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Brent Bullock made the move from interim to acting Police Chief for the Graham Police Department Thursday after the Graham City Council approved his confirmation of appointment by City Manager Brandon Anderson.

Starting next week, First United Methodist Church in Graham will provide free hot lunches and a take-home sandwich supper to anyone in the community as an ongoing effort through the Our Daily Bread program.

The program will be held at 11:30 a.m. in the FUMC McCree Hall from Monday, July 1 through Friday, August 9. The event was started almost ten years ago when FUMC member Bronwen Choate was in her final year of teaching at Graham Independent School District.

An officer down callout over dispatch Monday morning ended up being a false alarm resulting a Graham man facing a resisting arrest charge.

On June 24, Graham Police Department Sergeant Pedro Marrufo observed John Brandon Headrick, 39 of Graham, walking  in the parking lot of a business located at 1101 Fourth St. According to a press release, Marrufo knew Headrick had an outstanding warrant for his arrest out of Graham Municipal Court.

A tanker truck traveling eastbound on U.S. 380 lost control, went off road and eventually rolled over multiple times before coming to a stop in the front lawn of a residence Wednesday afternoon.

An all-tones callout came across dispatch around 2 p.m. requesting all available units to respond to the scene.

“We do have a witness that said he (the truck) was traveling in the shoulder and overcorrected and made a series of overcorrections which ultimately caused him to rollover,” Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper John Thomas said.

Graham Regional Medical Center announced their emergency physician group, Titanium, has given 90 days notice of their plans to terminate their agreement on Aug. 31.

“We have been with them for three years and it is not uncommon to change your ER group every three to five years,” GRMC CEO Shane Kernell said. “If you remember we were with EM-Care for 14 years and we changed pathways and went to Titanium and now it is time to look yet again.”

There had been some tension growing between the two parties in recent months.

For a third year, the Graham Soccer Association and Graham VFW Memorial Post 8567 will light up the Graham soccer fields during the 4th at the Fields event this Saturday.

Gates will open for the event on the Graham soccer fields at 5 p.m. Saturday, June 29. The cost to attend will be $10 per car and proceeds will benefit GSA. GSA Director of Fundraising and Publicity, Guy Gage, said the event was created as a way to give back to the community.

The Graham Noon Lions Club raised around $40,000 for local causes with their 46th annual carnival, which was in town from May 8 through May 11.

“The proceeds from the carnival provides a majority of the funds we invest back into our community,” Noon Lions Club President Gary Elrod wrote in an email. “Because of the success of the carnival, the Graham Lion’s Club is one of the top service clubs, as well as a top investor/contributor into services and individuals in Graham, and the surrounding area.”

The city of Graham announced Joe Beruta as the new executive director of economic development at the beginning of June and Beruta has hit the ground running with his plans for the position.

Beruta, his wife, Alison, and daughters Bailey, 13, and Blair, 7, are moving from Allen and are not uncommon to Graham, making the trip to the area for the past few years.

Young County 4-H had one team walk away with a state title during the Texas 4-H roundup state competitions. The Young County 4-H Livestock Judging team earned the sheep and goat judging state title.

“We won sheep and goats, but had a rough time and did not fare very well in the rest of it,” Young County 4-H Coordinator Justin Rogers said. “A species state championship is still a pretty good deal.”

The Graham Rotary Club presented North Central Texas College with an endowment scholarship of $13,500 Tuesday at their weekly meeting held at NCTC, donating toward the continuing education of area students.

The endowment money was raised from the Rotary Club Duck Derby sponsorships. Rotary Club President Pam Scott said the club has noticed the importance of the campus for the community.