Monitor Photo/Carla GrayThe Association of Rural Communities in Texas (ARCIT) held their regional meeting in Mabank Jan. 22 in the Mason Eubank Hall. ARCIT Board of Directors Executive Director Daniel ...

KAUFMAN–The Kaufman County Republican Party proudly hosted its 2nd biennial Lincoln Day Dinner Jan. 17 at the Kaufman Civic Center. This anticipated event brought together party members, local ...

Monitor Photo/Russell SlatonLuke Carter of the Panthers puts his head down for an inside dribble drive against the Brownsboro ...

Calvin Lindsey Childers Jr., 67, passed away Jan. 18, 2026 in Tyler. He resided in Gun Barrel City. Born Jan. 27, 1958, in Carrollton, Miss., Calvin was the son of Calvin Lindsey Childers of Howell, ...

William (Bill) Frederick Trenary of Mabank was born May 8, 1960 to George and Eris Trenary in Dallas. Bill passed peacefully from this earth in the arms of his loving wife Jo Trenary Jan. 18, 2026. He ...

Monitor Photo/Blaine ClamonKemp's Zaki Brown (No. 3 in white) guards Mabank's Luke Carter (No. 3 in green) during the ...

Monitor Photo/ Mayors from around Cedar Creek Lake meet on a quarterly basis to collaborate, network and discuss issues that ...

The Monitor’s Director of Sales and Marketing Janice Grubbs Vincik (from left), Henderson County Precinct 2 Commissioner Scott Tuley, Southside Bank Representative Lorri Roots, Southside Bank Vice ...

Tara Lynn (Pruett) White, 67, of Memphis, Tenn., passed away Jan. 2, 2026 in Tyler. She was born March 5, 1958 to James A. Pruett and Patricia Joyner Lirette. Tara was a friend to anyone she met, had ...

SEVEN POINTS‑The City of Seven Points City Council met Jan. 8. The temporary city hall had standing room only as this was the first meeting since the council last met Oct. 6, 2025. At that time, the ...

Gun Barrel City Fire Department’s Rescue 1 boat moves across the cold water of Cedar Creek Lake Jan. 10 in search of two duck hunters whose boat was reported by dispatchers as sinking. After an ...

Mabank High School senior boys’ basketball player Carter Sims (holding placard, with teammates) is honored during the Jan. 2 home game versus Canton for scoring 1,000 career points as a Panther. His ...