Johnson County News

Voter turnout in Johnson County for Tuesday's constitutional amendment election was higher than expected, said Patty Bourgeois, Johnson County Elections administrator.

The latest swine flu update states that the national supply of the vaccine is not enough to meet public demand, and with 12,000 Texas providers asking for their share, some local doctors are getting mixed results.

With cooler temperatures arriving in the Johnson County area, producers should be reminded of potential grazing problems with certain forages.

By MITCH MITCHELL JOHNSON COUNTY - Solar panels and copper wiring are being stolen from gas well sites in Johnson County and the sheriff's department is asking the public to help identify two suspects in these thefts.The copper wiring is likely being sold for scrap, but the solar panels have several applications on ranches, other gas well ...

Sheriff Alford reports the Johnson County Sheriff's Office has received numerous reports of thefts from gas well sites throughout the Johnson County area.

At the age of 8, author Mollie Gallop Bradbury Mims wrote her own newspaper. She laid out the pages in pencil, hand-drew the pictures and sold them to her neighbors for a nickel each down North Robinson Street in Cleburne.

At the request of Texas transportation leaders, Parker County Judge Mark Riley gave opening remarks focusing on the county's regional partnerships and local partnerships with cities and school districts within Parker County, at the recent Texas Transportation Commission meeting.

Editor's note: This is part 2 of a series of stories about unusual stories of people buried in Johnson County cemeteries.

David White, director of Texans for Rick Perry, shared his reasons for supporting Gov.

Editor's note: This the first of an occasional series of articles about strange stories surrounding Johnson County cemeteries.

JOHNSON COUNTY a 'Acting on a tip, Johnson County deputies have arrested a Colorado fugitive at a horse-training facility on FM 731 in Burleson, John County Sheriff Bob Alford said Monday.

Authorities are investigating three burglaries this week in Burleson and Joshua, according to Johnson County Sheriff's Office reports.

State Rep. Rob Orr, R-Burleson, announced Thursday his intention to seek a fourth term in the Texas House of Representatives.

Energy writer Elizabeth Souder, environmental writer Randy Lee Loftis and editorial writer Colleen McCain Nelson blog about energy, the environment and air quality issues in Texas.

Officials from various agencies plan to discuss the status of the Texas 121 project Monday in Cleburne.

Here's a daily list of recent activities drawing the attention of North Texas law enforcement.

Johnson County residents may now renew their vehicle registrations at the H-E-B Grocery Store in Cleburne at 600 W. Henderson St., said Scott Porter, Johnson County tax assessor collector.

In a voice-mail message to a friend Monday night, 17-year-old Conner Troutt calmly explained that he had beaten his mother to death with a baseball bat.

Cleburne detectives often reviewed the rape case of a 13-year-old Cleburne girl who was abducted Sept.

The teenage son of a North Texas woman who was severely beaten with a baseball bat was in custody Tuesday, charged with aggravated assault while his mother fights for life at a Fort Worth Hospital.