Updated: May 18, 2013 4:47:52 PM CDT
Cherry Rushin
As of Friday afternoon, 413 voters had cast their ballots for or against the proposition to create a tax district to support the Graham hospital. Early voting in the election to establish a Graham Regional Medical Center hospital district began Wednesday.   Read more
 
 

Updated: May 18, 2013 11:37:37 PM CDT
More than five dozen Windthorst young men enlisted in WWII after it broke out in 1942. The 64 young men amounted to 20 percent of the entire town's population.   Read more
 
Photo courtesy of Chloe King Darnell
The Daughters of the American Revolution, Silas Morton Chapter,  recently met and installed the 2013-15 chapter officers.The new officers are: Mary Hart Mobley, corresponding secretary; Charlotta King Hamilton, regent; Susan Hinson, recording secretary; Chloe King Darnell, registrar; Ellen Morris, chaplain; Mary Ann Rankin, vice regent; M.   Read more
 
The music students of Carol Glover, including several students from Graham, will perform in their end-of-year recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 19, at the Olney Cumberland Presbyterian Church located at 210 S.   Read more
 
 

Updated: May 17, 2013 10:46:28 PM CDT
David Williams
At about 8 p.m. Friday, a tornado was confirmed in the Eliasville area, and at least one home was destroyed and trees uprooted. Other damage from the tornado, hail and high winds was wide-spread.   Read more
 
Cherry Rushin
Graham Bealls employee Amy Clark is collecting donations to help victims of the tornados in Granbury. “One of the employees at the Bealls in Granbury was a Habitat for Humanity home recipient two months ago and her house is now a cement slab,” said Clark.   Read more
 
Cherry Rushin
The Graham Rockets Special Olympics team celebrated the life and service of their coach Rachel "Grandma" Stacy who passed away last year. Former coach Pam Rogers and current Rockets coach Betty Novak were given a quilt made of the Special Olympics t-shirts Grandma Stacy collected during her time as coach.   Read more
 
 

Updated: May 18, 2013 10:43:39 PM CDT
The Graham Steers qualified for the state 7-on-7 tournament Saturday in Springtown after winning four straight games. The last of those games was a win over the Stephenville Yellowjackets.   Read more
 
Talor Wheat was heading down the home stretch at the state track meet in Austin Saturday for the 800m run. Wheat was hitting his full stride and passing the fourth-place runner and catching the third-place.   Read more
 
The Graham Steers' baseball season ended Friday night in a 2-0 loss to Stephenville in Brock.   Garrett Johnston pitched all seven innings for the Steers.   Read more