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Walter H. "Walt" Seay, 62, a resident of Magnolia, Texas, for eight years, passed into the loving arms of our Lord Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at St. via The Free Lance-Star

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Monday will be the 200th birthday of one of the original founders of Texas. A ceremony will be held to honor James Pinckney and his wife - Frances Cox Henderson - at 1 p.m., at Athens Middle School. via Athens Daily Review

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“I think it is vitally important that we return the arts to their rightful place in education”

Next year, Athens will be the home of two high schools. Athens Christian Preparatory Academy will begin classes starting in late August 2008. via Athens Daily Review

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“The end product is going to be a document that lays out the process”

The Athens Municipal Water Authority last week received an update on a study aimed to determine if Athens wastewater can be cleansed and reused in Lake Athens. via Athens Daily Review

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“Anybody who knows me will tell you I'm not Wendy if I can't talk”

Wendy Thomas has grown up with cancer, with sunlight her enemy and nighttime a friend. via Denton Record-Chronicle

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Emergency Medical Services workers and members of the Athens Fire Department take a person to an ambulance on a stretcher following a two-vehicle wreck on East Tyler Street Monday. via Athens Daily Review

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“We got through it all right. We made it”

A mother and newborn son are doing well at East Texas Medical Center Athens after Seven Points Police Department personnel participated in an impromptu delivery Sunday afternoon. via Athens Daily Review

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“We're working on where the call originated”

By KELLY PREW Staff Writer ATHENS - A bomb threat at the Cain Center on Wednesday morning was a false alarm. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

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“I will liaison between the state and city and coordinate with the engineer”

A check for $250,000 was handed to City of Athens officials and Amazing Grants President Mary Kay Thomas Friday morning at City Hall. via Athens Daily Review

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The Athens Independent School District Board of Trustees will have a new member in place after the May 10 election. via Athens Daily Review

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“Father Glenn Fontana, a healing minister in the style of Father DeGrandis”

St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church of Flint, 10696 County Road 1299, will hold a healing service at 4 p.m. Sunday. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

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An Art Exhibit and Open House is scheduled for 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday at Prestige Estates, 6928 Paluxy Drive, Tyler. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

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“Our goal this year is to beat last year's fund-raiser”

The Cain Center will be filled with the smells of breakfast all day Tuesday thanks to the 55th Annual Noon Kiwanis Club Pancake Day. via Athens Daily Review

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“I'm going to be the county attorney until the end of the year, just like I promised I would.”

Clint Davis endured a rough couple of weeks in his bid to unseat incumbent James Owen as county attorney, but in the end, the voters spoke. via Athens Daily Review

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“I want to change the culture of what people think about the DA1s Office. I1d like to have that type of culture, where we1re tough.”

On a night of upsets, this may have been the biggest. Attorney Scott McKee, who once worked as an assistant district attorney under Donna Bennett, took her job Tuesday night. via Cedar Creek Pilot

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Flat Creek Lodges specializes in floating cabin park models Athens Park Homes LLC, based in Athens, Texas, has purchased the assets and intellectual properties of Flat Creek Lodges Inc. via RV Business

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“Every call I've received just believes the article never should have been run, and they were outraged that it was run.”

Meeting in a specially called session Thursday, 10 members of the Athens Chamber of Commerce voted unanimously to support chairman-elect Clint Davis, who was asked to step down or be removed from his post the ... via Athens Daily Review

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