Graford News

Edna Crites, 95, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2009. She was born on June 27, 1914, in Graford, Palo Pinto County, Texas.

Palo Pinto General Hospital now has seasonal flu vaccine. Those wanting the shot can go to the PPGH clinic 9 a.m. through 5 p.m., Monday - Friday.

Few can claim what Ada Jennings of Oran possesses - a sharp memory and wit at the age of 104.

By Marion Ferguson Garner ISD Superintendent GARNER -A Busy, busy. That is a normal condition at school this time of year.

Palo Pinto County party chairs were in full swing Thursday for the first day of filing for the 2010 Republican and Democratic primary elections.

The official cause of death for a man found shot in the head in a pasture near Graford has not been determined, according to Justice of the Peace Jerry Mitchell.

Replacing those swiped two years ago by vandals, two new state historical markers once again stand in place east of Graford and southwest of Oran, honoring early Anglo settlers Simpson Crawford and Alfred Lane .

Graford Agriculture Science instructor Robert Ray has been through many decades of bone-numbing chill during the annual Graford FFA Fair and Livestock Show, but this year's 48th annual show was highlighted by "almost perfect" weather.

Annie Herring shows the Grand Champion Steer and won the Junior Showmanship at the 2009 Graford Fair and Livestock Show Saturday.

Now that Tuesday's off-year election is over, it's time to gear up for Election 2010, which means much to Palo Pinto County residents and elected officials.

Colleges, universities, military services and the like were the fare in the Mineral Wells High School cafeteria Wednesday morning as area students scoped out their options beyond high school.

The following people were processed through the Palo Pinto County Jail. Information in this column is gathered from the Palo Pinto CountySheriff's Office incident reports and any related public documents.

Mineral Wells High School is encouraging students to "Go Get It" this week through a state initiative for students to go to college and be successful after high school.

Three teens asleep in a house near Possum Kingdom Lake when a fire started escaped after waking up and smelling smoke around 10:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Palo Pinto County Fire Marshal Barry Gill.

The saturated ground and 2.91 inches of rain recorded Wednesday at the Mineral Wells Municipal Airport resulted in flash flooding that reportedly caused two cars to be swept off the road because of high water.

The following people were processed through the Palo Pinto County Jail. Information in this column is gathered from the Palo Pinto CountySheriff's Office incident reports and any related public documents.

Have some clutter to get rid of? Bring it Saturday to the annual fall clean up, which helps keep Palo Pinto County and Mineral Wells beautiful.

There are empty spaces where the pallets of canned green beans and corn normally go, the last of the cereal went into bags to be delivered this weekend, and fewer types of food sit on the bagging line at New Haven Helping Hands.

Oct. 17--A 53-year-old family business went up in flames early Friday morning when the main shop and storage building at Furr's Building Materials was burned to the ground.

If you've ever wanted to help out in your community, many area organizations will be on hand at the volunteer fair hosted by IntegraCare Hospice at the Mineral Wells Senior Center Oct.