Alvarado News

Law enforcement officials are seeking the person or perspons who stole 12 collectible Barbie Dolls and five bird cages, among other items, on Sunday at a shed on Texas 171 in Grandview, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office reports.

On Nov. 9, Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary of a habitation in the 2500 block of Charles Avenue in Burleson.

The last defendant in a nationwide "swatting" conspiracy with ties to Fort Worth and Alvarado has been sentenced to prison, officials said.

John Trussell doesn't consider himself to be a hero. "No, not at all," he said. As far as Trussell is concerned, he simply did his job.

The Johnson County Commissioners Court denied a permit for a proposed slaughterhouse in Alvarado after several residents expressed concerns at a public hearing Monday.

The Johnson County Commissioners Court will listen to concerns about a proposed slaughterhouse in Alvarado, consider a truancy prevention program for Precinct 1, and decide on the installation of 15 road signs at a regular meeting Monday.

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series of stories about unusual stories of people buried in Johnson County cemeteries.

Heavy rainfall Wednesday through Thursday morning caused at least one accident, according to Cleburne Police Department reports.

Angelina College students enrolled in several graphic arts, editing and layout, web design and photography classes will display their work in the Graphic Arts Student exhibition set to open Tuesday, Nov.

Eleven Texas 2010 gubernatorial hopefuls chimed in on key issues at the second Alvarado High School Debate Club Decision '09 event Tuesday night.

Johnson County residents may now renew their vehicle registrations at the H-E-B Grocery Store in Cleburne at 600 W. Henderson St., said Scott Porter, Johnson County tax assessor collector.

Crystal Brown cbrown@weatherforddemocrat.com Democratic candidates for state and national offices gathered at Hall Middle School Saturday for the third annual Old-Fashioned Democratic Rally hosted by the Parker County Democratic Party.

Johnson County Commissioners were proud when renovations on the county courthouse, built in 1912, were completed in 2007.

Cleburne American Legion Auxiliary Unit 50 is seeking volunteers to help sew stockings and candy bags to mail to more than 1,500 troops deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Eight members of Alvarado High School's honor chorale vied for a place in the prestigious all-region choir during the first round of all-state choir auditions on Saturday at Granbury High School.

With several districts reporting increased absences, even more Johnson County students may be sent home this morning as the deadline for vaccinations ends today.

United Way of Johnson County will have its fifth annual "Day of Caring" on Oct. 3. Day of Caring is an event where groups of volunteers donate their time for one Saturday morning in an effort to make life better for people in our community.

A lightning strike is the apparent cause of a Tuesday morning house fire, said Jack Watson, Liberty Chapel Volunteer Fire Department assistant chief.

As he watched Hurricane Ike devastate the Texas coast a year ago, Alvarado Independent School District executive director of technology services Kyle Berger wished he could help the other schools he knew that were facing a long disaster recovery process .

When the Alvarado ISD board of trustees approved $248,000 in teacher raises at its last meeting, it did so knowing the money would come from federal money through State Fiscal Stabilization Funds.