Cedar Creek Lake Day in the 86th Texas Legislature scheduled for February 4

Press release

The 2019 Cedar Creek Lake Area Day at the Texas State Capitol has been scheduled for February 4. The Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will be sponsoring the trip and making the arrangements. The cost per person will be $85 for chamber members and $100 for non-members. The nominal fee includes bus transportation, snacks on the bus and lunch at the Doubletree Hotel. As in years past, the only out-of-pocket expense to participants is what they may choose to spend at the Capitol Gift Shop.

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Organizations that support endangered children try and reach the community

CPS Supervisor Jodie Calcote speaks at the Children First event in Athens Thursday night. (Michael V. Hannigan)

By Michael V. Hannigan/HCN

My heart broke last night.

I attended a program in Athens Thursday evening called “Children First: Protected and Connected,” which included some of the organizations involved in protecting our community’s most at-risk and endangered children. On the agenda were representatives from Child Protective Services, the District Attorney’s Office, CASA of Trinity Valley, the Rainbow Room and a new Parent Collaboration Group.

The meeting was a community outreach to let people know the scope of the problem and how they can help. There were resources and information available for the community to plug in at almost every level where a child needs help.

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Obituary: Bill Vinson

Funeral services for Bill Vinson 103, Athens have been scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Monday January 14, 2019 at Autry’s Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Anthony Vinson officiating.

Burial will follow at Oaklawn Memorial Park, Athens.

Mr. Vinson was born July 6, 1915 in Limestone County to the late John Frank and Martha Skinner Vinson.

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