Godley News

A two-vehicle accident in Godley Friday morning left one man seriously injured and caused major damage to his car, said Sgt.

Heavy construction and remodeling is coming soon for Godley ISD, but not this summer.

A 22-month-old boy drowned Thursday in a neighbor's pool and was pronounced dead at 12:06 p.m. at Cook Children's Medical Center.

Schools must pay for their SROs By Leia Jobe reporter2@trcle.com Four school resource officer positions at Johnson County high schools will be cut if schools can't afford to pay their salaries.

Positions might be cut if schools can't pay By Leia Jobe reporter2@trcle.com Johnson County commissioners are set to address funding for four school resource officers Tuesday during a workshop session.

By Philip Navarrette reporter@trcle.com Saturday brings with it an election for two bond packages and several school board contests in districts across the area. via Cleburne Times-Review

“We kind of thought that a 5K would be a good way to raise some money for other patients at the Project Walk Center to make treatment more affordable.”

Event to raise money for spinal cord injuries therapy program By Leia Jobe reporter2@trcle.com The inaugural Godley Chamber of Commerce Fun Run to benefit therapy patients with spinal cord injuries has been set ... via Cleburne Times-Review

“If it's passed, it will give the library much more room”

GISD proposing $27.7 million bond election By Philip Navarrette reporter@trcle.com Godley ISD administrators hope voters give them the green light for growth after Saturday's election. via Cleburne Times-Review

“It's a nice place. I just wish we could get a skateboard park put in.”

Locally, at least, the projects of Cleburne's 4B Economic Development Corp. are well known and often in the news. via Cleburne Times-Review

LeTourneau University engineering students won competitions this month, announced the university. via Tyler Morning Telegraph

“She's always really enjoyed doing pageants, and this opportunity came up, and she showed interest. This one really fit her style in that it focuses on community service.”

A Godley teen has been named the first runner-up and Miss Congeniality in the Miss Teen Texas International Pageant on Sunday in San Antonio. via Cleburne Times-Review

“A lot of the municipalities are starting to sell surplus office supplies online”

Johnson County commissioners might have their last meeting in the Guinn Justice Center on Monday, when they will discuss setting a date to move into the courthouse after two years of renovation. via Cleburne Times-Review

“We wouldn't have been able to replace the truck now if it weren't for the rebate”

Two Johnson County trucking companies have been awarded rebates from the Texas Emissions Reduction Program to replace older vehicles with newer ones that emit lower levels of nitrogen oxide pollutants. via Cleburne Times-Review

“If [personnel] believes that we need to be notified, I'm sure we'll be notified”

Mansfield High School Principal Steven Gast was placed on paid administrative leave Wednesday afternoon, pending a personnel investigation. via Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Damaging winds and rain swept through Cleburne and Johnson County on Wednesday night. via Cleburne Times-Review

“We did have some tree limbs down.”

The National Weather Service confirmed that two tornadoes formed near Godley during Monday's storms. via Cleburne Times-Review

March was cold (the month's lowest temperature was 25). March was hot (the highest temperature was 88).

March was dry (wildfires threatened early in the month). March was wet (6.07 inches of precipitation were recorded).

Snow fell twice.

And March ended with a twist.

The National Weather Service confirmed Tuesday that two tornadoes touched down briefly in Johnson County on Monday: one mile southwest of Godley at 3 p.m., and four miles east-northeast of Godley at 3:10 p.m.

The weather service survey, led by Bill Bunting, meteorologist in charge of the Fort Worth office, attributed other damage in the area to straight-line winds. Read more

National Weather Service representatives surveyed the damage Tuesday in Johnson County from storms that pounded North Texas Monday afternoon and Monday evening and confirmed two tornado touchdowns. via KWTX

“Also, a dry line is approaching from the west, and those are good ingredients for severe thunderstorms.”

BY BILL MILLER FORT WORTH -- Forecasters are monitoring developing conditions that could spark a repeat of severe weather on Thursday.There's a 50 percent chance for precipitation today and Thursday, but the ... via Star-telegram.com

“We've gotten a lot of calls already this morning”

By ANDREW McLEMORE and MICHAEL A. LINDENBERGER / The Dallas Morning News amclemore@dallasnews.com and mlindenberger@dallasnews.com Owners of companies that repair roofs and fences already were hearing Tuesday ... via Quick