In this week’s Tiger Podcast, Michael V. Hannigan and Coach Jamie Driskell talk about last week’s win over Edgewood and the upcoming road trip to play Scurry-Rosser.
Tiger Podcast: Coach Jamie Driskell discusses upcoming Scurry-Rosser game
TVCC offers hip hop dance class
Trinity Valley Community College’s Continuing and Workforce Education department will offer a Hip Hop dance class beginning Monday, Oct. 12. The 6-week class will be held Monday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. in the Student Union Building on the Athens campus and will be taught by Sarah Cadungug, assistant choreographer/recruiter for the TVCC Cardettes. “Each week we will learn a new style of hip hop and a fun combination,” Cadungug said. “You will definitely leave the class knowing lots of new dance moves and feeling good.”
For more information, e-mail [email protected], visit www.tvcc.edu/communityservices or call 903-675-6212. The class is open to high school and older students and the cost is $79.
Man gets 14 Years for Evading With a Motor Vehicle
Press release
Though on the trial docket and set for announcement, James Sean Ricks acknowledged his guilt in Evading Arrest with a Motor Vehicle and entered into a plea bargain this past Monday morning. The 45-year-old, who had been residing in Athens, will serve 14 years in prison for committing the offense.
Assistant District Attorney Justin Weiner prosecuted the case on behalf of Scott McKee’s District Attorney’s Office. Ricks was sentenced in the 173rd Judicial District Court with Judge Dan Moore presiding. Continue reading “Man gets 14 Years for Evading With a Motor Vehicle”
Cardettes getting ready for State Fair of Texas parade
The Trinity Valley Community College Cardettes are getting ready for the State Fair of Texas parade in Dallas on Friday. They tweeted this Photo Tuesday morning.
Getting ready for our annual tradition-the Opening Day Parade for the State Fair of Texas! #statefairofTX #bigTex pic.twitter.com/0bYHAWBy0H
— TVCC Cardettes (@TVCCCardettes) September 22, 2015
And then the Dallas Morning News tweeted about the State Fair using a photo of the Cardettes.
Looking for #free @StateFairOfTX fun? Don't miss Friday's kick off parade! More fun: http://t.co/2OCLltVE5M pic.twitter.com/wuUNUTkO2q
— Dallas Morning News (@dallasnews) September 22, 2015
Commissioners’ Court sets burn ban
Henderson County Commissioners’ Court approved a two-week burn ban Tuesday morning.
Fire Marshal Shane Renberg told commissioners the county’s average Keetch-Byram Drought Index score was 667, with a high of 757. The KBDI is a measure of moisture in the soil, and a burn ban is recommended when the KBDI score is above 575.
Ignoring the burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500.