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The Graham Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for their annual Grahammy awards ceremony held annually alongside the Taste of Graham and Chamber Banquet.

There are four awards alongside the restaurant awards from the Taste of Graham which are Volunteer of the Year, Business of the Year, Citizen of the Year and the Graham Salt Works Award. The awards ceremony annually honors those in the community who give back through community service, commerce or volunteer work.

Despite contention on wording in the resolution, the Young County Commissioners Court unanimously resolved Young County as a second amendment sanctuary county Monday, Nov. 25.

The resolution states the commissioners court will not authorize or appropriate funds, resources, employees, agencies, contractors, buildings, detention centers or offices to enforce laws which unconstitutionally infringe on the right of its citizens to own guns.

Four Twenty Jim and the Cannabus 2 made a stop in Graham Tuesday and Wednesday as he continues his journey around America promoting the federal legalization of marijuana.

Jim, who was born James Stevens before legally changing his name, said he started his journey March 1, 2014 after he was charged with two counts of sales of marijuana.

The Graham Chamber of Commerce is kicking off the holiday season Thursday with “A Very Merry Gingerbread Christmas” celebration on the downtown square. The celebration will contain multiple holiday events, including the 2019 Christmas parade and stroll.

The city of Graham will host a public hearing Monday regarding the submission of an application to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for the Local Park Grant Program. The city is attempting to obtain TPWD matching grants to allow for more improvements to the local parks.

For a third year, teams of Graham Junior High School students will warm up the community during the Hot Chocolicious competition, battling to win multiple awards for nonprofits through the sale of hot chocolate.

The competition will take place from 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5, alongside the Christmas parade and holiday events on the Graham downtown square. Forty-seven students are split into 10 teams for the event which doubles as an education program for the participants.

The Texas Education Agency released their annual Texas Academic Performance Report earlier this month providing data for Graham ISD’s State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) performance, graduation rates and other data.

The STAAR has four levels of performance which are measured highest to lowest by Masters Grade Level, Meets Grade Level, Approaches Grade Level and Did Not Meet Grade Level, which is the only level which is not passing.

Young County is preparing for at least one contest primary election as of Thursday, Nov. 21.

A Republican who is challenging for a seat is Stacy Creswell for Precinct 1 County Commissioner, which is one of many of the offices up for election in 2020.

Lori Brown, representing the estate of Harrison Brown, has reached a settlement with the family of Kendrex J. White, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the May 1, 2017 killing of Harrison, according to Brown’s Lawyer Sean Breen.