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Panthers hand Hornets first District loss on Senior Night

Monitor Photo/Blaine ClamonThe seniors of Mabank’s 2025-26 varsity basketball team gather to celebrate Luke Carter’s (center) 2,000 career point milestone before their home district game versus Athens ...
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Woman killed in hit-and-run north of Athens

ATHENS–A woman was struck and killed in the early daylight hours of Feb. 15 by what the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says is a hit-and-run driver that law enforcement division states fled ...
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Hard work pays off

Courtesy Photo/Nancy ClarkMabank ISD student Grady Clark shows his prize-winning steer Oreo at the Ft. Worth Stock Show and Rodeo Feb. 7.Courtesy Photo/Nancy ClarkDustin Clark (from left) and family ...
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Lady Panthers advance to area round

Courtesy Photo/Mabank High SchoolThe 2026 Bi-District champion Mabank Lady Panthers pose with their University ...
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Carter surpasses 2,000 points in win over Kemp

Monitor Photo/Blaine ClamonMabank's Luke Carter (No. 3 in white) guards Kemp's Zaki Brown (No. 3 in orange) during the District game between Kemp and Mabank Feb. 10. Monitor Photo/Blaine ClamonPanther ...
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Firefighters dish up the heat

Monitor Photo/Carla Gray Mabank FD Captain Gerardo Sanchez (left) and Firefighter Roy Dewberry cook the homemade chili in the ...
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Voters face multiple choices in March 3 primary

Registered voters from around the Cedar Creek Lake area are faced with big decisions leading up to the March 3 primary ...
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Panthers defeat Vandals

Panther Jayden Colin (No. 2) dribbles in Mabank’s home District game versus Van Feb. 3. Monitor Photo/Blaine Clamon Mabank's Luke Carter (No. 3) shoots a basket against Van's Tiler Williams (No. 15) ...
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Kerens Chamber of Commerce hosts annual banquet

Kerens Police Officer Terry Jackson (center) receives the Kerens Area Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year Award from Mayor Jeffrey Saunders (left) and Chamber Vice President Blair Serna during ...
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Water district plans GBC headquarters expansion

GUN BARREL CITY–The East Cedar Creek Fresh Water District (ECCFWSD) Board of Directors voted Jan. 21 to approve transferring $150,000 from the district’s improvement fund to its operating reserve, ...
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Kaufman County Republican Party hosts Lincoln Day Dinner

KAUFMAN–The Kaufman County Republican Party proudly hosted its 2nd biennial Lincoln Day Dinner Jan. 17 at the Kaufman Civic Center. This anticipated event brought together party members, local ...
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ARCIT comes to Mabank

The Association of Rural Communities in Texas (ARCIT) held their regional meeting in Mabank Jan. 22 in the Mason Eubank Hall. ARCIT Board of Directors Executive Director Daniel Tejada (from left), ...