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Graveside services for Debbie Kinabrew, 58 of Palestine are scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015 at Athens Cemetery with Rev. Don Teague officiating. Mrs. Kinabrew passed away August 7, 2015 in Montalba.
She was born Nov. 29, 1956 in Odessa to James and Claudia Faye Higgs Burnett. Debbie was a graduate of Odessa High School. She loved listening to music by Queen, playing on the computer, cooking and watching movies. She loved her grandson. Continue reading “Obituary: Debbie Kinabrew”
A memorial service for Rosemary “Debbie” Caskey is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Chapel with Rev. Lynette Solomon officiating.
Rosemary “Debbie” Caskey of Athens passed away July 31, 2015 at her residence.
She was born July 31, 1938 in Colby, Kansas to Roy and Alice Mary Rose Gray moving to Denver as a young child. After graduating from Aurora High School in 1956 she worked as a secretary for a local oil company. She met her husband at the newly formed AF Academy in Denver and they married in Crane, Texas August 2, 1960. She moved extensively throughout the states and overseas as a military spouse. Continue reading “Obituary: Rosemary ‘Debbie’ Caskey”
By Michael V. Hannigan
Shane Renberg is getting tired of finding trash.
Renberg is the Henderson County Fire Marshal and his office fields between three and 10 calls every week for illegal dumping.
“We really want to put a stop to this in the county,” he said. “I don’t know about you, but I’ve lived in this county for a long time and I get tired of driving down the road and seeing this trash dumped everywhere that just spreads all over the county.” Continue reading “Illegal dumping is a big problem in Henderson County”
By Michael V. Hannigan
The Athens City Council met Monday, Aug. 10. Here are some of the highlights:
City Council meetings are going to be held in a new location beginning in September — the Athens Partnership Center.
The Partnership Center is located at at 201 W. Corsicana St. and houses the Chamber of Commerce, Tourism Department, Economic Development Corporation, Keep Athens Beautiful, and Small Business Development Center. Continue reading “Athens City Council meeting notes, Aug. 10”
(UPDATED Aug. 11, 10:15 a.m., with details from fire marshal.)
Henderson County Commissioner’s Court set a burn ban this morning. The burn ban is set to last 28 days.
Fire Marshal Shane Renberg told commissioners the county’s average Keetch-Byram Drought Index score was 690, with a high of 712 on the west end. The KBDI is a measure of moisture in the soil, and a burn ban is recommended when the KBDI score is above 575.
Renberg said the KBDI is forecast to go “well over 700 in the next couple of weeks.”
He also told the commissioners that although the driest areas were on the west end of the county, that the entire county is above 600.
Ignoring the burn ban is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a fine up to $500.