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Tuesday | Weatherford Democrat

Bond money at work

Parker County Precinct 2 Commissioner Joe Brinkley has already put Parker County Transportation Bond money to work with major road work being completed on two county roads in his precinct.

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Mon Jun 15, 2009

Star-telegram.com

Soldier on leave from Iraq is accused of manslaughter in Jacksboro man's death

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 ...

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Related Topix: Jacksboro, TX, Fort Worth, TX

Sat Jun 13, 2009

NBC5i.com

Tornados, Hail, Strong Storms Cause Damage

Storm spotters reported at least three tornado touchdowns in Jack and Parker counties, west of Dallas-Fort Worth as another complex of storms moved across North Texas.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Parker County, TX, Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Thu Jun 11, 2009

Mineral Wells Insider

With child in car, woman tries to run over man

Bonnie Marie Pacey, 40, of Mineral Wells, was arrested Friday night after reportedly trying to run over another individual.

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Related Topix: Mineral Wells, TX, Palo Pinto County, TX, Farmers Branch, TX

Tue Jun 09, 2009

Graham Leader

Relay walker struck, killed

A celebration of life and hope turned tragic Saturday morning with the death of one of the Relay for Life organizers.

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Related Topix: Graham, TX, Young County, TX

Wed Jun 03, 2009

Times Record News

Briefly, June 3

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.

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Related Topix: Jacksboro, TX, St. Jo, TX, Saint Jo, TX, Montague County, TX, Wichita Falls, TX

Fri May 29, 2009

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Jack County man dies from injuries in two-vehicle wreck

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.

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Related Topix: Fort Worth, TX, Jacksboro, TX, Tarrant County, TX

Sat May 23, 2009

Graham Leader

Man injured in head-on accident

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

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Related Topix: Graham, TX, Bryson, TX, Jacksboro, TX

Sat May 09, 2009

Times Record News

James P. Potter

James P. Potter, 66, of Fort Worth died Tuesday, May 5, 2009, in Forth Worth. Service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Baker Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Fort Worth.

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Thu Apr 30, 2009

Oil and Gas Investor

Exterra Energy To Buy Leases In Newark East Barnett

Exterra Energy Inc. , Amarillo, Texas, plans to acquire interests in the Newark East Barnett shale in Parker and Jack counties, Texas, from an undisclosed seller for approximately $336,000 in stock.

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Related Topix: Parker County, TX

Wed Apr 22, 2009

Charleston Daily Mail

Texas Crop Report

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension regional crop reports for April 22: CENTRAL: Soil moisture was short to adequate throughout the region after some good rains.

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Related Topix: Texas, Agriculture, Science, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought, Palo Pinto County, TX

Sat Apr 18, 2009

Times Record News

Cattle producers take stock of recent damages

This aerial view looking east from Archer County shows just a small fraction of the approximately 112,000 acres burned in North Texas during last weeka s wildfires.

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Related Topix: Archer County, TX, Weather, Fire

Thu Apr 16, 2009

KAUZ

American Red Cross Caseworkers to Meet with Affected Families

FORT WORTH, TX Beginning at 1 p.m. on Monday, Red Cross client caseworkers will meet with affected families in Montague County at a Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster Assistance Center located at the Montague Volunteer Fire Department, 1000 Grand St., Montague TX 76251.

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Related Topix: Fort Worth, TX, Dallas Metro, Fort Worth Metro, Montague County, TX, Montague, TX

Tue Apr 14, 2009

KAUZ

FEMA in Jack County helping with fire aftermath

FEMA is in Jack County today helping victims from those wildfires. Multimedia Watch The Video They'll be set up until dark along with more than a dozen other agencies.

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Related Topix: FEMA, US News

Mon Apr 13, 2009

Austin American-Statesman

Wildfires nearly contained; father arrested in boy's beating

Firefighters begin to slow blazes Firefighters made progress in their bid to control a 15,000-acre wildfire that destroyed homes and forced the evacuation of the residents of Wheeler, a small Panhandle town.

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Related Topix: Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire, Aransas County, TX, Texas, Harris County, TX

Sat Apr 11, 2009

Times Record News

Thousands of acres burn in Jack, Young counties

Four active fires kept Young County fire crews busy Thursday and Friday, according to Jerry David, assistant fire chief for the Graham Fire Department.

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Related Topix: Fire, Young County, TX, Graham, TX, Bryson, TX

Fri Apr 10, 2009

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

North Richland Hills teen dies in Jack County wreck

A 16-year-old girl from North Richland Hills died Thursday in a wreck in Jack County, a highway patrol trooper said.

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Related Topix: Richland Hills, TX, North Richland Hills, TX, Bryson, TX, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Thu Apr 09, 2009

KCBD-TV Lubbock

High winds fueling Texas wildfires

High winds and dry conditions today fed numerous wildfires -- forcing several cities to evacuate residents from homes, schools and a nursing home -- across parts of Texas.

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Related Topix: Texas, Archer County, TX, Archer City, TX, Young County, TX, Bryson, TX

Southwest Farm Press

Weather roller coaster for parts of Texas

It was a roller coaster ride for parts of Texas: warm days, then cold, then warm again, with moisture coming sometimes in the form of snow, sometimes rain or sleet, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel.

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Related Topix: Texas, Deaf Smith County, TX, Weather, Agriculture, Science, Wilbarger County, TX

Wed Apr 08, 2009

Mineral Wells Insider

Firefighters battle stubborn grassfires

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

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Related Topix: Fire, Perrin, TX, Gibtown, TX, Texas, Jacksboro, TX

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