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Coach Jamie Driskell sat down with Michael V. Hannigan to talk Malakoff Tigers football this week. The Tigers (3-0) are on fire after ripping through Kerens last week and are getting read to host Edgewood this Friday at 7:30 p.m.
A. The Athens City Council voted unanimously to allow the current owner of the old Henderson County Memorial Hospital to transfer ownership of the property to the city.
A. Commissioners Court required a mobile voting location for the upcoming Athens ISD bond election to be moved.
A. It is just two weeks until the big day!
A. Michael: TVCC Professor Overmoe earns Hall of Fame honor.
B. Garrett: John and Bev Holipski.
C. Jeff: Roma Italiano.
Coach Jamie Driskell and Michael V. Hannigan sit down to talk about Malakoff Tigers football, including this week’s game against Kerens.
A. Gov. Abbott calls on everyone to support police on day of Deputy Darren Goforth’s funeral
A. A pilot program by the City of Athens, Republic Services and Keep Athens Beautiful aims at increasing recycling and reducing the stress on city streets. Currently, Republic collects trash twice a week and recycling once a week in Athens. Under the program being tested, the schedule will be trash pick-up on Tuesday and recycling on Friday.
A. This year the chamber will be starting a Young Entrepreneurs Academy (YEA!) class. YEA! is a 30-week program available to middle school and high school students wanting to learn how to start a business.
A. Michael: TVCC Cardettes, Ryan Mansfield and everyone else who followed the Card game on Twitter last Saturday night.
B. Garrett: HP Car Accessories in Athens
C. Jeff: Everyone volunteering to work at concessions stands on Friday night.
A. Hot, hot, hot.
A. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released the 2015 accountability ratings for public schools on Friday. All districts and campuses in the Henderson County area earned a “Met Standard” rating.
In addition, campuses could receive Distinction Designations in the following areas: Top 25% Student Progress, Top 25% Closing Performance Gaps, Academic Achievement in Reading/English Language Arts, Academic Achievement in Mathematics, Academic Achievement in Science, Academic Achievement in Social Studies, and Postsecondary Readiness.
A. Henderson County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg and his office fields between three and 10 calls every week for illegal dumping.
“We really want to put a stop to this in the county,” he said. “I don’t know about you, but I’ve lived in this county for a long time and I get tired of driving down the road and seeing this trash dumped everywhere that just spreads all over the county.”
It doesn’t take much to wind up guilty of illegal dumping. The penalties can be stiff. An illegal dumping conviction for as little as 5 pounds of trash can result in jail time.
A. The Cardinals are scheduled to kickoff the season 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22, at home against Nassau Community College in the Battle in the Valley, sponsored by Virtual Communications Specialists President Paul Benson.
Nassau finished last season 10-0 and ranked No. 6 in the nation. The Cardinals finished last season with a 12-0 record and Southwest Junior College Football Conference (SWJCFC) champions. TVCC ended the year ranked No. 2 in the nation.
At 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 21, the Weinstein Team will host Beef Before the Battle at the Cain Center, featuring guest speaker DeWayne Owens.