Graham’s annual Fall Clean-Up event kicks off Saturday, Oct. 19, and continues through Sunday, Oct. 27.
As opposed to the Spring clean-up, which takes place on the Downtown Square, all of the cleanup activities will happen at the Graham Convenience Station, at 1421 Avenue F. The station allows dumping of general refuse more than the 6-cubic-yard limit for free, but does not accept household garbage or food items.
As the Graham Farmers Market comes to a conclusion for its second year, the local Saturday event closes the books on another successful run.
The Graham Farmers Market contains local vendors which offers goods such as vegetables, fruit, honey, beef, eggs, lotion, fried pies, baked goods, craft goods and more each Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Graford ISD is proposing a $49.6 million bond during the Nov. 5 Constitutional Amendment Election to construct a new campus.
GISD Superintendent Dennis Holt said the oldest portion of the school, the current cafeteria, was built in 1939 as a gymnasium. He said the campus has been slowly built around the cafeteria with portions from the 1950s, 1970s, 2000 and 2013.
Palo Pinto County will be hosting early voting starting in five days for the Nov. 5 Constitutional Amendment Election and some residents will also be voting on a Graford ISD bond election.
Registered voters in the Graford school district zone will have the opportunity to approve or deny the issuance of a $49,600,000 bond for a new campus by GISD and levying the tax in payment thereof. If approved, the tax rate for GISD will rise from $0.22 per $100 valuation to $1.33 per $100 valuation.
The Possum Kingdom CatMasters tournament will be giving $30,000 to the team who can reel in the highest combined weight of catfish from Oct. 18 and 19.
This year will be the first ever CatMasters’ Week with $1,500 big fish payouts being given out on Tuesday, Oct. 15, Wednesday, Oct. 16, and Thursday, Oct. 17.
Graham Regional Medical Center donated 20 bleeding control stations to Graham ISD Tuesday to bring the district in compliance with state law under House Bill 496 passed in the recent 86th Legislative Session.
Savanna Williams started as Young County’s next agriculture and natural resources extension agent on Monday, Oct. 7, and has plans to grow the 4-H program.
In the position, Williams will also serve as a 4-H coordinator with a primary focus on the agriculture side. Her colleague Penny Berend focuses on the family and community health.
Graham ISD school board approved the establishment of a threat assessment team, a requirement mandated in Senate Bill 11 for all public school systems to help identify individuals who may pose a threat and making a response before a violent incident occurs.
Open Door Christian School Fall Fest fundraiser is tomorrow (Oct. 12) from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the Graham downtown square.
Fall Fest will have food, vendors, games, rides, live music and arts and crafts to keep the family entertained. Tickets will be sold for $0.50 each with each game requiring tickets to play. Principal Tim Guice said this has been their largest fundraiser for over 14 years.
The Graham Fire Department, Olney Fire Department and Young County Sheriff’s Office responded to a grass fire threatening a structure in 900 block of Washington Ave. in Newcastle at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10. The scene was cleared at 4:28 p.m. according to Young County blotter.
