Civic leaders, first responders, family and acquaintances of Jerry Lee David gathered Friday to remember his contributions both as fire chief of Graham Fire Rescue and as a person who upheld the values of his faith.
David was born in Benkelman, Nebraska, and started his career as a volunteer firefighter with the Tipton, Oklahoma fire department out of high school, according to GFD firefighter Pedro Ramirez who spoke at the memorial service.
Despite COVID-19 delaying the Rotary Club Duck Derby, the club revitalized the event and were able to break a Guinness World Record with close to 20,000 rubber ducks lined up on the downtown square Saturday.
In collaboration with the Texas Education Agency (TEA), the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) last week posted on the DSHS website the statewide number of cases of COVID-19 reported by Texas public schools. The reported count of on-campus student cases of COVID-19 in the state’s public schools is 2,344 out of an estimated 1.1 million students who have been on campus for instruction or activities since the beginning of the 2020-21 school year. The total count of on-campus staff cases during the same period is 2,175.
Less than a week after the death of 19-year-old Klowie Moore, her fiancé, Gage Gillentine, has been arrested and charged with murder.
Gillentine, 18, was arrested Thursday evening around 6 p.m. according to the Young County Blotter. He was brought to the Young County Jail where he is charged with the murder of Moore.
According to a press release from the Graham Police Department, Gillentine was staying at the Executive Inn, located at 1919 Hwy. 16. A representative with the Executive Inn said the two checked into the hotel on Aug. 16.
Renovations continue at the Graham Area Crisis Center. Work is currently being done to modernize its current home, while a new search has begun for a new home for the center.
Board members Jack Little and Cathy Partridge spoke to the Young County Commissioners Court on Monday with Little giving an update on renovations taking place in their current location at the old county jail located within the downtown square. The county has recently assisted in funding for a roof replacement as well as other repairs in the facility.
Cases of COVID-19 have hit two school districts in Young County this week. Both Graham ISD and Olney ISD sent releases to parents with notifications of positive COVID-19 cases within their districts. Olney’s release was sent on Sept. 14. Graham ISD Superintendent Sonny Cruse notified the district via ParentSquare the following day.
The Graham Rotary Club Duck Derby takes off tomorrow on the Graham downtown square lining up 20,000 ducks in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record. This year in place of the rubber duck race at Fireman’s Park the club is looking to beat the record for the longest row of rubber ducks on the square.
Graham Police Department and the Texas Rangers are investigating a shooting which occurred Friday at the Executive Inn in Graham that resulted in the death of a Graham woman.
On Friday, Sept. 11, at around 7 p.m. Graham Police Department officers were dispatched to the Executive Inn located at 1919 Hwy. 16 S. According to GPD Chief Brent Bullock this was in reference to a female gunshot victim. Bullock wrote in a release that officers arrived and found Klowie Moore, 19, of Graham, being treated by Graham EMS.
Next Saturday, the Keep Graham Beautiful Fall Clean-Up event will kick off on the Graham downtown square and run through the beginning of October. The annual event encourages various clean up methods through use of the city convenience station and through opportunities available during the kick off event.
The annual Texoma Gives non-profit donation drive raised over $150,000 in Young County organization donations last Thursday. This year, 15 organizations within the county participated in the drive which encompasses an 18-county area in Texas and six-county area in southern Oklahoma.
