Daily Brief: Tuesday, Feb. 26

Mark Hasse
Mark Hasse

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY

1. The reward offered in the murder of Kaufman County Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse has increased to six figures.

2. A threat against a Brownsboro High School student caused the school to implement its “shelter-in-place” response plan Monday. 

3. It’s a big night for the Mabank Panthers, who will hit the court in Hallsville to take on Pleasant Grove in Regional Quarterfinal action. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. We’ll be there.

4. The TVCC Lady Cardinals have named Wednesday Hoops for Heart, an event to to raise funds for the East Texas chapter of the Amazing Little Hearts Group.

5. The Cedar Creek Lake Parrott Heads are doing something special by building a handicapped accessible fishing pier. You can track the progress on their Facebook page.

WHAT YOU MISSED

We have rescheduled the Harlem Shake video shoot. 

Obituaries: Mary Ruth Byrd Jackson,  Rafael Rangel Pizana,  Haneva Simmons, and Billie Frances Christian.

WHAT OTHERS ARE TALKING ABOUT

The Athens Review covered a Sunday afternoon fire in Athens.

Folks in Malakoff are excited about some new statues for the downtown pocket park. (Around the Town) 

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