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The annual Food Truck Championship of Texas is making its way to Graham in less than two weeks with two other events taking place within the city to make for a full-day of activities. On June 5, the day will have the Possum Pedal, Food Truck Championship of Texas and end with a concert at the Young County Arena.

The cutoff for food truck applications was Friday and Graham Convention and Visitors Bureau Manager Grant Ingram said the competition has 49 application submissions with some trucks coming from Oklahoma and Arkansas.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program for children will run through the month of June. The healthy summer meals program provides children and teens in low-income areas with free meals when the school year has finished.

The commission for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will make the determination Thursday if the city of Graham receives funding for a proposed park improvement grant and recreational trails grant. The city is listed on the agenda for the TPWD meeting for both grants as being recommended for approval.

Graham ISD and Graham High School will graduate the Class of 2021 next week. The week will begin with a new tradition that began last year with the reverse parade and concludes Friday night with graduation at Newton Field.

Almost three weeks ago two local restaurants were joined through a bond of friendship, a love of the Lord and through the will to keep a local business in Graham.

As the owners of Down Home Bakehouse in Graham were ready to step away from their business, the owners of Mogurt came to them with an opportunity to combine the businesses into one location.

Each year, the Graham High School Functional Living Class has parties at Halloween and Easter hosted by Graham local Joni Street and other volunteers. During the Easter party this year the students completed artwork which was displayed at the Old Post Office Museum and Art Center during the GHS Art Show and sold for commission for all of the students.

Keep Graham Beautiful has begun an online survey seeking community input regarding the water tank on top of Standpipe Mountain in Graham. The non-operational water tank is currently atop the hill for aesthetic purposes, but due to safety concerns needs to be repaired, replaced or removed from its current location.

The Graham ISD board Wednesday addressed public comments that have been made related to district incidents of bullying, harassment and discrimination made to students.

Grant Ingram last week accepted the position as the new Economic Development Director for the City of Graham, moving from his manager position of the Graham Convention and Visitors Bureau. While he said he has a lot to learn about the position, he looks forward to making impactful decisions for the town he calls home.

Ingram was raised in Tyler and graduated from Texas Tech University with a degree in hospitality management. He worked at resorts in Wyoming and Graford before taking a position as the Graham CVB manager in May 2019, a position he said is hard to leave.

Several nonprofit organizations in Graham provide services and opportunities for those in the community and making the community aware of those services and how to utilize them is the goal of the Graham Non-Profit Community Fair Saturday.

The event will be hosted by Affirming Texas Families Services and the Graham Crisis Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, in the Graham Food Pantry parking lot at 601 Indiana St. in Graham. Courtney Shifflett with ATFS said the event was a way to make the community more aware of the opportunities available to them here locally.