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At approximately 12:18 p.m. on Sunday, July 5,2026 the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suicidal male at the Malakoff Cemetery on County Road 1400. Upon arrival, the ...

Greg and Caroline Figueroa, the team behind Fig’s Entertainment Group, are continuing their mission to make the west side of ...

P.O. Box 48 1316 S. Third Street, Suite 108 Mabank, TX 75147 Phone: (903) 887-4511 publisher@themonitor.net ...

James R. Parker, 92, passed away on June 24, 2026. James was born on September 20, 1933, in Irving. He graduated from Irving High School and went on to attend Northwestern Louisiana College, with ...

Charles Daniel “Charlie” Woodard, 38, of Mabank, passed away in the line of duty on Saturday, June 27, 2026. He was the husband of Amanda Lynn Perkins Woodard. Born on February 12, 1988, in ...

NEAR TRINIDAD-More than a thousand acres that lies between State Highway 274 and Key Ranch Road north of Trinidad has become ground zero for a battle between the Cedar Creek Lake community and a ...

SEVEN POINTS‑The City of Seven Points council met June 11 for their regular session meeting. The council approved deactivating the police department and assigned Mayor Raymond Wennerstrom to notify ...

KEMP–Kemp ISD has hired James Colbath to serve as Kemp High School principal for the 2026–27 school year, the district announced June 22. According to that announcement, Colbath brings a wealth of ...

The Tri-County Library and The Library at Cedar Creek Lake have combined their reading programs this summer. For the month of June they will be meeting at the Mabank High School auditorium every ...

GUN BARREL CITY–The City of Gun Barrel City announces that City Manager Angela Smith, Ph.D., has submitted her resignation, effective July 1. Dr. Smith has served as city manager since 2023 and ...

Mabank High School Class of 2025 graduate and Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) freshman Trista Etheridge won her heat of the 800-meter dash May 22 during the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field ...