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A total of 24 cases were pleaded in the 90th Judicial District Court for May and June. Plea information is provided by the office of the 90th Judicial District Attorney. 

Cases pleaded in May

It was a banner year for the Graham FFA program at the Texas FFA Station Convention, with students receiving FFA Lone Star Degrees, top scholarships and state awards.

Graham FFA members Kimber Pratt and Brazier Joy earned their FFA Lone Star Degrees during the Texas FFA Station Convention held Monday, June 30 through Friday, July 4 at the Fort Worth Convention Center. 

The Lone Star FFA Degree is the highest degree bestowed by the Texas FFA. 

The Run for the Children board closed out 20 years of the event in a big way by presenting $21,500 to Virginia's House, the highest amount raised since the event started in Graham.

Run for the Children is a 10K, 5K and 1K Fun Run fundraiser which was held Saturday, April 26 on the Graham downtown square. Sponsor donations, an online auction and registrations for the run were combined for the fundraising donation.

Following a public hearing, the Graham Planning and Zoning Commission approved a rezoning recommendation for the city council on Indiana Street as a measure to attract new housing opportunities in Graham.

The city of Graham’s number one priority within its strategic plan is to make residential housing available and affordable. 

As part of those efforts, the P&Z board approved Thursday, June 26 the rezoning of a 7.2-acre lot owned by the Graham Industrial Association from Local Retail to Townhouse.

The Graham City Council took another look at reconfiguring the intersection of Third Street and Cherry Street as a four-way stop, following an initial recommendation from the Graham Police Department.

The city council originally met Thursday, June 5 and were presented a recommendation from City Manager Eric Garretty and GPD Chief Brent Bullock to reconfigure the intersections of Fourth Street and Tennessee Street and of Third Street and Cherry Street.

Age has not held back Graham resident Wade Edwards, who has built himself up each year and was part of the winning team for the Liberty Energy Strongman Competition held last month.

Born and raised in Graham, Edwards moved on to work in Schlumberger (SLB) for 16 years and now for Liberty Energy which is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

“I've always been a gym-goer on and off, dedicated for two years, not dedicated for two years. I got transferred to Shreveport, Louisiana to Liberty Energy yard three and a half years ago,” Edwards said.

Though Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Awareness Month concluded in June, the needs of veterans will always remain. In Young County, local buddy checks with veterans are expanding to be held each month.

Young County Veterans Service Officer Adam LaVine, in coordination with American Legion Post 34, held buddy checks for veterans throughout the month of June. 

The first of three readings was approved by the Graham City Council last week for an ordinance to increase the water and sewer rates by 7% for the in-progress fiscal year budget.

City Manager Eric Garretty presented the ordinance to the city council during their meeting Thursday, June 26.

Options are being established for presentation to the Graham City Council to comply with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality regarding a lead service line inventory.

TCEQ required the city of Graham to send notice to residents last week regarding noncompliance with a lead service line inventory requirement in place from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Two Graham residents set a goal in 2023 of establishing the Kairos Prison Ministry program in the John R. Lindsey State Jail in Jacksboro, and that dream became a reality last year. 

The first two Kairos weekends were held at the Jacksboro prison in July 2024 and January 2025 and the third weekend is upcoming in July. The third weekend event will be held Thursday, July 17 through Sunday, July 20.