Thornton News

A blog about Houston's past with J.R. Gonzales From the Feb. 27, 1954, Houston Chronicle: "Cutting the chain: Four who had a hand in bringing the North Loop to reality also helped open the major by-pass route from Jensen to State Highway 73, the first six miles of the loop.

Quicksilver Resources expressed disappointment Friday with a $22 million jury verdict against the Fort Worth-based natural gas and oil producer in a civil suit heard in an Oklahoma court.

Apparently, "all systems are go," in conjunction with the soil analysis for the new county jail site.

Mexia showed a slight drop on the monthly sales tax rebate check from the State of Texas, but also showed a slight increase for the year-to-date totals.

Mexia showed a slight drop on the monthly sales tax rebate check from the State of Texas, but also showed a slight increase for the year-to-date totals.

A woman and her son are homeless this morning after a late-night fire destroyed their Groesbeck trailer home.

Originally published June 27, 2009 at 10:12 p.m., updated June 27, 2009 at 10:20 p.m. Burial Timeline 1840 - H. Oram Watts 1846 - W. Gibson Ewing 1850 - Margaret Eveline Lytle 1867 - T.S. Burke Jr.

Greenville native Ben Kweller , this week's Quick cover man , performs at 8 p.m. at the Granada Theater , 3524 Greenville Ave.

A fire Monday evening destroyed a Limestone County trailer home's roof and all the items inside.

Fire Marshal Jody Henry was commended during Tuesday night's City Council meeting for his efforts in solving the case of the Feb.

Bryan Scott Jenkins, 26, of Thornton, died in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon near Groesbeck.

Early voting for the South Limestone County Emergency Services District No. 1, will be from April 27 through May 1, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and at the same times on May 4-5 . The early voting for this May 9 election will be at the Limestone County Courthouse, Room G-6, 200 West State Street in Groesbeck.