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Henderson County Commissioners Court proclaimed Friday, November 4, as First Responders Appreciation Day at its regular meeting.
The proclamation was suggested by Kindred at Home – Home Health in Athens. Kindred at Home will be treating first responders to lunch Friday at Bacon Chevrolet in Athens.
We talked to Pct. 1 Commissioner Scotty Thomas about the importance of first responders after this morning’s meeting.
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The Trinity Valley Electric Co-op Annual Membership Meeting will be held 6 p.m. Thursday, November 10, at the Canton Civic Center. Members will vote on this year’s directors at the meeting.
Press release
Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) met with local superintendents from Henderson County last week. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss education issues in preparation for the 85th Legislature which convenes in January.
“The Legislature faces many challenges this session, and we cannot make good decisions unless we are listening closely to those we represent,” said Nichols. “Education is and always will be one of the most important issues we face as a state.”
Before each legislative session Nichols meets with each of the school district Superintendents in Senate District 3 to listen to their priorities and discuss issues facing the local education community.
“We appreciate Senator Nichols being an outspoken advocate for public schools,” said Blake Stiles, Athens ISD Superintendent and host of the meeting.
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Labor of Love press release
How does a really good project effort truly become impressive? Answer: When three great organizations team up with a wonderful Chandler family to provide them with a much needed wheelchair ramp. They wouldn’t have to worry about the wheelchairs though, because that was taken care of right in the beginning when they made a purchase from https://www.scootersnchairs.com/blogs/blog/best-electric-wheelchairs. Nine members from the staff of the Sundown Ranch, Van Zandt County, teamed up with Labor of Love to construct a wheelchair ramp.
The third organization was First State Bank Athens which provided a very generous grant that covered the cost of all materials needed for this effort.
“They have been a very faithful and generous supporter of the Labor of Love over many years,” Labor of Love President Roy Talbot said.
On Saturday morning, October 15, a team of nine staff members from the Sundown Ranch guided by several volunteers from the Labor of Love built an extended wheelchair ramp under the watchful eyes of Mr. William Davis, home owner and Mr. Jerry Henry, Labor of Love project manager. The ramp consisted of a new porch, two 20-foot long sections with a turnaround landing in between. Handrails were installed on both sides throughout the ramp and porch. The five women and four men from the Sundown Ranch can take great pride in a very impressive accomplishment with this first time very substantial building effort.
TxDOT (Athens) Maintenance plans to complete base repairs on FM 2613 between FM 85 and the Kaufman County line. Expect lane closures with flaggers providing traffic control. Other work includes level up activities on US 175 between FM 2329 and the city of Eustace. Alternating lanes closures are planned at this location.
Henderson County construction projects updates: