Alvarado News Archives

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.

Firefighters from Cleburne, Alvarado, Burleson, Joshua and Keene responded to a Saturday fire in the 1800 block of County Road 909, according to Cleburne Fire Department reports.

Rene Alvarado's paintings are known for including iconic Mexican symbols and legends.

It may still feel like summer, but Christmas may come sooner this year for some local homeowners.

In part because of questions about the full content of President Barack Obama's nationwide broadcast on the Internet and C-SPAN to students at 11 a.m. Tuesday on the importance of education, some Johnson County school districts have decided to make viewing optional for students or to tape the presentation for later viewing.

Keene firefighters are crediting natural causes, probably lightning, for a Thursday night fire that damaged a building on the Southwestern Adventist University campus, said Capt.

Since Sept. 1, 2008, 117 child runaways have been reported in Johnson County. All 117 children have been found.

A residence fire Tuesday night claimed the life of a 51-year-old Alvarado woman, according to the Johnson County Sheriff's Office.