Category: Athens

Athens Mayor Comments On ‘Good Morning Texas’ Appearance

WFAA's Paige McCoy Smith talks to Athens Mayor Jerry Don Vaught on the porch of the Wofford House at the Arboretum Wednesday, April 23.
WFAA’s Paige McCoy Smith talks to Athens Mayor Jerry Don Vaught on the porch of the Wofford House at the Arboretum Wednesday, April 23.

During all the photos and running from City Hall to the Arboretum yesterday, I had the chance to ask Athens Mayor Jerry Don Vaught a couple of questions about being on “Good Morning Texas.”

How did the interview go:

“This is my first actual live interview, doing something like this, so its pretty cool. Paige (McCoy Smith) has been very great to work with me and keep me going.”

How important is this for Athens:

“This is very important for Athens. We know how wonderful Athens is, but to get it televised and showcasing Athens about how wonderful Athens is, that’s going to help our tourism and that’s what we want, to bring people here to see how wonderful Athens is.”

If you missed the show, you can see the two clips here. 

You can check out photos we posted here. 

Comparing the City of Athens Tax Rate

analysisAgainst similarly sized cities in Texas

Using the 2010 U.S. Census data, the Texas State Library and Archives Commission lists 10 cities between 12,000 and 12,999 population in the state. Athens is listed with a population of 12,710.

Three CDPs, or census-designated places, are also listed. We dropped out the CDPs because they do not have a central government entity levying taxes.

The following is the current ad valorem tax rate for each of the 10 cities within that population range (all per $100 valuation).

1. Forest Hill: 1.06
2. Port Lavaca: .7568
3. Crowley: .696829
4. Freeport: .675586
5. Athens: .645140
6. Lockhart: .6077
7. Beeville: .53290
8. Kilgore: .40000
9. Alton: .4624
10. Santa Fe: .3702

Against neighboring cities

The following are cities close to Athens with at least 10,000 population (population in paranthesis).

1. Waxahachie (29,621) .6800
2. Athens: (12,710) .645140
3. Palestine: (18,712) .6390
4. Jacksonville: (14,544) .6375
5. Corsicana: (23,770) .6272

HCPAC to Stage ‘Picnic’ in Collaboration with TVCC

The Henderson County Performing Arts Center will be staging William Inge’s Pulitzer Prize-winning show “Picnic” in a collaboration with the Trinity Valley Community College Drama Department and under the direction of Craig Lee starting this week.

According to the HCPAC website, “Sensual, passionate and delightfully funny, ‘Picnic’ is a timeless American classic about the line between restraint and desire.”

Performances are as follows, and tickets can be purchased here. 

7:30 p.m. Performances – April 24, 25, 26, May 1,2 ,3

2:00 p.m. Performances – April 27

Our friends at Eye On The County interviewed director Craig Lee, so check out the interview for more about the show.

Accident on Highway 31

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