The Young Central Appraisal District announced that it will be moving next week to their new office located at 505 Fifth St. in Graham. The office will close Friday, June 16 and reopen at the new location Tuesday, June 20.
YCAD requested permission from taxing entities to be able to make the move. The Texas Property Tax Code requires YCAD to gain approval of three-fourths of the taxing entities entitled to vote on the appointment of board members.
Crowds and food trucks swarmed the Graham downtown square Saturday as truck owners competed for a grand prize of $10,000 and visitors competed for a place in line during the 8th annual Food Truck Championship of Texas.
Drawing in thousands of visitors each year, the Food Truck Championship of Texas has achieved the spot as the biggest event in Graham. The event kicked off inside of the downtown square Saturday, June 3, with 49 food trucks lining the square and offering options from barbecue to dumplings.
Graham Police Department arrested a Graham woman Sunday following a search warrant in the 1100 block of Fourth Street which resulted in officers finding under 1,000 grams of suspected commercial THC consumable products.
Paula Rae Docksteder, 56, of Graham, was charged with manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 2 - over 400 grams, a first degree felony.
Graham ISD initiated a number of safety initiatives and protocols for both the 2022-2023 school year and the 2023-2024 school year. While many measures were state-mandated, some were extra steps taken to ensure the safety of staff and students at all campuses.
A two-vehicle wreck at the intersection of Fifth Street and Hwy. 67 last week led to one being transported to Graham Regional Medical Center.
Graham Police Department officers were dispatched at approximately 2:58 p.m. Thursday, June 1 in response to a major vehicle wreck with unknown injuries at the intersection of Fifth Street and Hwy. 67, according to a press release from GPD Chief Brent Bullock.
Along with approving a third and final reading for the boundaries of a proposed downtown development district last week, the Graham City Council approved using the established downtown committee to develop and recommend rules for the district.
Representatives from Plug Power Inc., a hydrogen cell production company, gave an update last week to the Young County Commissioners Court regarding the progress of the facility. The company anticipates facility site construction to begin in the third quarter of 2023.
Plug Power, Inc. representatives Mark Hannifan, Director of Strategy and Siting for the Project Development Group, and Brian Moore, Director of Project Execution, spoke at the meeting to the commissioners.
As summer rolls around, Graham Regional Theatre will begin its annual Summer Youth Theatre Camp which culminates in two public performances put on by children in the program. Around 50 participants will perform in “Schoolhouse Rock Live! Jr.” after a week of preparation at the camp.
The camp is held June 5-9 at The Perry in Graham with public performances at 7 p.m. Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10. The summer camp began in 2016 with performances of ‘Seussical, Jr.’
Young County, Graham and Newcaste are seeing drops in sales tax allocations for May. These allocations are based on sales made in March by businesses that report sales taxes monthly and sales made in January, February and March by quarterly filers.
Since the beginning of 2018, Graham has seen increases which exceeded their year-to-date budget, starting with a 0.49% increase in January 2018, with the only drop being sales made in August 2020 and January 2023. Sales tax allocations do not make up the bulk of city or county revenues.
The Graham High School Class of 2023 walked across the stage and into the next chapter of their lives as they graduated Friday, May 26 at Newton Field. Family, friends and visitors filled the stands in celebration of the graduates and their accomplishments.
The ceremony opened with a processional from Class President Travis Lawson and led into a student expression from Distinguished Honor Graduate Jennifer Martinez-Garcia. The honor graduate position is ranked third overall in the class.
