Whitney News

The woman killed Sunday afternoon in a one-car rollover accident near Chalk Bluff has been identified as 36-year-old Kathy Renae Ables, of Whitney, a Texas Department of Public Safety spokesman said.

Thirteen-year-old Kiersten Jeter was released from the hospital in time to attend her younger sister's funeral Saturday, said Hill County Sheriff Jeffrey T. Lyon.

Amber Barber and Dustin Taylor of Denton Texas announce their engagement. Amber is the daughter of Kim Baber of Gainesville, Texas and Virgil Barber of Marietta Oklahoma.

McClennan Community College golf coach Stan Mitchell trusts the golfers who have played for him in the past.

There was another major pot bust earlier this week in North Central Texas. This time it was in Navarro County and it has people wondering if this is the next big illegal cottage industry.

Seven local students - including five from Tennyson Middle School - are headed to National History Day competition after placing first or second at state last week.

The 64-year-old Italy man who drowned Saturday while swimming in Lake Whitney with his family has been identified as William Youngblood.

HILL COUNTY a 'Hill County authorities Tuesday identified the victim of a Memorial Day weekend drowning at Lake Whitney as William Youngblood, 64, of Italy, Texas.

The Memorial Day weekend kicks off summer and the traditional beginning of the travel season.

Hill County dive teams have found the body of a person who drowned in Lake Whitney on Sunday afternoon, according to News Channel 25 reports.

A call for help from some friends resulted in the accidental drowning of a China Spring man Wednesday night.

A Hill County woman was detained and several high-grade marijuana plants were seized after officers from several agencies raided a house near Whitney on Tuesday night.

In a scene right out of the movie "National Lampoon's Vacation," a Whitney man apparently fell asleep while driving on West Henderson Street on April 24, according to Cleburne Police Department reports.

Tori Gordon spent her last night singing in a choir concert before leaving Robinson High School on Tuesday night to drive her friend home.

High schools at Lake Whitney and in Robinson are mourning the loss of students Wednesday after three teenagers were killed in two separate traffic crashes.

Whitney High School students Zach Stout, 18, and Brandon Shelton, 16, were killed Tuesday night when their truck plunged off of a 30-foot cliff and landed in Lake Whitney.

By COSHANDRA DILLARD Staff Writer LINDALE - Officials with Lindale's Convention and Visitors Board are preparing for their first Lindale Music Fest this weekend at the Texas Rose Horse Park.

The Cleburne City Council authorized the issuance of $5.930 million in bonds to fund water projects and approved a lease at Cleburne Municipal Airport for a planned pilot training school on Tuesday.

A Navarro County jury gave Kandy Marriott 99 years in prison and a $10,000 fine Monday for engaging in organized crime.

Cleburne council members will vote on the issuance of $5.930 million worth of bonds Tuesday to finance to water projects.