Jarrell News

Funeral service for Ralph Sides, 83, of Childress, Texas will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, Dec.

The holidays can be a time of heartache if someone you love is no longer there. For families of those taken by violence, there's a special place to go where angels live on.

Williamson County has openings on several county Emergency Service Districts boards.

Monday's wet weather closed roads and snarled traffic on Interstate 35. It was also expected to drop temperatures into the 40s overnight.

Texas Department of Transportation crews have been dispatched to clear lumber and construction materials dumped in an 18-wheeler accident this morning on I-35 just north of Jarrell in northern Williamson County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN... WILLIAMSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 130 PM CDT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... EASTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 1000 PM CDT.

About an inch of rain has fallen throughout Travis County since midnight and more is expected into the afternoon, Joe Baskin, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service said this morning.

The same storms that brought welcome rain to parched portions of Texas on Friday also brought flooding to Central Texas and caused the postponement or cancellation of Friday night football games and other outdoor events in North Texas.

In Salado police were going door-to-door to advise residents along Salado Creek to be prepared to evacuate if the water continues to rise.

All northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 35 between Salado and Jarrell have reopened after being shut down Friday because of rising water along the Interstate.

Currently all lanes of IH35 at mile marker 280 between Jarrell and Salado are closed because of flooding.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry says he has activated search and rescue teams to assist flooding victims in the state.

Authorities have reopened all lanes of Interstate 35 in northern Williamson County after flood waters receded, according to Texas Department of Transportation spokesman John Hurt.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS EXTENDED THE * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... NORTH CENTRAL WILLIAMSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 245 PM CDT.

Theon. Walburg. Schwertner. Jarrell. Corn Hill. Bartlett. I suspect these communities arena TMt on everyonea TMs list of places to see and visit, but they most certainly were on mine as a kid growing up in central Texas.

Herald/Steven Doll Bobby Hall, auto glass technician for Killeen Glass & Mirror, works to replace a passenger side window Monday afternoon.

The Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity, an agency of the United Way, will begin construction on home # 58 on 29 Aug 09 with a groundbreaking ceremony at 8 am at 607 South Davis in Belton.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN BURNET COUNTY... NORTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED AN * URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... NORTHERN BURNET COUNTY... NORTHWESTERN WILLIAMSON COUNTY... * UNTIL 630 PM CDT.