Cleburne News

The cause of a fire that destroyed a Dodge Durango pickup on Saturday remains under investigation, Cleburne Fire Marshal Bill Wright said on Wednesday.

Testimony in a suit against a drilling company filed by the family of a Cleburne woman began on Tuesday in the 413th District Court in Cleburne.

Cleburne Fire Marshal Bill Wright called this Fourth of July weekend a "pretty quiet year." But Wright confiscated plenty of illegal fireworks and issued about 17 citations.

Patriotic Americans that we are, we celebrate Independence Day on July 4 because that is when, 233 years ago, the Continental Congress adopted the final draft of the Declaration of Independence.

A lifetime Cleburne Yellow Jacket, from his public school athletic playing days to his 16-year teaching career, Paul Chavez is leaving Cleburne ISD to become an assistant varsity coach in football, baseball and basketball at Rio Vista High School under new head coach Craig Carpenter.

Paul Chavez, an Irving Elementary School PE teacher for 15 years, has been hired as varsity assistant coach in football, baseball and basketball at Rio Vista High School.

A federal judge sentenced two defendants to prison on Friday for their participation in phone pranks and other crimes that, among numerous victims, involved an Alvarado family.

A new scholarship for Cleburne High School graduates interested in the field of nursing has been established by Cleburne ISD Maintenance Department employee Don Williams in memory of his late wife.

By BILL MILLER CLEBURNE -- Six years of planning and organization and three years of construction culminate this weekend with the opening of Cleburne Golf Links.The municipal course is more than 7,000 yards long on the shores of Lake Pat Cleburne, said Charlie Hodges, city spokesman.The ribbon cutting and open house begin at 8 a.m. Friday.

Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part interview with Dr. Monte Geren, the monitor appointed to Cleburne ISD by the Texas Education Agency.

Cleburne police arrested a Waxahachie man on Saturday after determining the vehicle he was driving had been reported stolen from Ellis County, according to reports.

Railroad Commission of Texas Commissioner Michael Williams will serve as guest speaker at this year's Johnson County Republican Party's July Jubilee.

This year's Fourth of July festivities kick off with a parade in downtown Cleburne and wrap up with a fireworks blowout at Lake Pat Cleburne, all courtesy of the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce.

Another small earthquake hit Cleburne late Friday night, and a city spokesman said it could be helpful to geologists trying to determine whether natural gas drilling is causing the seismic activity.

County Attorney Cindy Weir-Nutter says by launching a new Family Violence Unit, she hopes to not only stop the violence but also save lives.

Jun 27, 2009 5:32 pm US/Central Melissa Newton CLEBURNE Some residents in Cleburne were shaken from sleep as a sixth earthquake hit the town.

A Cleburne man was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with assault with bodily injury in connection to a family violence call, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office reports.

Tina Waldrop of Cleburne is among seven North Texas teachers who will travel to Mexico next month to take part in the Rotary Club Inter-Country Teacher Exchange.

The essays of three Cleburne ISD Adult Education students are featured in the June issue of The Quarterly, a publication of the Texas Center for the Advancement of Literacy and Learning.

C.C. Cooke Elementary School Principal Gary Buckingham has been named to a new position as the district's executive director for maintenance and operations.