Johnson County News

The Brazos Chamber Orchestra will present two concerts, one tonight at First United Methodist Church of Burleson, located at 590 NE McAlister Road, and one Thursday at First Baptist Church in Cleburne, located at 105 E. Willingham.

Law enforcement officials are seeking the person or perspons who stole 12 collectible Barbie Dolls and five bird cages, among other items, on Sunday at a shed on Texas 171 in Grandview, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office reports.

On Nov. 9, Johnson County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a burglary of a habitation in the 2500 block of Charles Avenue in Burleson.

The last defendant in a nationwide "swatting" conspiracy with ties to Fort Worth and Alvarado has been sentenced to prison, officials said.

As Johnson County communities go, Rock Tank was no hole in the road during The Great Depression.

A Teddy Bears For Troops Drive, hosted by Cristian Mallory, the 2008 Texas Today's Girl humanitarian leader, will be held Saturday.

Former Cleburne police officer Bill Hudson, who died Thursday at 79, was one for two in homicide investigations during a distinguished 28-year career that took him from patrol officer to detective lieutenant before he retired in 1992.

Firefighters battle a blaze that rendered a mobile home a total loss on Tuesday morning.

The Johnson County Commissioners Court denied a permit for a proposed slaughterhouse in Alvarado after several residents expressed concerns at a public hearing Monday.

Two Cleburne Jack In The Box locations are feeding more than just the people in line with a food drive to benefit a wave of new families looking for help from Johnson County's Operation Blessing.

Despite recent economic turbulence nationally and statewide, the economy of Cleburne and the surrounding area remains relatively healthy, said Stan Gray, president of the Cleburne Economic Development Foundation during Wednesday's annual membership meeting held at Caddo Street Grill.

Voter turnout in Johnson County for Tuesday's constitutional amendment election was higher than expected, said Patty Bourgeois, Johnson County Elections administrator.

The latest swine flu update states that the national supply of the vaccine is not enough to meet public demand, and with 12,000 Texas providers asking for their share, some local doctors are getting mixed results.

With cooler temperatures arriving in the Johnson County area, producers should be reminded of potential grazing problems with certain forages.

By MITCH MITCHELL JOHNSON COUNTY - Solar panels and copper wiring are being stolen from gas well sites in Johnson County and the sheriff's department is asking the public to help identify two suspects in these thefts.The copper wiring is likely being sold for scrap, but the solar panels have several applications on ranches, other gas well ...

Sheriff Alford reports the Johnson County Sheriff's Office has received numerous reports of thefts from gas well sites throughout the Johnson County area.

At the age of 8, author Mollie Gallop Bradbury Mims wrote her own newspaper. She laid out the pages in pencil, hand-drew the pictures and sold them to her neighbors for a nickel each down North Robinson Street in Cleburne.

At the request of Texas transportation leaders, Parker County Judge Mark Riley gave opening remarks focusing on the county's regional partnerships and local partnerships with cities and school districts within Parker County, at the recent Texas Transportation Commission meeting.

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series of stories about unusual stories of people buried in Johnson County cemeteries.

David White, director of Texans for Rick Perry, shared his reasons for supporting Gov.