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Guitars Etc. offers free strings for food

Time for new strings? Want to help our local food bank? Bring in at least five non-perishable food items or a $5 donation to Guitars Etc. at 604 S. Palestine Athens, TX. Guitars Etc. will give you a brand new set of guitar strings! Bring in a $10 donation for our local food Bank and Guitars Etc. will install the strings, oil the fret board and polish the guitar for free! Come in Saturday, Nov. 7 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and help support our community.

Let’s help stock our local food bank for the holiday season.

For more information please call 903-292-1733

AISD Teachers of the Month

The October Teachers of the Month for Athens ISD were honored at Wednesday’s Athens Chamber of Commerce luncheon. They are (from left) Juan Moreno, reading and writing teacher at Bel Air; Elaine Nelson, math enrichment instructor at South Athens; Briana Hope, kindergarten teacher at Central Athens; Lisa Pearson, ESL and reading instructor at Athens Middle School; Robert Becker, math teacher at Athens High School; and Kaitlin Buchholtz, math teacher at Pinnacle Early College High School. Not pictured is employee of the month Bart Latta. (Toni Garrard Clay/AISD)

JP speaks at chamber branch meeting

Constable Mitch Baker and Justice of the Peace Kevin Pollock were on hand at Wednesday’s meeting of the Tool/Seven Points/Kemp Chapter of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Judge Pollock was the guest speaker at this week’s meeting. The Tool/Seven Points/Kemp Chapter of CCLACC meets at 8 a.m. the first Wednesday of every month at Dairy Queen of Seven Points for breakfast, networking and a speaker. For more information, call 903-887-3152. (Photo via CCL Area Chamber of Commerce)

GBC council approves EDC loan for GBC Medial Associates

Pictured, from left, are GBCEDC Executive Director Sean Overeynder and GBC Medical Associates owners Mary and Jerry Moody. (Courtesy photo)

(UDPATES with details on the loan. 2:45 p.m., Oct. 7)

Press release

The Gun Barrel City Council last week voted unanimously to approve an Economic Development Corporation project for GBC Medical Associates.

GBC Medical Associates, owned by Jerry and Mary Moody, will be a medical facility that provides services with extended hours, similar to an urgent care walk-in site. However, it will be of a higher quality service than you would expect to find at an urgent care location, according to Mary Moody, NP.

Until now, they were running on Citrus Loans without having to keep a collateral. But now, GBC Medical Associates will be receiving a financed loan from the GBCEDC to assist in build-out and purchase of needed medical equipment.

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Dawn Dansby joins Medical Arts Clinic in Athens

Press release

Jonathan Edwards, M. D. is pleased to announce that Dawn Dansby, FNP has joined his practice at Medical Arts Clinic in Athens.

Dansby is a Family Nurse Practitioner who received her degree in 2015 from The University of Texas in Tyler. Dansby is friendly, funny and down to earth. She handles a wide range of primary care conditions in pediatric and adult patients. She is available for same-day appointments as well as preventive care visits and long-term management of health issues.

Dansby grew up in Brownsboro and now resides with her husband and children in Cross Roads. She enjoys riding bikes, playing soccer, and working in her yard.

Dansby will be seeing scheduled and walk-in patients at Medical Arts Clinic Monday – Friday. Please call 903-675-5742 for an appointment.