Lakeland House delivers meals for 9-11

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Residents of Lakeland House Assisted Living delivered meals today from their kitchen to the Athens Fire Department in remembrance of 9/11 and to say thank you for the services they provide to our community and Lakeland House Assisted Living. Lakeland House is at 213 W. Cayuga Drive, Athens. 903-677-1272.

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Methamphetamine arrest in Athens

Police BeatPress release

On Thursday, Sept. 10, Deputy Brian Huckabee with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office came into contact with James Sockwell on North Pinkerton Street located in Athens. Deputy Huckabee found Sockwell to be in possession of a quantity of methamphetamines. Sockwell was placed under arrest and transported to the Henderson County Jail where he was booked in for Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 < 1 Gram without incident.

9-11 stair climb very special event for Eustace boy

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Special to Henderson County Now

The first weekend in September, Dallas does a 9-11 stair climb. They chose 343 fireman to climb 110 flights of stairs in full bunker gear in memory of the 343 fireman who lost their lives on 9-11!

This year, 5-year-old Karter Whittenberg, the grandson of the Eustace Fire Chief, along with his brothers Kash Khalon and Kharson Whittenberg went to the Dallas 9-11 stair climb to watch their father, Eustace Fireman Robert Whittenberg, climb 110 flights.

While the boys were waiting on their father to come off the elevator, a group of firemen who had already completed the climb walked by and one bent down and handed Karter Whittenberg a fireman figurine and walked off. Continue reading “9-11 stair climb very special event for Eustace boy”