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Three-year-old Tommy Martin has spent the better part of his life in hospitals with leukemia and various other health issues, but continues the fight with his family who is hoping for a miracle through Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy.

Martin was diagnosed Dec. 27, 2020 with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, went into relapse in October and has been undergoing treatment ever since. His almost two-year struggle has taken place at Cooks Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth and currently at Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers in Houston.

The Graham City Council approved negotiating and finalizing a contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc. for 12 non-lethal force tasers for Graham Police Department under a five-year lease agreement not to exceed $8,200 per year, or a total of $41,000 from November 2022 through November 2026.

A portion of Dunn Road in Olney is getting a lower speed limit following approval from the Young County Commissioners Court. The change, from 45 mph to 30 mph, was approved following a public hearing regarding the proposed change Monday, Dec. 12.

Dunn Road begins on the south end at Padgett True Road, west of R G Loop, and runs north, across Herring Road and Throckmorton Hwy. and ends at the north end of FM 210, west of Haggar Road. The change will cover the paved portions of Dunn Road.

Following a recommendation from the Graham Planning and Zoning Commission in November, the Graham City Council Thursday approved a proposed planned development of a dental office at the corner of Pine Tree Road and Walmart Drive.

The Graham Planning and Zoning Commission approved a proposed 2.9-acre development at the corner of Pine Tree Road and Walmart Drive to be presented to the Graham City Council following a public hearing held Monday, Nov. 28.

The Graham City Council approved Graham City Manager Eric Garretty to negotiate and conclude a professional service agreement with Parkhill, Smith, and Cooper Engineers for engineering and design services to modify the scope of work for the proposed alternate city water line project.

Garretty said Thursday, Dec. 8 that the original alternate water line project, estimated at $4.5 million, has increased in cost substantially requiring a change in the scope of the project.

Terry Isreal Oliva-Reyes pleaded guilty to smuggling of persons, a third degree felony, Thursday, Nov. 29. The guilty plea was part of a plea deal between Oliva-Reyes and the 90th Judicial District Court.

Following his guilty plea, Oliva-Reyes was placed on a detainer by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and released to ICE custody Friday, Dec 2, according to Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock.

Students from Graham Junior High School and Graham High School came together for two sold-out performances of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Jr.” at the GHS auditorium. Director Katie Huitt said both groups of students were able to share more than just the stage as a part of the musical.

The performances were held Sunday, Dec. 4 and Monday, Dec. 5, with tickets selling out at least a day before the performances, according to Huitt. The director said the biggest change from other district performances was the inclusion of both theater classes at GJHS and GHS.

Graham Police Department officers and a Young County Sheriff’s Office deputy apprehended a Graham man last Thursday with active warrants in Young and Stephens County.

After an agreement was signed in June with Wildlife Damage Management Biologist Adam Henry to help control the wild hog population within the city of Graham, control efforts continue.

The Graham Police Department made a post on their social media page Wednesday, May 25, stating they were developing a solution to address the increasing feral hog problem within the city of Graham.

With the Ariat World Series of Team Roping 2022 finale underway in Las Vegas, for a second straight year, the competition will see representation from Graham. Tyrel Campbell, of Graham, and Mac Fairey, of Moody, will look to defend their #8.5 Ariat World Series of Team Roping championship title when they compete Saturday, Dec. 10.

Campbell, who participates part-time and works in the oil industry by profession, grew up in Ingleside. His love for roping grew on a ranch his father worked on in the town just north of Corpus Christi.