Daily Brief: March 4

By Michael V. Hannigan

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1. The Region XIV Basketball Championship tournament will be held this week at the Patriot Center on the campus of UT-Tyler. The TVCC Lady Cardinals are the first seed on the women’s side and will start play 1 p.m. Wednesday against Tyler Junior College. The TVCC Cardinals are the No. 8 seed on their side and will start play 1 p.m. Tuesday against Angelina. 

2. Athens High School was recognized by Carter BloodCare for its blood drive efforts. 

3. Folks from the Cedar Creek Lake area traveled to Austin last week to talk about a new bridge with area lawmakers.

4. The Martin’s Mill girls won the Class 1A state title this weekend with a 49-46 win over Smyer. 

5. State Rep. Lance Gooden filed two bills to help customers of investor-owned water utilities. 

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WHAT YOU MISSED

Jeff Weinstein had some cool photos from the Athens Middle School track meet Saturday. 

AMA: Michael checked to see if Athens really is getting a Cotton Patch restaurant. 

I love it when the science folks at TVCC blow stuff up!

The Athens Chamber of Commerce is looking for award nominees. 

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WHAT OTHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT

The final report on the airplane accident that took the lives of Kurt Budke and Miranda Serna indicates there was no mechanical failure to cause the accident.

TxDOT says “crews this week are scheduled to perform edge-repair work on FM 317 east of Athens between FM 607 in Leagueville and FM 315 in New York, and on FM 607 between FM 804 and U.S. 175 in LaRue. Daytime lane closures will be in effect in each location.”

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