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Monarch completes water plant, restores service
The water plant serving Rancho Brazos has been completely rebuilt and service to homes has been restored less than three weeks after the plant was destroyed by a tornado on May 15, according to officials with Monarch Utilities.
“Typically, it would take six-to-eight weeks just to receive parts for a rebuild of this magnitude,” Chuck Profilet, vice president, SouthWest Water Company, said.… Read the rest
Tornado recovery essentials listed by service groups
Mission Granbury has a new website full of recovery information following the May 15 tornado. Go to www.granburytornadorecovery.org.
Counseling
Mental health: “Just In Time,” a behavioral health disaster recovery training seminar is planned Monday and Tuesday, June 10-11, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day. The program will be presented at Lakeside Baptist Church, 500 W. Bluebonnet Drive. The free program includes lunch both days.… Read the rest
Community rallies with benefits after tornado
A fun run, motorcycle ride and a concert with local musicians are among the benefits planned to help tornado recovery efforts in Hood County.
FUN RUN IN ACTON TODAY
Proceeds from the annual Acton Nature Center Fun Run this morning will be split with the Rancho Brazos tornado relief fund. … Read the rest
Sheriff: Man arrested after choking wife
A 39-year-old Hood County man is charged with choking his wife last Wednesday night after being arrested by Hood County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
Deputies were called to a home in the 5400 block of Tin Top Highway, Hood County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Johnny Rose said.
Terry Lee Sutton, who lives at that address, was taken into custody shortly after 9:30 p.m.… Read the rest
Tornado relief benefits are planned in community
A motorcycle ride, fun run and a concert with local musicians are among the benefits planned to help tornado recovery efforts in Hood County.
FUN RUN IN ACTON SATURDAY
Proceeds from the annual Acton Nature Center Fun Run on Saturday, June 8, will be split with the Rancho Brazos tornado relief fund. … Read the rest
Tornado recovery essentials listed by service organizations
Counseling
Mental health: “Just In Time,” a behavioral health disaster recovery training seminar is planned Monday and Tuesday, June 10-11, from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. each day. The program will be presented at Lakeside Baptist Church, 500 W. Bluebonnet Drive. The free program includes lunch both days.
Target Audience: Anyone who may work with individuals impacted by the storms. It can be school personnel, faith based organizations, first responders, and providers of mental health and substance abuse services.… Read the rest
Six cited in underage drinking party
Six people, including a 16-year-old, received citations early Saturday morning after Granbury Police Department officers responded to a report of an underage drinking party in the 1700 block of Waters Edge Drive, Deputy Chief Alan Hines said.
Hines said that when officers arrived, they saw “several subjects run toward the back of the residence,” and added that officers located them inside the residence.… Read the rest
Authorities: Ad for child sex leads to juvenile center officer
A 26-year-old Granbury man who was working as a juvenile supervision officer faces a felony charge after an ad on Craig’s List soliciting sex with a child was traced to him, according to the Hood County Crimes Against Children Task Force.
The local task force received a cybertip from the Dallas Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force indicating that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had discovered the ad, which it said was traced to Granbury and to Andrew Frederick Dunlap, 26, of the 1700 block of West Pearl Street.… Read the rest
Up to the challenge
Granbury school district students have embraced Rachel’s Challenge. Rachel Scott was the first person killed at Columbine High School on April 20, 1999. In her writings, she stated that “if one person will go out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction of the same.” Her acts of kindness became the foundation for the program, which is used in schools throughout the U.S.… Read the rest
Authorities: Woman fights deputies after bicycle theft
A woman who stole a bicycle and fought with officers as they tried to arrest her was later found to have methamphetamine to round out her busy day with a felony charge, according to Hood County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant Johnny Rose.
Tina Renia Garza, 39, of the 4500 block of Peppertree Road in the Oak Hills subdivision northwest of Granbury, was located by deputies responding to a report of a theft in progress at about 3 p.m.… Read the rest
