🌱 Athens Girls Varsity Basketball @ Mabank and 8 more events

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Low clouds, with a high of 60 and low of 51 degrees.
• Wednesday: Breezy with clouds and sun, temps: high: 63, low: 59.
• Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 70 and low of 36 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Athens Girls Varsity Basketball @ Mabank
  Mabank High School , 18786 US-175 , Mabank
  6:15 pm
• Athens Girls JV Basketball @ Mabank
  Mabank High School , 18786 US-175 , Mabank
  6:15 pm

Friday December 19

• Lindale Girls JV Basketball @ Kemp
  Kemp High School , 220 TX-274 , Kemp
  5:00 pm
• Lindale Girls Varsity Basketball @ Kemp
  Kemp High School , 220 TX-274 , Kemp
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• BARK Ranger Hike
  Purtis Creek State Park PurtisCreekStatePark Map&Directions
  12:30 pm
• Charting the Stars
  Purtis Creek State Park PurtisCreekStatePark Map&Directions
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Library Closed
  Library at Cedar Creek Lake , 410 East Cedar Creek Parkway , Seven Points

Saturday December 27

• Skins & Skulls
  Purtis Creek State Park PurtisCreekStatePark Map&Directions
  2:00 pm
• Park After Dark
  Purtis Creek State Park PurtisCreekStatePark Map&Directions
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE THAVK YOU EVERYONE WE FOUND DOGGIE’S OWNER!!
  They believe she was stolen and I think she was trying to find her way home… Is this your baby? She was hit by some horrible person on 198 near… (Nextdoor Spanish Trail)

🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• East Texas men sentenced to federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine in Rusk County (thehendersonnews.com)
• East Texas cowboys win big at National Finals Rodeo (kltv.com)

Kaufman

• Why Criminal Charges Get Dismissed in Kaufman County (inforney.com)
• On the Move: Dec. 15, 2025 (sportsbusinessjournal.com)

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