Jacksboro News

By MELODY McDONALD A 21-year-old Army National Guardsman on leave from Iraq was in the Jack County Jail on Monday, accused of manslaughter in the shooting death of a friend's brother.Police said Daniel Earl Nelson XI recklessly shot John Ruben Harris, 19, early Friday during an altercation at a house in Jacksboro, a small town about 60 miles ...

Jun 12, 2009 8:20 pm US/Central Reporting Larry Mowry The Storm Prediction Center has issued a Tornado Watch for parts of North Texas until 11pm.

Phil Riddle editor@weatherfordddemocrat.com Justin Shifflett calls activities surrounding the Parker County Sheriff's Posse "a big part of my life." Shifflett, the 2008-09 Posse Captain, is used to riding in parades and rodeo grand entries, since it is, after all, a family affair.

Go to the mobile version of TimesRecordNews.Com. Photo Galleries YAHOO! Action photos of local and area athletes competing in Austin June 5, 6. Photos by Steven Schaffner for the Times Record News E-mail this gallery to a friend Steven Schaffner / For the Times Record News-- Rider's James Chambers spins to throw the shot put at the UIL state track ...

The seventh annual Pioneer Day sponsored by the Jack County Museum is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Jack County Museum, 241 W. Belknap in Jacksboro.

A Jack County man died Thursday evening at a Fort Worth hospital after he was severely hurt earlier in a two-vehicle wreck near Jacksboro.

Emergency responders work to get Larry Wayne Dudley out of his vehicle after a head-on accident with a dump truck Wednesday morning.

The Bowie Public Library has been selected to receive a $150,000 grant from the Priddy Charitable Foundation and a $5,500 grant from the Tocker Foundation.

Hunter Strawbridge and Dakota Knash say goodbye to Gary 'Buster' Cusenbary after his last DARE class graduation.

SECOND ANNUAL CAR SHOW AND CRUISE AND CITYWIDE GARAGE SALE: May 2, downtown Olney.

Apr 16, 2009 6:30 am US/Central Reporting Jeff Jamison Starting off with fair to partly cloudy skies this morning -- as relatively dry air still remains over North Texas -- A the air will become more and more unstable as we head through the day into the evening.

The American Red Cross is working overtime for last week's fire victims. The organization has so far provided more than 1,300 meals and has set up disaster assistance centers to help Montague County residents.

With scores of North Texas families without shelter or power after powerful grass fires roared through the area Thursday, aid agencies and utility workers scrambled to stabilize lives and restore services.

Fire crews in Oklahoma and Texas raced Thursday to control wind-whipped wildfires that destroyed dozens of homes, forced evacuations and shut down parts of a major highway.

By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com JACK COUNTY - To some, Saturday looked like a clear day with an odd thunderhead above the northern horizon.

Mar 11, 2009 10:55 pm US/Central Reporting Larry Mowry FORT WORTH Off and on showers will continue overnight.

Jerita and Robert Howard of Abilene, TX and James Sayre of Dallas, TX are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Brittany Dawn Sayre to Terry Ray Smith, son of Brenda Smith of Jacksboro, TX and ...

Information in this column is gathered from the Palo Pinto County Sheriff's Office incident reports and any related public documents.

By Christin Coyne ccoyne@mineralwellsindex.com A Texas Railroad Commission inspector found a commercial saltwater disposal well site in Mineral Wells' Industrial Park Friday to have contaminated the surrounding ...

A Wichita County grand jury indicted 60 cases - including three sealed - when it met Feb.