Hill County News

The sale of property in Hubbard to Hill County Emergency Services District 2 could be finalized by the end of the month after the board of commissioners met last week.

Meeting on the 160th anniversary of the county' founding Tuesday, May 14, Hill County Commissioners' Court named a committee to make recommendations on courthouse security.

Editor's Note: This is the first in a series of stories highlighting the 90-year history of Hill College which will culminate with a celebration on Cotton Pickin' Fair weekend September 27-28. By Jim Dalglish Hill College celebrates its 90th anniversary this year.

How or if volunteer fire departments will receive additional compensation for responding to medical calls remains in limbo after both Hill County Emergency Services District boards of commissioners met last week.

Authorities investigating the disappearance and death of Kasie Clary continued to follow up on leads and comb over evidence late last week.

The Hill County Sheriff's Office was called Monday afternoon, May 6, to investigate a shooting.

A body found on a county road north of Itasca Saturday afternoon, May 4, has been identified as that of a missing 23-year-old Hillsboro woman.

The Hill County Sheriff's Office investigated a robbery at 7:54 a.m. Friday, May 3. A 17-year-old Aquilla man told authorities that Wednesday, May 1, two Hispanic males beat him up on HCR 2203 south of Aquilla.

A body found over the weekend in northern Hill County has been identified as a 23-year-old woman who had been missing for about a week.

A body found Saturday just inside the Hill County line near Grandview has been identified as that of a Hillsboro woman missing since last week.

Merchant awards were presented at the annual Hillsboro FFA banquet. It was held Wednesday, May 1, at Hillsboro High School.

As of late night May 5, 2013 it's been confirmed that Kasie Clary is no longer missing.

It was prison time, supervised release and restitution for a former Hill County banker who embezzled money from First National Bank of Whitney.

A fatality auto-pedestrian accident investigated by the Itasca Police Department resulted in an intoxication-manslaughter indictment last week.

The George G. and Alva Hudson Smith Foundation recently announced its grant awards for 2013.

Just under 24 hours after the city of West was rocked by a powerful explosion at the West Fertilizer Company, members of volunteer fire departments gathered for the April meeting of Hill County Emergency Services District 1 Board of Commissioners.

It was a simple email to the Fire Chief's Association of Texas for some assistance for Hill County firefighters who would want to attend the memorial service and funerals for their fallen brothers from the West Fertilizer Company explosion.

Outside the West Volunteer Fire Department, a memorial displaying support from around the country is growing.

A family disturbance in the 200 block of South Griffin Street in Aquilla led to a felony assault charge being filed.

In 1984, the company moved two large pressurized tanks of liquid anyhydrous ammonia, a potentially lethal poison, from a site in nearby Hill County to its current location in West without notifying state authorities.