A person who receives medical treatment in the golden hour, the first hour after a medical emergency, has much higher chances of survival.
AirEvac Lifeteam, part of the AirMedCare Network, can play a large part in helping those with medical emergencies at Possum Kingdom Lake get to medical professionals within the golden hour. Now, the AirMedCare Network will offer transferring to a hospital closer to home should an emergency arise elsewhere.
The Young County Commissioners approved the first use of Hotel Occupancy Taxes entering into a marketing agreement with the Graham Chamber of Commerce and approving repairs of a small cannon at Fort Belknap.
The Young County commissioners passed a resolution in December 2017 establishing a Hotel Occupancy Tax of 5 percent in all incorporated areas to continue indefinitely after Jan. 1, 2018 unless voted down by a majority of the Commissioners Court.
During Monday’s Young County Commissioner’s Court meeting, it was voted to enter into a contract with Brazos Family Clinic to provide inmate healthcare starting on March 15.
In the Feb. 11 Commissioner’s Court meeting, the Commissioners decided to give 30 days notice to Young County Family Clinic, operated by Graham Regional Medical Center, of their intent to terminate the existing contract. Their existing contract had been in place since Aug. 11, 2015.
GRMC CEO Shane Kernell declined to comment on the county’s decision.
The Humane Society of Young County received, through the Cat’s Pride Litter for Good program, 3,920 pounds of cat litter Monday, Feb. 18.
The cat litter was delivered by truck and hauled into the shelter on two pallets Feb. 18.
For the shelter in Young County to receive the donations, community members must go to catspride.com and sign up for free to the Cat’s Pride Club. After signing up, the member must click on the nominate button and search by zip code for the Humane Society of Young County.
Earlier this month, Graham Independent School District presented two calendar options for the 2019-2020 school year. The staff, students, parents and community ultimately voted for the version which releases school a week earlier.
On Thursday Feb. 14, Young County Judge John C. Bullock wrote an open letter to District 68 State Representative Drew Springer and District 30 State Senator Pat Fallon about Senate Bill 2.
The bill, known as the property tax growth reform bill, was amended and passed by the Senate Property Tax Committee on Monday, Feb. 11.
“This will be a big step in Texans getting the needed property tax relief that they deserve,” committee chair and Houston Senator Paul Bettencourt said.
Olney Hamilton Hospital District and Newcastle Independent School District are the only entities in Young County with enough applicants for the ballot to hold a May 4 election. The deadline to file was 5 p.m. Friday, Feb 15.
Entities serving Young County which had seats up for election were city of Graham, Graham Independent School District, Graham Hospital District, city of Olney, Olney ISD, Olney Hamilton Hospital District, city of Newcastle, Newcastle ISD and Baylor County Water District.
The city of Graham will be accruing higher sales tax rebates in December. With the December rebate, the city finishes a year of higher sales tax rebates each month.
Since January, the city of Graham has seen increases which exceeded their year-to-date budget starting with .49 percent increase in January and continuing with a 6.14 percent increase in December.
The Young County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested a 20-year-old male on two charges of burglary of habitation, a second degree felony, regarding property stolen from a house in Newcastle in January.
Former Young County Judge Ken Andrews passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, in Fort Worth. Marking the end of a life of service to the citizens of Graham and Young County.
Current Young County Judge John C. Bullock gave notice of Andrews’ death during the Young County Commissioners’ Court meeting on Monday. Bullock thanked Andrews for his long run of service in the county’s government and asked for people to keep the Andrews family in their thoughts.
