HCNotes: FM 317 is going to take some time

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I am posting this again for those who may have missed it … but the news isn’t encouraging for people waiting for repairs to FM 317 near the Fish and Game Club Lake. The road was damaged extensively during torrential rains in May.

The TxDOT District Office in Tyler issued a press release on Friday saying: “The road will remain closed to traffic indefinitely as stabilization work is conducted and plans for a permanent repair to the dam are developed. This job is being coordinated with the Corp of Engineers and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).”

So it looks like we’ll have to keep going around for now.

BMC Report Shows $3 Million in State, Federal Grants

BMC beatBy Michael V. Hannigan

The Biotech Manufacturing Center of Texas (BMC) received more than $3 million in state and federal grants in its 10 years of existence in addition to the $1 million in loans it received from the Athens Economic Development Corporation (AEDC), according to a report created by BMC officials earlier this year.

The report was in the form of a business plan that BMC officials presented to the AEDC in April while the two entities were trying to renegotiate the BMC’s building lease. Continue reading “BMC Report Shows $3 Million in State, Federal Grants”

Obituary: Dorothy Foster

Foster, Dorothy PhotoFuneral services for Dorothy Foster, 79 of Athens are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at Central Baptist Church with Rev. Charles Parker officiating. Burial will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Park. Services are under the direction of Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home.

Mrs. Foster passed away July 17, 2015 in Athens.

She was born May 20, 1936 in Athens to Simion Monroe and Lena Werneking Pryor. Dorothy was involved with church activities and for the last 10 years was involved at Central Baptist Church. She loved quilting, watching the Dallas Cowboy games, especially Tony Romo and spending time with grandchildren and great grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Louis Pryor, Raymond Pryor, C. W. Pryor and James Pryor. Continue reading “Obituary: Dorothy Foster”

TVCC Holds First Session of Freshman Orientation

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By Mark Meredith/TVCC Public Information Officer

Excitement is building for the fall semester at Trinity Valley Community College as students prepare for life in college by attending the first session of Freshman Orientation for the Athens campus on Saturday, July 18. Seventy-one students and their families attended to learn how to transition from high school to college, register for fall classes, learn about financial aid and attend sessions on money management, campus security and Cardinal Connection, the online student portal for information and managing applications, student financial aid and more. They also met local dignitaries, Cardettes, athletic teams and academic coaches, toured the campus and got answers to their questions.

The second session will be held Saturday, August 1. Registration is $35 for students and $10 for parents, and must be completed by July 29. Registration fee includes lunch, all program fees and materials. For more information, contact TVCC Counseling at 903-675-6350 or email [email protected].

Weekend Methamphetamine Arrests

Police BeatPress release

At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Investigator Jeromey Rose was at the intersection of E. Larkin and State Highway 19 North in Athens, near the Lake Athens area of Henderson County. While at the intersection, Rose observed a red Nissan four door car traveling north bound on Highway 19 North. Rose conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and identified the driver as Jason Jones. Rose then conducted a search of the vehicle and located methamphetamines as well as glass pipes used for inhaling methamphetamines.
Jones was placed into custody and later booked into the Henderson County Jail for Possession of Controlled Substance PG 1 >1 Gram

On Sunday, July 19, at approximately 2 a.m., Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Sergeant M. Jistel, Deputy Keon Mack and Deputy Bobby Gunnels were in the parking lot of the Pizza Pro Game Room located FM 315 in Chandler. The deputies observed two male subjects exit the game room and begin walking towards FM 315. When the deputies made contact with the two male subjects, one of the male subjects was found to be in possession of two small plastic baggies containing a crystal like substance believed to be methamphetamines. Joseph Taylor a white male from the Brownsboro area was arrested and booked into the Henderson County Jail for Possession of a Controlled Substance Penalty Group 1, more than 1 gram, but less than 4 grams. Possession of a Controlled Substance PG 1 1g