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Man pleads guilty in jail fight death

Fri, 01/13/2017 - 4:33pm

A Jacksboro resident has been sentenced to 20 months in state jail in the 2015 beating death of a man while both were inmates in the Young County Detention Center.

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New faces at GPD

Fri, 01/13/2017 - 4:31pm

Officers Holly Ferguson and Olton Kirk Freeman are sworn in as officers for the Graham Police Department by Municipal Court Judge Teresa Bishop on Thursday, Jan. 12.

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Coby Slater, of Olney FFA, stands with a cattle feeder that he built and exhibited in the Ag Mechanics division of the Young County Junior Livestock Show Thursday evening at the Young County Arena. Slater won the Ag Mechanics Showmanship Award with his feeder, which he said took about 150 hours to complete from start to finish.

Jillian Wendel, of Graham FFA, won first place in her class and Reserve Grand Champion in the art division with a watercolor painting she exhibited in the Young County Fair and Junior Livestock Show at the Young County Arena.

Lemuel Bell, of Lone Star 4-H, walks with his lamb while exhibiting at the Young County Junior Livestock Show Thursday evening at the Young County Arena.

Brooke Riggins (far right), of Olney FFA, keeps her eyes on the judge while Young County Extension Agent Maranda Revell (center) waits to award Riggins with a first place ribbon for the lamb she exhibited in the class three lamb show at the Young County Junior Livestock Show Thursday evening at the Young County Arena. Riggins dominated in the lamb division, winning both Grand Champion and Reserve Champion before winning first place in the Senior Showmanship class.

Becca Burgess (center), of Lone Star 4-H, smiles after winning first place with her goat in class one of lightweight goats at the Young County Junior Livestock Show Thursday evening at the Young County Arena. Burgess also won Reserve Champion in the lightweight goat division.

Hard work pays off at 2017 Youth Livestock Show, Fair

Fri, 01/13/2017 - 4:30pm

Kazhual Whittenburg, of Lone Star 4-H, holds tight to his lamb during the Young County Junior Livestock Show Thursday evening at the Young County Arena.

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Emergency Dispatch Call Sheet Sheet

Fri, 01/13/2017 - 4:12pm

Tuesday, Jan. 10
2:48 a.m. – Disturbance, FM 2075, Young County.

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Deputy Devin Wright talks to the driver and passengers of a Jeep which rolled over on White Rose Road Saturday while Graham Leader reporter Thomas Wallner was riding along with Wright. The accident had no reported injuries. Leader photo by Thomas Wallner

Deputy Devin Wright who has been with the Young County Sheriff’s Office for around seven months. Wright worked with the Graham Police Department for 10 years and before that worked as a paid reserve deputy in Archer County.

Deputy Paul Hemphill who has been with the Young County Sheriff’s Office for two years full-time and four years part-time. He worked at Graham Regional Medical Center as a paramedic while serving as a reserve deputy and also previously was a firefighter.

Taking a ride-along with YCSO deputies

Tue, 01/10/2017 - 4:13pm

Editor’s note: Graham Leader reporter Thomas Wallner rode along with two Young County Sheriff’s Department deputies during parts of two shifts on Saturday, Jan. 7.