Litter Box needs resale items

The Henderson County Humane Society in Athens is in need of resale items for our resale shop, The Litter Box, at 303 N. Prairieville in Athens. The Litter Box is now open on Saturday, each First Monday weekend, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. That’s the Saturday before the First Monday of each month. If you have items you’d like to donate to our resale shop, please call Norma at 903-681-4513 or Melinda at214-542-4441 to meet you there or arrange to pick up your items. Our Litter Box has been completely redesigned and has many wonderful gifts and clothes to choose from. All proceeds go to support the animal shelter in Athens. The resale shop is totally run by volunteers so that all income goes to our shelter.

Nichols announces re-election bid

State Sen. Robert Nichols
State Sen. Robert Nichols

Senator Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) recently announced his bid for re-election for Texas Senate District 3. The district covers 19 counties including the greater part of East Texas, and Montgomery County.

“Serving the people of Senate District 3 is a tremendous honor,” said Nichols. “I ask for their support so we can continue the work of making government smaller, more efficient and more accountable.”

Nichols, first elected in 2006, has a strong conservative record focused on limited government and representing the district’s interests. He authored and passed legislation to reduce government spending, protect landowners, encourage free-markets and reduce fraud. During his time with the Sunset Advisory Committee, he was able to help eliminate six state agencies which saved the tax payers $161.9 million. In his seven years in office Nichols has stayed faithful to the ‘Texas Taxpayer Protection Pledge’, which opposes any and all efforts to increase taxes. Continue reading “Nichols announces re-election bid”

Replay of the Cardinals Regional Championship Win

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On Saturday, Nov. 9, the Trinity Valley Community Cardinals became Region XIV Champions by beating Navarro, 56-45. I was on the sidelines for the game, reporting via Facebook.

It was a great game, and when I looked back I realized my posts and some of the photos create sort of a replay of the game. So here they are. Enjoy, Cardinal fans.

REPLAY OF CARDINALS REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WIN OVER NAVARRO

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Cards go 3 and out first possession

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Navarro punts it back …10:42 1Q

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TVCC on the board … Ryan Polite hits Tavarreon Dickerson with a swing pass out of the backfield and Dickerson takes it to the house … 79 yard TD pass … TVCC up 7-0 .. 9:45 1Q.

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Navarro strikes back 2 plays later on a 78 yard touchdown pass to DeFloyd Oscar … 7-7 … 9:04 1Q

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Teams exchange punts … still 7-7 … 6:49 1Q

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TURNOVER … Navarro’s Devin Spurlock intercepts Polite … Navarro ball in Cardinal territory.

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Navarro gets points off turnover…30 yard TD pass to Markel Steward-Gillespie … Bulldogs up 14-7, 5:31 1Q

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Teams exchange punts … But Cards get ball at Navarro 8 thanks to a great punt return by D’Nerius Antione … then Ryan Polite scores on a 9 yard scamper … 14-14, 3:11 1Q

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End 1st qtr … 14-14 …. TVCC about to punt from their own 9

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Navarro takes first possession of 2Q and score on Cameron Washington 11 yard run … caps 41 yd drive … 21-14 Bulldogs … 10:44 2Q

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TVCC answers on a 44 yard drive … Polite hits John Thomas on an 11 yard touchdown … drive helped by a Navarro pass interference penalty … 21-21, 8:33 2Q

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Navarro punts to TVCC … Card ball on their own 29 …. still 21-21, 4:58 2Q

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TURNOVER … Navarro recovers Cardinal fumble …21-21, 3:03 2Q

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Navarro converts again … Tim Wright scores on 11 yard run … then TVCC makes it worse with a personal foul … 28-21 Navarro, 2:20 2Q

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Navarro’s Carlos Macias hits a 38 yd field goal as time runs out …. 31-21 Bulldogs … halftime.

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HALFTIME

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Navarro takes opening kickoff and drives 86 yards in about 5:30 … Joshua Greer hits Tim Wright with a 26 yd td pass … 38-21 Navarro, 9:23 3Q

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TVCC’s Ryan Polite scores on a 6 yard quarterback keeper … he extended drive with multiple scambles … 58 yard drive takes about 3:30 off the clock … 38-28 Navarro, 5:47 3Q

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Cardinals go 75 yards in under a minute … Tavarreon Dickerson scores on 29 yard run … score cut to 38-35, 0:18 3Q

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End of the 3Q …. Navarro leads TVCC, 38-35 …Bulldog ball on their own 25

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Navarro blocks TVCC punt … gets ball at Card 32 …. 38-35 Navarro, 12:10 4Q

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CARDINALS REGAIN THE LEAD … TVCC drives 79 yards … polite hits Trent Momon with a 41 yard strike … 42-38 Cardinals, 9:58 4Q

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BULLDOGS BACK IN FRONT

Navarro takes advantage of a short field and drives 40 yards for touchdown on Tim Wright 4 yard run … 45-42 Navarro, 5:18 4Q

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Bulldog player taken off on stretcher … but he gave crowd thumbs up as he went off … game just resumed

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To reset … Navarro up 45-42 … 3:58 4Q

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TURNOVER … TVCC recovers fumble on punt

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Cardinal ball on Navarro 33 with just over 3 minutes in regulation

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TVCC REGAINS THE LEAD

Ryan Polite scores on a 22 yard run … Cards up 49-45, 2:27 4Q ….

GO CARDS!!

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Navarro gets ball on own 21 …. 2:22 left

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Navarro fumbles … recovers, but loses back to own 14

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TURNOVER … TVCC BALL … interception by Tray Thornton … Card ball at Navarro 16 …1:55 left

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TVCC scores again!!!

Marquel McNac runs into the endzone … 56-45 TVCC with 1:38 left.

Can you say Regional Champions

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Navarro ball near midfield … but they need two touchdowns and there is only 1:33 left

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Navarro time out with 1:13 … they have 2nd and 15 from Card 45 …

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Under a minute

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Navarro turns it over on downs … Cards can run out the clock!!!!!!

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Oh man … final score 56-45 for the Region XIV Champion TVCC Cardinals!

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FRIDAY NIGHT WRAP UP

ATHENS: The Athens Hornets made history with a 10-0 regular season record after beating Brownsboro tonight, 56-13. In addition, Langdon Fuller set a school record with 25 touchdowns for the season.

BROWNSBORO: The Bears finish the year at 2-8 after the 56-13 loss to Athens.

CROSS ROADS: The Bobcats improved to 3-7 on the year with a big win over Itasca, 43-12.

MABANK:

MALAKOFF: The Malakoff Tigers finished the season on a high note with a 9-1 record after dismantling Winnsboro, 56-8.

TRINIDAD: The Trojans evened their record at 5-5 on the year with a 68-6 thumping of Karnack.