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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 Interscholastic League trophy after a Feb. 16, 57-51 win over Kilgore in Frankston. The ...
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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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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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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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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… ...
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Kaufman grand jury indicts VZ commissioner

VAN ZANDT COUNTY–According to the Van Zandt County Jail website, Van Zandt County Pct. 1 Commissioner Mitchell James Curtis, 57, was arrested and booked into the Van Zandt County Jail at 8:49 a.m. Dec ...
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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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Tee It Up for Kids

Tee It Up for Kids golf tournament to Children’s Advocacy Center’s Board President Randy Squibb and the center’s Executive ...
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For Heagen, We Will

Her head coach, Lacey Beeson, says being one of the starting five for Eustace was a surprise for Heagen, whom she calls ...
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Local student tackles food waste

After two years of research and follow through, Mabank senior Anna Villines launches the community fridge to help fight food waste. MABANK—When Anna Villines was a sophomore, she watched a school ...