October 2017 assault of Deputy Noah Hickson.

(Athens) – Henderson County Sheriff Botie Hillhouse is investigating the death of a 17-year-old girl and the shooting of her father as a homicide after they were found Monday with gunshot wounds to the head.

As Americans get deeper into the holiday season, extra errands and traveling can bring more stress and causes drivers to be more aggressive.

The Athens Knights of Columbus Council 1501 members have been helping take the chill off this month with its Coats for Kids program.

The Athens rainfall total over the weekend fell a little short of projections but still added a significant amount to the monthly total.

Thanks to the generosity of the Women of Courage, the Henderson County Child Advocacy Center has enough money to make over rooms for children who are victims of abuse.

Two people were arrested on Thursday on drug and other charges, according to a press release from the Henderson County Sheriff's Office.

National Influenza Vaccination Week continues through Saturday and shots administered today should take effect around Christmas.

With a National Weather Service forecast calling for up to five inches of rain, many of the holiday events have been canceled, re-scheduled or moved to another location.

Prosperity Bank is accepting donations for Men's Life Recovery Center in Athens.

GoBus riders may get a price break if items on the East Texas Council of Governments Executive Committee agenda on Thursday are approved

Henderson County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg told members of the Seven Points/Tool branch of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday that his department is a “catch all” for enforcement.

With inclement weather forecast, the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is postponing the Select A Fly Challenge. Initially scheduled for Saturday, the event is planned for Jan. 12, at 9 a.m. to  2 p.m.

A December deluge could be on the way to Henderson County this weekend, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth said.

The Gun Barrel City and Mabank police departments have teamed up to provide a memorable Christmas for area teenagers.

Athens Chamber of Commerce officials have begun their search for the 2018 Athens citizen of the year — an award that's been presented annually since 1966.

Gun Barrel City police are closer to identifying skeletal remains found in June in the woods near West Main Street.

With two new fast food restaurants in business on East Tyler Street in Athens, eyes now turn to the east where more construction is about to begin.

The rainy trend continued in Athens for the third consecutive month in November with temperatures well below the same month in 2017.

Following the Athens Lighted Christmas Parade on Dec. 8, the Texan Theater will host a “Christmas Carol Singalong Night” featuring Strangebreed Worship.

The City of Athens is nominating Biomerics on Enterprise Street for tax refunds under the Texas Enterprise Zone Program.

Gas prices are down nationally for the seventh straight week and continue the decrease in Henderson County.|