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Mikayla Hall (front) and her classmates parade through the hallways of Bel Air Elementary School Tuesday as part of National College Signing Day. Athens High School sent seniors to each of the three elementary campuses to celebrate accomplishments and encourage achievement among young Hornets. (Kathryn Martinez/AISD student)
It’s music time in Athens.
The Wesley Pruitt Band and the Chris Wayne Band will perform in concert Saturday, May 7, on the city parking lot behind the Texan Theater. The show is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.
The event is being billed as a part of the “For The Texan” concert series.
“This is not strictly a fundraiser for the Texan,” said Athens Community Development Manager Thanasis “Nasi” Kombos. “It is the kind of event we envisioned for when the theater is complete.”
The event will be BYOB and there will be food trucks on site. Tickets are $10 and are available online at texan.yapsody.com.
For more information, call City Hall at 903-675-5131.
A large group of citizens attended Monday night’s Athens City Council meeting to voice their displeasure over a plan to put housing where the old memorial hospital stood.
The group used the Citizens’ Comments portion of the agenda to argue that the property on Lindsey Lane where the hospital used to be should be turned into a park.
“If we sell off parks and we don’t develop new parks, we’ll have children playing in the street,” said speaker Michael Burton.
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The AHS Key Club attended the Texas-Oklahoma state convention in Dallas this past weekend. The club brought home honors for 75 percent membership growth, and “on time reporting,” which means Secretary Lauryn Gore submitted all required reports to the state office completed and on time. Pictured (back row, from left) are Julie Kelley, Amy Schoonover, Cara Byford, Megan Withers, Makayle Traxson, Julian Chairez, and (front row, from left) teacher and sponsor Janet Green, Lauryn Gore, Makayla Lewis, Cindy Garcia and teacher and sponsor Stephanie Shelton.
Athens ISD students (from left) Joseph Wallace, Fredrick Magouirk and Diego Gonzalez soak up the thrill of victory. The boys swept the top three spots in the 100-meter dash during the recent Special Olympics meet in Kaufman. (Cherry Sumrall photo)