• Square-facebook
  • X-twitter
  • Instagram

News

Meals on Wheels seeking donations for support

Spanning over 50 years, the Meals on Wheels program in Graham has delivered meals to those in the community who required them. Due to COVID-19 and other factors the organization is looking for funding to make up for the rising costs of their operation.

Meals on Wheels in Graham was started over 50 years ago by a group of area church women delivering 20 meals three days a week. The organization targets individuals, primarily senior citizens, who are homebound because of medical, financial or other reasons.

Rotary Club Duck Derby set to break Guinness World Record

The Graham Rotary Club Duck Derby event is two weeks away with ducks sales surpassing 6,400 as of Thursday. In place of the duck race, this year the club is looking to beat the Guinness World Record for the longest row of rubber ducks.

As of Thursday afternoon, Graham Rotary Club President Sarah Lundgren wrote in an email interview with The Graham Leader that there will be no in-person judge from Guinness World Records, but the event will more than likely have a virtual adjudicator who will look over the event.

Six candidates file for District 30 election

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called an emergency special election Sunday, Aug. 23, after Texas 30th District State Senator Pat Fallon resigned the same day and opened a vacancy for the position. Candidates had a deadline to file to be on the special election ballot with the Texas Secretary of State last Friday for the position which covers a 14-county area, including Young County.

Wildfires break out at PK Lake over weekend

Two wildfires started over the weekend at Possum Kingdom Lake with firefighters working to contain the fires as of Monday afternoon. The fires in total covered 79 acres of land, but were not in close proximity.

The Set Ranch fire, which covered 19 acres, was 100% contained as of 3 p.m. Monday and was located south of PK Lake. The fire started at 10:40 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29 and as of Monday afternoon was burning in grass and brush with firefighters working to mop up the rest of the wildfire, according to Texas A&M Forest Service.

GISD approves 2020-2021 budget, tax rate

The Graham ISD Board of Trustees held a public meeting and approved the budget and tax rate for 2020-2021 last Friday. The board approved the proposed tax rate which will remain unchanged from last year’s rate.

Last year, the board approved a tax rate of $1.277 per $100 valuation which was the lowest rate approved from the board after remaining at $1.347 per $100 valuation since 2013. The board approved the same lowered rate from last year this year.

GPD investigating possible drowning over weekend at Lake Eddleman

The body of a Graham man was found off Boat Ramp Road in Graham by the Graham Fire and Rescue dive team Sunday, Aug. 23, with investigation ongoing into the cause and manner of death.

On Sunday at 11:30 a.m. Marine Safety Enforcement Officer Bobby Joe Cook was contacted by the Young County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a possible drowning at Lake Eddleman, according to a press release from MSEO Cook. MSEO Cook arrived and found the boat, which was located running and stuck on a sandbar just east of the boat dock, belonged to Gilbert Nelson, 68, of Graham.