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Music City welcomes Hickory Hill
Hickory Hill’s lineup includes John Early, guitar; Bob Stegall, bass; Don Eaves, banjo and guitar; Ronny Singley, mandolin; Milo Deering, fiddle and dobro; and Richard Bowden, B-Bender guitar. Hickory Hill, kings of Texas Folk Grass played February 15, 2025. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in September 2019, Hickory Hill has proven to be one of Texas’ most popular and enduring acoustic groups.Through the years, the band has won considerable recognition. (Photo Credit Neil Abeles - see story on page 12)
SWEPCO customers to get credit
According to a press release from SWEPCO, customers should start to see a small monthly credit from a settlement regarding the Turk Power Plant, a commercial 600-megawatt near Fulton, Ark., in Hempstead County. The credit will only be available to SWEPCO in the Texas area.
Vehicle tag renewals changing locations
Beginning, Monday, Feb. 17, the Atlanta Area Chamber of Commerce will no longer process vehicle registration renewals at its office.
Crowd gathered for water rights meeting
A large crowd gathered at the Mims Fire Station in Avinger on Saturday, Feb. 8, to discuss the potential sale of water rights from East Texas to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. The meeting, hosted by Rep. Jay Dean, brought together a variety of stakeholders, including state legislators, mayors and city council members from the seven cities served by the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District (NETMWD), county officials, NETMWD board members and staff, and water resource experts.