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Lady Panthers advance to area round

Courtesy Photo/Mabank High SchoolThe 2026 Bi-District champion Mabank Lady Panthers pose with their University ...
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Woman killed in hit-and-run north of Athens

ATHENS–A woman was struck and killed in the early daylight hours of Feb. 15 by what the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says is a hit-and-run driver that law enforcement division states fled ...
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Hard work pays off

Courtesy Photo/Nancy ClarkMabank ISD student Grady Clark shows his prize-winning steer Oreo at the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 7.Courtesy Photo/Nancy ClarkDustin Clark (from left) and family ...
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Panthers hand Hornets first District loss on Senior Night

Monitor Photo/Blaine ClamonThe seniors of Mabank’s 2025-26 varsity basketball team gather to celebrate Luke Carter’s (center) 2,000 career point milestone before their home district game versus Athens ...
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Voters face multiple choices in March 3 primary

Registered voters from around the Cedar Creek Lake area are faced with big decisions leading up to the March 3 primary ...
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Firefighters dish up the heat

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray Mabank FD Captain Gerardo Sanchez (left) and Firefighter Roy Dewberry cook the homemade chili in the ...
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ATHENS–A woman was struck and killed in the early daylight hours of Feb. 15 by what the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says is a hit-and-run driver… ...
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Kaufman grand jury indicts VZ commissioner

VAN ZANDT COUNTY–According to the Van Zandt County Jail website, Van Zandt County Pct. 1 Commissioner Mitchell James Curtis, 57, was arrested and booked into the Van Zandt County Jail at 8:49 a.m. Dec ...
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Carter surpasses 2,000 points in win over Kemp

Monitor Photo/Blaine ClamonMabank's Luke Carter (No. 3 in white) guards Kemp's Zaki Brown (No. 3 in orange) during the District game between Kemp and Mabank Feb. 10. Monitor Photo/Blaine ClamonPanther ...
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Local student tackles food waste

After two years of research and follow through, Mabank senior Anna Villines launches the community fridge to help fight food waste. MABANK—When Anna Villines was a sophomore, she watched a school ...
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County declines state’s offer to sell route out of Trinidad

ATHENS–Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously Jan. 6 to decline an offer by the Texas Department of Transportation to sell for nearly $400,000 a bridge over Cedar Creek and a portion ...
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Gun Barrel City voters elect new mayor

Tool Councilman Mike Dumont is elected mayor. HENDERSON COUNTY–Unofficial November election results have been released by Henderson County, naming new officials in Gun Barrel City and Tool. After ...