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The Graham ISD school board signed an anti-voucher resolution on Tuesday, April 11, to show their opposition to SB 3, which if passed by the legislature would reduce the amount of public education funding those schools receive. One of the major concerns about the bill is that it would take money from public schools and give that same funding to private schools, which are not held to the same state rules traditional public schools, GISD Superintendent Sonny Cruse said. “It only affects 17 counties in the state of Texas right now, but it does in my opinion represent bad public school policy beca

Car burglars struck again this week, this time taking not one, but two firearms among other possessions from around 10 unlocked vehicles Wednesday night. This is the second instance within a month where car burglars have broken into vehicles in the same southeastern Graham neighborhood without having to force entry. The first spree occurred March 7, when more than six vehicles were broken into overnight, but Graham Police Chief Tony Widner said the crimes are not specific to one area in the city.

Monday, April 3 1:22 p.m. – Suspicious human spotted on S. Hwy. 16, Graham. 2:27 p.m. – Information shared with Graham Police Department on Brazos St., Graham. 2:41 p.m. – Suspicious human reported on Brazos St., Graham. 3:04 p.m. – Animal caused complaint on N. Hwy. 16, Young County. 3:33 p.m. – Air ambulance at Graham Regional Medical Center. 3:52 p.m. – Burglar alarm going off, then canceled, on Sheppard Lane, Graham. 4:48 p.m. – GPD arrested a man on a charge of possession of a controlled substance on U.S. 380 in Graham. 5:02 p.m.