Time running out to buy tickets to Mayor’s Leadership Awards Luncheon

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The last day to purchase tickets to the second annual Mayor’s Outstanding Leadership Awards Luncheon is Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 5 p.m. Tickets will not be sold at the door and must be purchased in advance.

The second annual Mayor’s Outstanding Leadership Awards Luncheon will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at the Athens Country Club.

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TxDOT Update for Week of Oct. 19

txdotRehab work continues on FM 1615 about seven miles south of SH 19. Also, watch for crews addressing base failures and drainage issues at various locations around the county. Expect lane closures with flaggers directing traffic through the work zones.

Continuing projects include:

SH 31 … Work to place a new overlay on SH 31 (.09 miles west of FM 317 eastward to .34 miles west of FM 773) should be finished in late October. The contractor is currently milling the existing surface for replacement. Expect lane closures for the duration of the project.

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Football Final Scores

ATHENS/MABANK

Athens 41 – Mabank 23

Athens improves to 5-2, 2-0 on the year.

Mabank falls to 2-4, 0-2.

BROWNSBORO

Brownsboro 42 – Henderson 36

Brownsboro improves to 4-3, 2-0 on the year.

CROSS ROADS

Cayuga 25 – Cross Roads 24

Cross Roads falls to 3-4, 0-2 on the season.

EUSTACE

Kemp 34 – Eustace 20

Eustace falls to 3-4, 0-2 on the year.

Kemp improves to 3-4, 1-1

MALAKOFF

Malakoff 33 – Elkhart 27

Malakoff improves to 7-0, 2-0

Obituary: Imogene (Jean) Fowler

Jean Fowler of Murchison (most recently a resident of Austin) passed away Wednesday morning at her home in Austin with her family at her bedside.

A celebration of life service in her honor will be held Saturday morning at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of Murchison. Officiating will be Jody Fowler, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Webb City, MO, and Curtis Chandler, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Murchison.

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