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Henderson County 

Local Links

Henderson County  Texas - Local Links 

Athens Visitor Initiative Program  Our website has been designed as an information source.  In its pages you will learn how Athens is perfect to host meetings, reunions, conferences, and workshops and is a great destination for motor coach tours!  You'll also learn of many unique attractions and events that are in Athens and available for family fun. 

Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center  Go eye-to-eye with some of the largest, largemouth bass in the world or gaze into the eyes of an American Alligator in its natural environment. You can even fish to your heart's content at the 1.5 acre casting pond stocked with rainbow trout or channel catfish. Watch and even talk with our divers as they hand feed lunker bass in our 26,000 gallon dive tank. Follow the links to find out everything about the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center!

Henderson County Fair Park Complex  Welcome to the official web site of the Henderson County, Texas  Fair Park Complex.  Located just 3 miles east of downtown Athens, Texas on Highway 31.  The complex, located on 28 1/2 acres, consists of a covered main coliseum, a second covered arena (J D Lewis Arena), multi-purpose building, three barns and an outdoor arena. The main coliseum seats 4,500 with concession stands and restrooms located on both sides.  The JD Lewis Arena seat approximately 400.

East Texas Arboretum  This special 100 acres of native land will be preserved for generation to come.  School children can come and learn about the beauty and ecological importance of America's native flora. People from all walks of life can enjoy trees and plants preserved in their native habitat.  We can all learn to become a source of inspiration and guidance for still others who can help preserve our priceless natural heritage. 

Related Organizations

Henderson County Master Gardeners  Henderson County Master Gardeners are members of the local community who take an active interest in their lawns, trees, shrubs, flowers and gardens. They are enthusiastic, willing to learn and to help others, and able to communicate with diverse groups of people. What really sets Master Gardeners apart from other home gardeners is their special training in horticulture. In exchange for their training, persons who become Master Gardeners contribute time as volunteers, working through their cooperative Extension office to provide horticultural-related information to their communities.

Horticulture Department - TVCC  Trinity Valley Community College was one of only a handful of colleges and universities honored for excellence in the instruction of horticulture by the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (N.A.S.D.A.).  The TVCC Department of Horticulture is proud of its state-of-the-art greenhouse facilities, which also include modern classrooms, computer facilities, and drafting/design labs.

Business:  

Athens Chamber Of Commerce  Athens is the home of the hamburger, Texas-sized bass and the friendliest folks you'd ever want to meet.  Explore our pages to see what Athens has to offer,  or contact us at one of the numbers below. We'd love to hear from you. You're always welcome in Athens.

Government

The City Of Athens   ATHENS, TEXAS, is a rural community nestled in scenic East Texas 75 miles East of Dallas, 189 miles North of Houston and 36 miles West of Tyler. A friendly, family oriented community.  Home to festivals, parks and historic sties.  Prime site of growing businesses, and poised and ready for the 21st century.

Henderson County, Texas  Welcome to the official web-site of Henderson County Texas.   Located seventy five miles southeast of Dallas,   Henderson County is comprised of a population of approximately 75,000 residents.  The goal of this site is to provide our citizens and visitors with comprehensive information regarding our County government.   We hope you will find this site useful and easy. 

Henderson County Appraisal District  property and tax information for Henderson County, Texas.

Henderson County Extension Service   The Henderson County Extension Office is your link to the most current, unbiased information available on subjects that matter to you.  Extension offers practical, how-to education based on university research. It’s available to any resident of Texas. You may read it in the newspaper, hear it on the radio, attend an Extension workshop, order a publication or just call your county Extension office!

Educational

Trinity Valley Community College 

Radio & Television

Farm and Ranch News   'Farm and Ranch News' is the longest running program on East Texas Television. For more than two decades, Horace McQueen woke up East Texans with the latest agricultural news and weather reports. Now the torch is being passed to the next generation. With Horace's retirement, Extension Agent Rick Hirsch is now the host of Farm And Ranch News. Rick knows agriculture. And he knows East Texas. A graduate of Texas A&M, Rick is now the Agriculture Extension Agent in Henderson County. He is married with three children.  Join Rick and Weatherman Eric Sorensen every weekday morning for 'Farm and Ranch News', featured on "East Texas Daybreak" from 6 - 7am. And remember, if you eat, you are a part of the agricultural community.
View area Market Reports  Market Report -  Livestock auction sales reports from the East Texas area.  

KCKL/KLVQ  Texas Extension Service Report - Monday - Thursday  at 6:30 A.M.. with Rick Hirsh - Co-Agent.  KCKL at 95.3 on the FM and KLVQ at 1410 on the AM.

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