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25-acre grass fire near Cross Roads

A few people asked me what all the fire trucks this afternoon near Malakoff and Cross Roads were about, so I reached out to Henderson County Fire Marshal Shane Renberg.

Renberg said there was a 25-acre grass fire off State Highway 59 near Cross Roads that took the County Fire Marshal’s Department and fire departments from Trinidad, Caney City, Eustace, Payne Springs, Tool, a department from Anderson County and the Texas Forestry Service to extinguish.

Renberg said the fire is now out except for some minor hot spots.

He said the cause of the fire was a cigarette butt thrown into a ditch.

Obituary: Larry McDaniel

Graveside services and interment for Larry McDaniel, 73, of Athens are scheduled for 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015 at Macedonia Cemetery in Angelina County with Stewart Lowe officiating. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church.

Mr. McDaniel passed away Oct. 18, 2015 in Tyler.

He was born Jan. 21, 1942 in San Augustine to Lawrence Daniel and Margaret Dorothy Smith McDaniel. Larry had been a resident of Athens for the past 35 years. He was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. He had been an automobile salesman for several local dealerships for 15 years. He then became a local contractor 15 years. His ministry was the driving force in his life. He loved reading and studying history. He loved and cherished time with his family.

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City of Trinidad Boil Water Notice

The City of Trinidad posted the following notice on its Facebook page about 2:30 p.m. Monday:

Due to conditions, which have occurred recently in the water system (break in 8” water line), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has required the system to notify all of the City of Trinidad’s water customers to boil their water prior to consumption.

To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, water for drinking, cooking, and ice making should be boiled and cooled prior to consumption. The water should be brought to a vigorous rolling boil and then boiled for two minutes. In lieu of boiling, you may purchase bottled water or obtain water from some other suitable source. When it is no longer necessary to boil the water, water system officials will notify you.

If you have questions regarding this matter you may contact Gene Burns, Water Plant Operator, at 903-778-2724 or City Hall, 903-778-2525.

If a customer wishes to call TCEQ, please call Angela Hicks (903) 535-5100
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POSTED: October 19, 2015

Rotary, TVCC cheer help with Labor of Love project

Labor4 — Ms. Donna Chiles, Katie Chiles, Ms. Kelly Driskell, Ms. Gloria Lane, Ms. Chloe Wright, Phil Tucker, Randy Jones, Alton Lee (Ms. Gloria’s brother), Johnny Rodgers, Ms. Donna Meredith, Larry Brim, Aaron Lemmon. Wade Feemster.

Labor of Love press release

Early on Oct. 17, a beautiful Saturday morning, a team of Athens Rotary Club members and five young men from the TVCC cheer team joined forces with the Labor of Love to build a 37-foot-long wheelchair ramp for Mr. Weston Lane. Weston has been in and out of hospitals for the last four years in poor health. Three months ago it was discovered that he has a rare form of cancer. Gloria and Weston were married in 2002, between them they have two daughters, Nicole and Daria, and one son, Joseph. Gloria was born and raised in Malakoff on the exact same property where the family home now sits.

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2015 Hope Award recipients

The 2015 Hope Awards were presented last Friday night at the East Texas Crisis Center Wine and Cheese party. Pictured, from left, are recipient Billy Jack Valentine, State Rep. Dr. Stuart Spitzer, ETCC Outreach Coordinator Carla Gandy, recipient Kalon Rollins and recipient Balde Quintanilla. The Hope Award is the highest honor given by the ETCC and is for those who go above and beyond for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. (Courtesy photo)