City officials addressed complaints of high-priced water bills customers blamed on newly installed water meters at the July 28 regularly scheduled city council meeting. They stated high bills were not due to misread water meters.
Graham Regional Medical Center announced recently that it has reinstated its Cardiac Rehab program with Abi Gonzalez serving as the cardiac rehab technician for the program. Director of Fitness and Rehab Aaron Walker said the program was something GMRC wanted to provide again as additional support for the community.
“It’s a service to the community,” he said. “It is something we felt like we could do and at least be able to break even.”
A fatal vehicle accident occurred on Point Road in Graham at 8:03 a.m. today, Thursday, July 7, involving Tommy Grace, a 63-year-old Graham Junior High School teacher and coach who has been a part of Graham ISD for more than 20 years. According to the Young County Sheriff’s Department, which is investigating the case with the Department of Public Safety, it is possible that Grace had a heart attack that caused his death just before the wreck.
Local and area law enforcement officials are investigating the deaths of two people whose bodies were found this weekend. As of Tuesday afternoon, no known connection between the two deaths has been identified.
Graham celebrated America’s Independence Day with a bang, kicking off the day with a Kiwanis Club Pancake Breakfast in the American Legion Building and ending the morning’s official events with the Fourth of July Parade. In the middle of both events was the annual “Red, White & You” event honoring the nation and its military personnel.
On Sunday, July 3, at around 11:20 a.m. a 33-year-old white female was found dead on Lowe Road off of Texas Highway 251, according to a release by Department of Public Safety Media Communications Sgt. Dan Buesing.
On Saturday morning, July 2, at approximately 6:13 a.m. Graham PD responded to a suspicious circumstances report in the 1000 block of Loving Highway in Graham, Texas according to a press release by Police Chief Tony Widner. Upon arrival at the location, police met with two subjects who reported that they had discovered a body in one of the clothing collection boxes behind a church.
The federal certification on Young County’s new voting machines is done, and the county is on track to be using the system in the upcoming November election.
Ken Trethewey, sales director for Hart InterCivic, announced at the commissioners court meeting Monday that the state certification will begin Aug. 18.
Saturday was a full day of events for the city of Graham, starting with the Possum Pedal in the morning, the 2016 Food Truck Championship of Texas in the afternoon and a concert featuring Pat Green and the Casey Donahew Band to close the day.
All three events did overwhelming well, according to Krisa De La Cruz, CEO of the Graham Chamber of Commerce and Convention and Visitors Bureau.
“I would say we exceeded expectations on all three events,” De La Cruz said.
