Monitor Photo/Mabank High School senior boys’ basketball player Carter Sims (holding placard, with teammates) is honored ...

Courtesy Photo/UT HealthUT Health Athens welcomed its first baby of the new year when Carmen Isabelle Valenzuela was born to ...

Monitor Photo/The Mabank Education Foundation awards 19 grants, totaling $59,000, to teachers and campuses Jan. 5 during the ...

ATHENS–Henderson County Commissioners’ Court voted unanimously Jan. 6 to decline an offer by the Texas Department of Transportation to sell for nearly $400,000 a bridge over Cedar Creek and a portion ...

The Monitor/Mabank Independent School District hosts its annual Christmas Tea for faculty and staff Dec. 17, 2025.

Courtesy PhotoKayla Gonzales is the Kerens Area Chamber of Commerce’s female Student of the Year, with the presentation set ...

The Monitor/Second grade teacher Lisa Cupples (right) leads the grade level with the theme “I want a hippopotamus for ...

Owners of the W Brand of establishments W Haus, W Four Fifty Six and Waves David Westerfield (left) and Thomas Weigl showcase their holiday display. Monitor Photo/Ashlee Sawyer The ice queen’s magical ...

James Michael Brantley went to meet the Lord Dec. 28, 2025, following a heart attack and stroke. In his passing, James gave the gift of life through organ donation, helping others in need. As of today ...

Doug Compton plays “Amazing Grace” on the bagpipes before volunteers lay wreaths on graves during the Wreaths Across America event Dec. 13. The seven wreaths behind Compton represent the six branches ...

Home Instead Service Coordinator Kayla Gonzales (from left), Home Instead Caregiver Kim Seay and Mabank’s Senior Center at the Ballpark Director Gail Sturdevant bring in donated gifts for senior ...