Athens High School named three Coaches of the Year at Tuesday’s athletic banquet. They are (from left) boys soccer coach Jonathan Ryal, baseball coach Dallas Robertson, and basketball coach Cliff Thompson. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)
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Cain Center welcomes new operations manager
Cain Center press release
The Cain Center is proud to welcome new Operations Manager Tara Rigby.
Tara moved to Henderson County at the end of June 2015 with her husband and two daughters. They moved to East Texas after spending nearly 12 years on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington state. They have been visiting the area since 2001 when they lived in the Nashville, Tenn. area, and have been feeling the call to move to the area since spring 2009. It just took this long for the Lord to line everything out for them to “come home to Texas!”
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AISD retirees honored
The Athens Classroom Teachers Association recently honored a number of AISD’s retiring or recently retired personnel. They are, pictured from left, Diana Coston, a teacher with 42 years of experience; Patty Mitchell, a school nurse with 19 years of experience; Tom Denton, an aide with 13 years of experience; Jan Poyner, an administrative assistant with 28 years of experience; Betty Christian, a business office employee with 42 years of experience; and Dawn Andress, a teacher with 30 years of experience. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)
AMWA board approves parking, litter rules
AMWA press release
The Athens Municipal Water Authority (AMWA) Board of Directors voted unanimously to amend the Rules & Regulations Governing Lake Athens. These regulations act as the ordinances that the AMWA Police Department enforces at and surrounding Lake Athens. The three regulation additions pertain to the public space at the Lake Athens Marina:
- No overnight camping is permitted on Authority property, including the area adjacent to the Lake Athens public boat ramps, under any conditions
- Littering and dumping is strictly prohibited on all Authority property
- Parking is allowed in designated areas only. Parking is expressly prohibited on unimproved areas below the 448 msl, except for emergency and Authority personnel.
These regulations have been put into effect to help preserve Lake Athens. Currently, the lake front along Marina Drive is experiencing sever erosion damage due to trucks and trailers being parked along the bank. Additionally, restricting parking access on the shoreline will help prevent accidental spillage of oils, gasoline and other harmful fluids into Lake Athens.
Litter is increasingly becoming an issue in the public spaces at the Lake Athens Marina. Please help keep trash and other foreign substances out of our lake, by using the provided trash receptacles.
All three new regulations will carry fines of up to $200. New enforcement signs will be installed prior to the holiday weekend. Enforcement of these regulation will begin immediately after the signs are installed.
Athens Noon Kiwanis Club recognizes AHS students and teachers
Athens High School students and teachers were recognized Tuesday by the Athens Noon Kiwanis Club. (From left) Julie Kelley received the Kiwanis/TVCC Partnership Scholarship, totalling $1,500; Cindy Garcia received the AHS Key Club Scholarship worth $500; and club members honored AHS teachers Janet Green and Stephanie Shelton for their sponsorship of the Key Club, a student service organization which grew under their leadership from practically no members to the current 75. (Courtesy photo)