Graham News

Rebel. While that description may come to mind for the teenage years, it definately describes high school senior Cougan Hobbs.

Sears has been charged with stealing from the Graham Area Little League Girls Softball in the amount of more than $1,500 but less than $20,000. The indictment says that from the period of March 1, 2007, to July 22, 2008, Sears unlawfully appropriated funds in the form of "cash from the concession stand, cash from fund-raisers or monies from checks ...

Christmas is arriving early all over Graham as First Baptist Church prepares to serve as a collection point for Operation Christmas Child.

Nathan Davis, Gary Harris and Tony Davis road in a bike rally benefiting Graham Police Officer James Putman who was shot in the line of duty Sept.

At the second organizational meeting Tuesday, GAUW had collected $89,224.25 of the total goal of $112,009. The commercial and industrial accounts have raised 69 percent of a goal of $55,309 with Sherry Reddell, pacesetters committee, and Eleanor Siskar, employee committee, leading the charge with 84 and 76 percent collected respectively.

In an attempt to make the streets safer and response times faster, the Graham City Council recently decided to purchase flashing lights that were installed near the Graham Fire Station on First Street.

The Rev. Talton Cooper, left, pastor of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, presents a check to Tim Mills, executive director of Turning Point, to help combat drug and alcohol abuse in Young County.

Graham's Guards and Ghouls will begin on the Square at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Graham Fire Rescue will be handing out glow-in-the-dark necklaces and bracelets.

Millicent Barnes helps stuff "goodie bags" while volunteering with Turning Point on Monday.

After Texas became a part of the Union in 1846, the U.S. Calvary started establishing military forts along the Western frontier of Texas to protect the settlers from the Indians.

Graham Evening Lions Club recently had its annual broom and mop sale benefiting the club's projects as well as Industries for the Blind.

The Graham Area United Way's 2009 fund-raising campaign is well underway having raised 61 percent of its goal.

Twenty-eight Graham High School girls will take to the stage this week with one goal in mind - becoming the All American Girl in 2009.

Longtime Graham resident Cindy Taylor recently received a prestiguous honor when she was given the NonProfit Leadership Award by the San Antonio Business Journal.

Employees at the Luminant power plant in Graham raised $1,200 for Graham Area United Way recently.

A Texas bluebell at River Bend Nature Center. This showy perennial is native to the Lone Star State.

A water main near the intersection of Colorado and Second streets that was ruptured this morning has been repaired, officials with the Austin Water Utility said, and water has been restored to affected customers.

The Brazos Indian Reservation began as an effort to provide native Texans with a homeland and ended with a trail of tears as the battered remnants of the First Nations fled for their safety.

Three days. Three forts. 248 miles. That's the slogan for this weekend's Texas Forts Tour, an event geared toward promoting bicycle tourism in North Texas.

Narcotics Anonymous The Fresh Start Group of Graham Narcotics Anonymous meets from 7-8 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at 601 Indiana St.