The Digest: Malakoff in Regional semifinal
Also: Athens City Council hears Cain Center update
Happy Wednesday! I hope everyone is getting ready for a safe and grateful Thanksgiving.
There will only be one edition of The Digest this week because of the holiday. I'm going to be having family fun later this week and I certainly hope you are doing the same. See you next week!
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(Photo from the Malakoff ISD Facebook page.)
Malakoff to face Gladewater Friday
The Malakoff Tigers are set to face Gladewater in a Regional semifinal Friday in Waco. This isn't just any playoff game, this is a rematch of the 2018 State Championship game. It is also a rematch from early this year when Gladewater beat Malakoff, 31-24, in overtime.
There's nobody who knows Malakoff football like Benny Rogers, so I highly suggest fans read his column/post about the game here.
What's Happening - Quick hits from the group and beyond
The City of Athens is pleased to announce that the 2020 Athens Christmas Parade is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 5, at 6:30 p.m. Entry forms and parade packets are now available at City Hall, Development Services Center, City of Athens Facebook Event Page and on the City’s website. Learn more here.
The Gun Barrel City Christmas Parade is scheduled for the night of Saturday, Dec. 5. The theme is A Pixar Christmas. You can find entry forms here.
Happy 100th birthday to Bonnie Rainbow Seabourne! Find the post here.
The Athens Lady Hornets rolled to a 74-31 win over Life Waxahachie Friday night and then fell in double overtime to Jacksonville on Saturday.
A man spotted backing his vehicle into the woods in a subdivision was arrested Thursday and charged with dealing a substantial amount of methamphetamine and illegally carrying a handgun with the serial numbers removed. Read more here.
The Athens Police Department has seen a recent increase in theft reports from unlocked vehicles. Most burglaries occur at night while the vehicle is parked outside the owner’s residence however, some burglars target vehicles that are parked in parking lots while the owners are at work, attending school, or shopping. You can read their tips here.
The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is teaming up with the Henderson County Food Pantry this month to help feed the hungry. In honor of the first Sharelunker, “Ethel” who was caught on November 26, 1986, the “Ethelsgiving Feed the Hungry, Feed the Fish” food drive will run throughout November at the TFFC. Visitors are encouraged to bring a non-perishable food item, which will directly benefit the Henderson County Food Pantry. For a food donation, TFFC will provide that visitor with a free cup of fish food to feed the fish on display. Learn more here.
There is still time to sign up for the 2020 Hope Springs Water Turkey Trot on Thursday. This is a family friendly event for the whole community. Every dollar raised goes to support the mission of Hope Springs Water. You can register during packet pickup from 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25 on the Jazzercise Porch, 216 S. Palestine Street in Athens. You can also register online here.
City of Athens gets Cain Center Update
(From a City of Athens post)
The Cain Center project is going well.
That was the message from Eric Berry of Berry and Clay at Monday night's City Council meeting. Berry said the project was close to half done.
Much of the work completed so far has been structural. A new roof has been put on, new duct work added, electrical and plumbing has been installed, a new fire alarm system put in, and pool equipment such as pumps and valves have been installed.
"There's still a ton of work to do, but a lot of the hard parts are done," Berry said.
The update was well received by the council.
"With a project that complex, with that many unknowns, I am extremely pleased to be where we are now with no major changes or added expenses to the City," said Mayor Monte Montgomery, "and I think the council is also."
Work began on the Cain Center rehabilitation project in May 2020. The project will cost about $7.5 million with $2.5 million donated by the Murchison Foundation and $2.5 million donated by the Cain Foundation. The project is expected to be complete by the summer of 2021.
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