Rep. Lance Gooden

In the photo above, State Rep. Jim Pitts, who now represents parts of Cedar Creek Lake, files House Bill 1, the base budget bill, Tuesday in Austin. (COURTESY PHOTO)

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While we are talking about the Legislature, Rep. Lance Gooden has filed several resolutions, including a couple about Henderson County folks.

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What are you going to do for the National Day of Service this Saturday? We asked our Facebook community, and looks like the Family Peace Project could use some help.

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Thank you to Kevin and Jeaneane Lilly for their $10,000 donation to the Athens Splash Pad project. The Athens Review has a photo.

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Don’t forget, the Athens Chamber of Commerce Banquet is this Friday night. There’s still time to get tickets.

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From the TVCC Facebook page:

The Cardinal Sports Network will webcast tonight’s Region XIV Conference Doubleheader at Cardinal Gym between the Lady Cardinals, Cardinals and Kilgore College. Sports Information Officer Benny Rogers and President Dr. Glendon Forgey will handle the play by play and commentary. Watch all the action starting at 5:20 p.m.

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TWITTER USERS: If you see something newsworthy (or interesting or fun) in the county, tag it #hctnow.

FOR NON TWITTER USERS: What the above means is that any tweet with the tag #hctnow can be gathered into one list … so you could conceivably track that one tag and get information from Seven Points to Chandler.

UPDATED (Wednesday, Jan. 30, 11 a.m.): State Rep. Lance Gooden has added to the list of resolutions he has filed honoring the people and organizations of Henderson County. The new bills include:

Honoring Randy Daniel for his time as the mayor of Athens.
Congratulating Chandler Elementary School for being named a Blue Ribbon School.
Congratulating Eustace residents Russell and Linda Rau on their 50th wedding anniversary.
Honoring Bobby Teague for his time on the Brownsboro ISD school board.

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UDPATED (Friday, Jan. 18, 9:45 a.m.): State Rep. Lance Gooden has filed more resolutions celebrating the people and organizations of his district, which includes most of Henderson County, including:

Recognizing Feb. 5 as Cedar Creek Lake Area Day at the State Capitol.
Recognizing Clara Jo Davis on her retirement from writing a column for the Athens Daily Review. Although not mentioned in the resolution, she also wrote for The Malakoff News.
Honoring Henderson County Labor of Love for all of its work.
The 70th wedding anniversary of Dorothy and Elmer Hix of Gun Barrel City.
Commemorating the placement of a Texas State Historical Marker at Sand Flat Cemetery.

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The first bills filed by State Rep. Lance Gooden this legislative session are a series of resolutions spotlighting people and organizations in House District 4, which includes Kaufman County and most of Henderson County.

Athens resident David Campbell is honored with a resolution marking his induction into the National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame in 2012.

“David Campbell’s dedication to the care and management of fish in Texas waters has earned him the respect and admiration of anglers and outdoor writers across the state and beyond, and it is indeed fitting to recognize his contributions to the freshwater sport-fishing industry …” reads the resolution.

Here’s a story from when Dave was inducted.

Another resolution filed by Gooden celebrates the 52nd anniversary of the founding of the East Texas Medical Center Athens Auxiliary.

The resolution reads, in part, “For more than five decades, the ETMC Athens Auxiliary has been a boon of immeasurable value for staff and patients alike, and the outstanding efforts of its members, both past and present, are indeed worthy of commendation …”

Tag: Rep. Lance Gooden

Morning Brief: Wednesday, Jan. 16

Gooden files resolutions honoring local residents (UPDATED, Jan. 30)