Daily Brief: Monday, March 11

(JENNIFER HANNIGAN/TVCC COURTESY PHOTO)
(JENNIFER HANNIGAN/TVCC COURTESY PHOTO)

By mvhannigan

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1. Salina bound! The Trinity Valley Community College Lady Cardinals won the Region XIV championship Saturday by beating Blinn, 69-58. The ladies will be in Kansas starting March 18 to go for the repeat. #Chasing7 (TVCC Facebook photo album)

2. There’s another set of local athletes going to compete at the top of their game. Powerlifters Jose Rodriguez and John Arellano, both of Athens, and Brett Butler of Mabank will be competing in the state powerlifting meet in Abilene Saturday, March 23. Here is a list of results from the Regional powerlifting meet.

3. We are just one week out from the Henderson County Livestock Show, one of the biggest events for kids in the county. 

4. The Athens Splash Pad Project is closing in on an important deadline. 

5. The Athens City Council meeting originally scheduled for tonight has been cancelled.

WHAT YOU MISSED

TVCC drama students from Athens and Mabank win awards. 

Obituaries: Naomi ‘Nana’ Harton Henning Cogdell, Brenda Hogan Boyd, and Christie Sarrett. 

WHAT OTHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT

Athens FCCLA students rock the competition. (The Review)

Betty Waters of the Tyler Paper has a story about the Family Peace Project. 

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