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By Erik Walsh The News Staff MALAKOFF–Students at Malakoff Middle School found out that a little hard work and good presentation can be well rewarded. Students submitted a video about what makes Malakoff Middle School exceptional to the “Texas Public Schools Rock!” video contest. By early March, the video was floating around the Internet and
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Posted by : | On : August 24, 2012
By Michael V. Hannigan
The News Staff
ATHENS — Don’t strike that match, there’s still a burn ban in Henderson County.
Henderson County Commissioners’ Court extended the current burn ban another 14 days Tuesday morning. The move came at the recommendation of Fire Marshal Darrell Furrh, who said the county’s Keetch-Byram Drought Index average score is 613, despite recent rains.
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My area is wet and the trees look good! theres no sense in this!
Nobody likes a burn ban, however the alternative is a lot worse. If your fire gets out of control, and I realize that you are very responsible and would never let that happen, practically everone says that, however a couple thousand acres and a bunch of houses are really not worth the risk.
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