The Henderson County County Attorney’s Office was honored for its work this afternoon at the annual Domestic Violence Awareness Month proclamation event on the square in Athens. Pictured are, from left, East Texas Crisis Center Executive Director Donna Johnson, County Attorney Clint Davis, Laura Holder, Paula Odom and Diane Russ, all of the County Attorney’s Office.
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National 4-H Week
Henderson County 4-H Council Officers Joshua Jones, Cole Adair and Justin Jones spoke to their County Commisioners on “What 4-H Means To Me” in honor of National 4-H Week. The County proclaimed this week to be Officially 4-H Week of Henderson County in honor of National 4-H Week. (Thank you to Penny Jones for sharing.)
October is Henderson County Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Officials from around Henderson County gathered on the courthouse lawn Tuesday, Oct. 7, to mark October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in the county.
Earlier in the day, the Henderson County Commissioners’ Court approved a resolution, which County Judge Richard Sanders read at the noon event.
“This is a problem that we have in our society that we need to eradicate,” Sanders said. “And I appreciate everyone here that has a hand in this.” Continue reading “October is Henderson County Domestic Violence Awareness Month”
Duck Races to Benefit Rainbow Room
What do yellow rubber duckies and children in crisis have in common? The Henderson County Rainbow Room.
The Rainbow Room will be hosting its 13th annual Duck Races at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center this Saturday, Sept. 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. McDonald’s helps sponsor the event.
The Duck Race is one of the major fundraisers for the Rainbow Room, which is an “emergency resource center for abused and neglected children in Henderson County that are served by Child Protective Services.”
For $5 on Saturday, people will be able to purchase a ticket corresponding to a numbered duck — the ticket also includes entrance to the Fisheries Center — and those ducks will then race down the river in one of five separate heats. Continue reading “Duck Races to Benefit Rainbow Room”
Henderson County Commissioners Set Burn Ban
The burn ban is back. … After a one-week break, Henderson County Commissioners’ Court today instituted a 28-day burn ban in the county. Ignoring the burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500.