Young County News

Wednesday, July 1 Bible Study Saint Michael's Estates will host a Bible study at 10 a.m. each Wednesday in its community room.

Saturday, June 20 HSYC Adoption Special The Humane Society of Young County will have a two-for-one adoption special for cats and kittens beginning Saturday and ending Tuesday, June 30.

Wednesday, June 24 Bible Study Saint Michael's Estates will host a Bible study at 10 a.m. each Wednesday in its community room.

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

After a three-hour manhunt Wednesday afternoon, a Newcastle man was arrested and taken into custody on three outstanding warrants.

Jay Brewer protects a cowboy while fighting bulls at the Graham Bull Blowout at the Young County Arena.

Sheriff's office Investigator Tim Bay, left, and Throckmorton County Game Warden Shea Guinn look through Jerry Anderson's truck.

Nicky Arellano, left, a Graham High School sophomore, and Jeremy Perez, an Olney High School junior, have been chosen as People to People Student Ambassadors and will tour Europe this summer.

Young County is entering the 21st Century slowly but surely. Internet access is available through different means throughout the county, but the options and results vary greatly depending on location.

Young County may soon be a disaster area, after all. County Judge Stan Peavy III met with Gov.

W.P. Burch Jr. or "Nick" as he was known by his family and friends, went to join God's Roundup on Tuesday, April 14, 2009.

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

More than seven hours after it started, a fire near Cement Mountain Road continued to blaze late Thursday night.

Wildfires ravaged Young, Jack, Stephens and Palo Pinto counties Thursday as high winds, low humidity and a heavy fuel load led to critical conditions.

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.

The top winners were, from left, Laura Montgomery, Amanda Cerecedez, Amy Stamper, Mallory Queen and Shane Bush.

Thursday brought a little rain to parts of North Texas, but for Archer County, where a Wednesday wildfire rekindled and headed south, the sky offered only some slight sprinkles early in the day, County Judge Gary Beesinger said.

Law enforcement and emergency officials from Young County gather Monday morning during a search for a possible plane crash.

The C-17 measures 174 feet long with a wingspan of 169 feet, 10 inches . Olney A landowner in Young County, Texas, reports numerous emergency vehicles in a rural area north of Olney on the southern edge of the Archer County line looking for a reported plane crash.

My Mamaw Sudie and Great Aunt Sybil lived next door to each other in Olney. Together the sisters weathered the Great Depression and World War II.