Leon County News

This year's Annual "Unity In the Community Juneteenth Celebration" will be June 20, here in Groveton.

Here's a story. It's in three parts, so pay attention. Sometime in the early 1950s, my parents bought a membership in a private lake not far from Oakwood, the town up in Leon County where yours truly first stood upright and stepped around in the world.

A 26-year-old Oakwood man was arrested on multiple charges early Tuesday morning after authorities say he almost struck an office's vehicle as he fled the scene before wrecking his car.

Post Oak Resources Conservation and Development Area Inc. is hosting a ground-breaking ceremony for the new Mustang Creek Biogas Plant at noon Friday in Leon County.

I was saddened, last week, to hear that the Chrysler Corporation had filed for bankruptcy.

A critical item on the ballot in Leon County Saturday night had wide-reaching impact, and voters there have decided to raise property taxes in order to return permanent ambulance service to the area.

A busy twelve-mile stretch of Interstate 45 between Dallas and Houston will soon have permanent ambulance service again.

A fatal accident Sunday near Buffalo, underscored the need for a 10 mile stretch of I-45 to have an ambulance crew readily available.

A temporary ambulance service is in place in northeast Leon County, and a permanent service is a few weeks away after Saturday's election.

The fourth time proved to be the charm for ambulance service in Leon County. After being rejected three previous times at the polls, Leon County will be regaining ambulance service after its voters on Saturday overwhelmingly approved an ESD by more than a 2-to-1 margin.

Polls will be open into Saturday evening as dozens of city and school races and issues will be decided by Brazos Valley voters.

Grief counselors were at Centerville High School Friday after an accident that claimed two lives and left three others injured.

Leon County Judge Byron Ryder fears that residents won't have an ambulance during a serious emergency.

Two people are dead and three others injured after a car accident on I-45 near Centerville.

Satellite estimates of rainfall totals from the National Weather Service. Actual totals were not yet available.

A lifetime educator and a woman who lives for adventure has started a new journey - one she never expected, but one she is excited to be a part of.

Several roads in the area were closed Thursday, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Several Brazos Valley roads were closed Wednesday morning because of flooding, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Trains could be running again through Leon County by Sunday...three days after a track fire and derailment.

Trains could be running again by Sunday after a fire and a derailment that damaged a railroad bridge in a remote area Leon County.