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(Updated as of 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12)

SCHOOLS ON WEDNESDAY

– Athens Christian Academy opening 10 a.m.

– Brownsboro ISD opening at 10 a.m. (buses running two hours late)

– Cross Roads ISD opening at 10 a.m.

– Eustace ISD opening at 10 a.m.

– LaPoynor ISD is closed today.

– Mabank ISD opening at 10 a.m.

– Malakoff ISD opening at 10 a.m.

– Martins Mill ISD opening at 10 a.m. (buses running at 9 a.m.)

– Trinidad ISD opening at 10 a.m.

– TVCC Terrell campus will have a delayed opening at 9 a.m. First class meeting will be at 9:25 a.m.

– TVCC Health Science Center in Kaufman will have a delayed opening at 9 a.m. on Wednesday.

OTHER DELAYED OPENINGS

– Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce opening at 10 a.m.

TUESDAY NIGHT SPORTS

Several area events have been cancelled or rescheduled because of the weather, including:

Athens Boys Basketball – Freshmen & JV will play tonight at 5:00 pm in separate gyms in Van. Varsity will follow at 6:15 pm.

Athens Girls Soccer – has been changed to Wednesday afternoon here against Lindale. JV at 5:30 pm and Varsity at 7:00 pm.

Athens Boys Soccer – will play in Lindale Wednesday afternoon 5:30 with JV and 7:00 with Varsity.

Athens Softball Game in Grand Saline has been cancelled and at this time has not been rescheduled.

Malakoff Boys basketball games at Faith Family are postponed until Wednesday. More details later.

Eustace basketball games will be played at 4:30 and 6:00 on Wednesday in Palmer.

ALL BISD activities after 5 pm have been cancelled.

Brownsboro Girls basketball is postponed until tomorrow at 6 p.m. at John Tyler.

Brownsboro Boys basketball (varsity only) is postponed until tomorrow at 6 p.m. in Mineola.

Cross Roads Boys basketball games scheduled for tonight in Kerens, have been moved to tomorrow night same time!

Mabank girls and boys soccer games for tonight vs John Tyler have been moved to Wednesday. Girls play here at 5:30 and 7:00. Boys play at John Tyler at 5:30 and 7:00.

The National Weather Service has cancelled the Freezing Rain Advisory and changed it to a Winter Weather Advisory …

..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY… …FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS CANCELLED…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FORT WORTH HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY FOR FREEZING DRIZZLE OVERNIGHT…BECOMING A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW DURING THE DAY TUESDAY.. THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

* LOCATION…AREAS SOUTHEAST OF AN EASTLAND TO WEATHERFORD TO MCKINNEY LINE.

* TIMING…THROUGH 6 PM TUESDAY…WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS OCCURRING BETWEEN MID MORNING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON TUESDAY.

* MAIN WEATHER IMPACTS…FREEZING DRIZZLE MAY PRODUCE A LIGHT GLAZE ON ELEVATED SURFACES…BRIDGES…OVERPASSES…AND SOME AREA ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT. A MIX OF RAIN…FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. IMPACTS TO TRAVEL CAN BE EXPECTED. A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

* MAIN IMPACT…VERY SLICK ROADS AND HIGHWAYS…ESPECIALLY BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. TREACHEROUS TRAVEL EXPECTED IN SPOTS.

* OTHER IMPACTS…TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH FREEZING DURING THE DAY. WIND CHILLS IN THE TEENS DURING THE MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF WINTER PRECIPITATION MAY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND PLAN ON SOME TRAVEL DELAYS.

By Jason Larson/TVCC Public Information

The beginning of 2014 brought big changes to the GED high school equivalency test that have streamlined the process and made it more user-friendly for test-takers.

Among the most notable changes – the test will now be administered on a computer rather than on paper.

Gail St. Clair, director of the Trinity Valley Community College Testing Center in Athens, said the college voluntarily began the transition from paper-based to computer-based testing last May, with the first tests administered in July of 2013.

So far, the reactions have been positive based on a feedback survey submitted from several test-takers. TVCC received a 98.8 percent satisfaction rating for tests administered under the new system over the final six months of 2013. One of the examinees commented, “Everyone was so nice. I felt very assured on where to go and what to do.” Continue reading “GED Changes Being Met with Positive Responses”

In this week’s podcast, Jeff and Michael discuss social media, what it means to small businesses, and what kind of impact it has on a community.

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HCPAC press releasee

Love is in the air at the Henderson County Performing Arts Center (HCPAC) with the presentation of A.R. Gurney’s “Love Letters.”

The play, nominated for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, centers around the correspondence of Melissa Gardner and Andrew M. Ladd, III over the course of 50 years. She’s a rich kid with nurses, absent parents and more money than Andy but he’s ambitious, trying to fulfill the lofty expectations of his father.

Laced with laugh-out-loud humor and real-life poignant situations, the two characters evolve from their early grade school awkward exchanges to becoming true confidants, allowing each other to see all their foibles. Hopes and dreams, failures and successes are the cornerstone of the missives along with ill-timed attempts at romance.  While Melissa and Andy are connected intensely by their letters, their lives go in opposite directions.

Love Letters is performed as Readers’ Theatre, the actors sit behind desks and read the cards, notes and letters Melissa and Andy have written to each other. The action is implied but the emotional roller-coaster is very real. Famous Hollywood actors such as Elizabeth Taylor, James Earl Jones, Robert Wagner, Stephanie Powers, William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Christopher Reeve and Sigourney Weaver have given their interpretations to the characters. It is one of the most popular and often performed pieces in American theater.

The play opens February 6th and runs through February 16th. Four local couples will lend their talents twice during the run of the show. J and Shirley Niswonger will perform Thursday, February 6th
and Friday, February 14th. John Smith and Kathrine Newton perform Friday, February 7th and Sunday, February 16th. Dr. Mark Roberts and Lesa Dietz perform Saturday, February 8th and Thursday, February 13th. Rounding out the actors are Garret Smith and Sharie Withers on Sunday, February 9th and Saturday, February 15th. All shows have 7:30 p.m. curtains except the two Sunday performances which are at 2 p.m. in the afternoon.

In conjunction with Love Letters and as a special St. Valentine’s event, HCPAC is reviving its popular “Death by Chocolate” February 14th and 15th following the presentations of “Love Letters.”

The event will take place at the Arabella of Athens Club House, directly across the street from the theatre. The event will begin at approximately 9 p.m., following the show. Tickets to ‘Death by Chocolate’ are $20 per person.

“Love Letters” is sponsored by Arabella of Athens. Reservations are highly recommended as space is limited. Call 903-675-3908 for more information or to make a reservation. Reservations may also be made online at www.hcpac.org.