Athens News

As Brian Baumgartner walked along the shores of Dilsey Creek last Friday, he could literally feel the passage of time beneath his feet.

A 30-year old man, sentenced to die in Athens nine years ago, was executed Wednesday, despite attempts to save him from lethal injection.

It's time to dust off those sneakers, and gather the family for the 12th Annual 2009 Cain Center Turkey Trot.

More than two-dozen youths, aged 18-21 years-old, including several Trinity Valley Community College Cheerleaders were arrested at a party early Friday.

Early morning gunfire led to the arrest of a 32-year-old man near Athens Friday, a Henderson County Sheriff's Office report said.

A 69-year-old man, seriously injured in a wreck near Athens recently, is on the road to recovery, family members said, Tuesday.

More than a month after the 2009 Henderson County tax statements were sent out, many property owners are still waiting to receive them.

Keep Athens Beautiful and citizens of Athens are going to do a little Fall cleaning Saturday.

Services for Ada Gill Crocker, 65, Athens, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Carroll-Lehr Funeral Home chapel with the Rev.

Three of the Constitutional Amendments that won passage from Texas voters dealt with property tax issues.

Here's a quick look at what we've confirmed tonight regarding football playoff matchups: Athens vs.

An Athens resident is among several defendants named in indictments released Thursday by a federal grand jury.

Three people were transported to East Texas Medical Center in Athens after the left fender of two vehicles clipped each other about 3 p.m., Wednesday on Farm-to-Market Road 59.

The Malakoff Police Department is current investigating a Saturday-morning wreck that sent two children to Children's Medical Center in Dallas with undisclosed injuries.

Things are going to be a bit different at the annual Halloween at the Hatchery. The event takes place at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center Thursday, Oct.

A Saturday night ruckus broke out at a party in the Persimmons Creek area of Quail Run and Jess Hinton late last Saturday and early Sunday morning.

The Henderson County Commissioners Court created a state-mandated committee Tuesday to help the county meet requirements for keeping criminal records.

A nationwide shortage of the influenza vaccine is behind the cancellation of several Texas Department of State Health Services' flu shot clinics.

Pete Armondo Ayala's sister, Allison Ayala at left, and his mother, Valerie Ayala Hernandez, reacts to the conviction of their family member on Thursday.

Behind a police and motorcycle escort, a group of World War II veterans pulled out of Athens Tuesday on their way to the nation's capital.