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AMUD election Saturday
Saturday is Election Day to fill three spots on the board of the Acton Municipal Utility District (AMUD).
Early voting ended at 5 p.m. last night.
Three polling locations will be serving AMUD voting precincts 3, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 16.
The polling locations are:
Lakeside Baptist Church, 500 W. Bluebonnet Dr. (Precincts 3 and 11); … Read the rest
‘Campus carry’ bill passes House
The country knows all too well that guns have already been on college and university campuses.
Soon, they may be in the hands of the good guys.
On Monday, the Texas House passed HB 972 – the “campus carry” bill filed by Rep. Allen Fletcher (R-Cypress), a former Houston police officer. It is a companion bill to SB 182, filed by state Sen.… Read the rest
GHS assistant principals named
Two Granbury High teachers, Tammy Clark and Victor Sauceda, will be starting next school year as assistant principals.
Clark will continue to serve as head coach of the volleyball team.
Sauceda currently serves as the high school’s at-risk facilitator. The two will replace Roger Arbabi and Connie Barnett.… Read the rest
DNA helps convict final ATM theft suspect
A DNA sample from a glove left behind by a suspect helped lead to a third conviction in the theft of an ATM containing more than $40,000, according to District Attorney Rob Christian.
Benjamin James Patterson, who was 39 at the time of the incident (Dec. 2, 2010) at the First National Bank of Granbury branch on Highway 377 West, was convicted Wednesday by a jury in 355th Judicial District Court on a count of theft over $20,000/under $100,000.… Read the rest
Tolar honors fallen hero with candlelight vigil
TOLAR – As the memorable song, “The Ballad of the Green Berets” and other stirring classics were played to a backdrop of patriotism, friends of Sgt. 1st Class Riley Stephens of Tolar shared their own personal stories of the Army Special Forces soldier.
The candlelight ceremony was held Wednesday evening on the old Tolar football field where Riley made his mark as a standout football player.… Read the rest
Woman, 80, dies after accident Wednesday on Hwy 377 East
An 80-year-old Granbury woman died Wednesday night, several hours after sustaining what had appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries in a two-vehicle accident.
The accident occurred at about 7:45 p.m. in the 3800 block of Highway 377 East, near H-E-B.
Granbury Police Deputy Chief Alan Hines said late Thursday that it is not yet known whether Virginia Blade Martin died from injuries sustained in the accident, or whether there was some other cause.… Read the rest
