Joshua News

Small wind turbines convert wind power to household current on Penny Whitener's ranch Thursday July 9, 2009 near Joshua, Texas.

By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer A 19-year-old Big Spring man formerly charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of an 18-year-old Forsan High School graduate will face misdemeanor charges for driving while intoxicated later this month, according to local officials.

When Meals-on-Wheels client John Hooper of Joshua near his high school graduation day in June 1943, his thoughts weren't centered on attending college or securing a job.

Monday morning at about 1:10, fire units from the Joshua Fire Department and Burleson Fire Department responded to a business structure fire located at the Pro-Cision transmission repair shop at 629 N. Broadway in Joshua.

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.

Kelly named to ETBU Dean's List Brittney Kelley of Cleburne has been recognized by East Texas Baptist University for outstanding academic achievement during the 2009 spring semester with the release of the spring Dean's List with Honors.

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.

Along with a new football stadium and middle school, Joshua ISD should be the proud owner of another hot commodity for the 2009-10 school year: A balanced budget.

Joshua school trustees will consider the student handbook and student code of conduct for the 2009-10 school year at their regularly scheduled meeting beginning at 7 p.m. Monday in the board room at 310 E. 18th Street.

The United States Coast Guard Academy announced that Caleb Wadsworth of Joshua, Texas, has been recognized for superior academic achievement and leadership potential.

Joshua ISD students continued to excel on state-mandated TAKS tests this spring, with 100 percent of students in six elementary school categories meeting or exceeding the state passing standard.

Phil Riddle editor@weatherforddemocrat.com Renae Alexander is glad to be home. The Godley native has returned to the Lone Star State to run The Weatherford Democrat advertising department after about a year-and-a-half as the ad director in Meridian, Miss.

Constable Gary Morris and the Mineral Wells Police Department got their man Tuesday morning after a chase on foot through several neighborhoods in the southeast part of town Monday evening that brought residents out of their homes.

A Taylor County grand jury on Thursday indicted an Abilene man on charges that he has more than one wife.

The following is a list of arrests - except for minor traffic violations - based on public records at the Cleburne Police Department.

Meals-on-Wheels of Johnson & Ellis Counties has expanded its services by adding a third route in Joshua.

Frances E. Bannach, 70, of Joshua, Texas, formerly of Plover, died Monday, May 18, 2009, under hospice care in Fort Worth, Texas.

The following is a list of arrests - except for minor traffic violations - based on public records at the Cleburne Police Department.

A boyfriend and girlfriend reportedly assaulted each other Wednesday in Cleburne, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office reports.

Unsurprisingly, YouTube features a bumper crop of fan videos that hold forth on the oh-so-'90s genre of "emo rock." Many of the posters seem to agree on what "emo" is and what it isn't . The four folks in The Color of May have occasionally referred to themselves as purveyors of the E-word, but that's mostly because they want potential fans to know ...