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  1. Tampering Charge Filed On PassengerRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | Hillsboro Reporter

    ... While talking with the driver, Hammonds noticed the passenger was consuming unidentified pills. The 45-year-old Whitney woman was transported to Hill Regional Hospital in Hillsboro before being cleared for incarceration at the county jail. Arraigned ...

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  2. Payment Limbo For VFD Medical CallsRead the original story

    Sunday May 12 | Hillsboro Reporter

    ... helipads and ambulance bases. Concrete on the first helipad was poured last week at White Bluff Resort north of Whitney. ESD 2 has allocated $16,800 of its $25,000 equipment line item for first-responder calls. Departments in the county have the ...

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  3. Good Morning! It's Mother's DayRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday May 12 | KWTX

    ... Highlight in Local History: On May 12, 2000, an EF-3 tornado touched down in the Walling Bend Park area of Lake Whitney in Bosque County. One person died, another was injured and 38 homes were destroyed. Another 27 homes were damaged, 11 seriously. ...

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  4. Shooting Investigation ConductedRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Hillsboro Reporter

    ... afternoon, May 6, to investigate a shooting. A 13-year-old Blum boy had been transported by private vehicle to Lake Whitney Medical Center in Whitney. He had suffered what appeared to be a shotgun wound to the foot. An investigation revealed that ...

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  5. Arrest Made After Child Left UnattendedRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Hillsboro Reporter

    Whitney police arrested a 29-year-old woman after a child was found unattended in the early morning hours of Saturday, April 27.

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  6. Prison, Restitution For Former BankerRead the original story

    Sunday May 5 | Hillsboro Reporter

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

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  7. Smith Foundation Announces GrantsRead the original story

    Thursday May 2 | Hillsboro Reporter

    ... April 17, fertilizer-plant explosion in West. Recipients, amounts, and purposes of this year fs grants are: Lake Whitney Arts Association Y$17,000, purchase and in-stall a LED sign to announce upcoming events. Meals and Wheels Y$10,000, provide ...

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  8. Texas Fabricator Uses U.S.-Built Powder Coating Equipment to Compete Against Foreign ImportsRead the original story

    Friday Apr 26 | PRWeb

    AAdvantage Panels and Fence, a fabrication company based in Whitney, Texas, recently acquired a new powder coating system built by Reliant Finishing Systems in Alabama.

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  9. Student spearheads relief effort for West victimsRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 18, 2013 | Abc13.com

    ... personnel and those displaced by the explosion in the town on Wednesday night. Junior Jordan Davis, originally from Whitney, Texas, about 25 miles away from West, is spearheading the collection of bottled water, personal products and snacks today ...

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  10. Suspect Pleas In Deadly DisturbanceRead the original story

    Apr 18, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    ... Hill of Hillsboro initially served as Robinson's court-appointed attorney. He later withdrew and Bob Buckner of Whitney was named. He was joined earlier this year by Michel Simer of Waco as co-counsel. With the change in attorneys, a continuance ...

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  11. Central Texas fertilizer blast triggers 2.1 magnitude quakeRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 18, 2013 | KHOU-TV Houston

    A U.S. Geological Survey seismograph at Lake Whitney recorded a 2.1 magnitude earthquake at the time of the fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas on April 17, 2013.

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  12. Mavis S. 'Sherry' Sheedy, art teacherRead the original story

    Apr 15, 2013 | The Baltimore Sun

    ... Westminster. The daughter of a civil engineer and a registered nurse, Mavis Sherron Grantham was born and raised in Whitney, Texas, where she graduated in 1956 from Whitney High School. She earned a bachelor's degree in 1960 in Spanish from Baylor ...

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  13. Two Die In Head-On CrashRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    ... Toyota four-door driven by Janet Hepler of Hubbard was eastbound and a 2005 Dodge Magnum driven by Michael Lott of Whitney was westbound when the collision occurred in the east-bound lane. Following the collision, the man's vehicle briefly flipped ...

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  14. No Injuries When Boat Capsizes At Lake WhitneyRead the original story

    Apr 14, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    No injuries were reported when a boat capsized on Lake Whitney Thursday afternoon, April 11.

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  15. Head-On Crash On Central Texas Highway Kills TwoRead the original story w/Photo

    Apr 11, 2013 | KWTX

    ... of Public Safety said Thursday. The accident was reported at around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday two miles east of Whitney where a westbound 2005 Dodge Magnum crossed into the opposite lane of the highway and collided head-on with an eastbound 2004 Toyota ...

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  16. Whitney PD Makes Two DWI ArrestsRead the original story

    Apr 11, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    The Whitney Police Department made two felony driving-while-intoxicated arrests Saturday evening, April 6. The first traffic stop was con-ducted at around 8 p.m. on High-way 22 near Whitney.

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  17. Suspect Tries To Elude Whitney PoliceRead the original story

    Apr 7, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    A suspect possibly involved in a disturbance attempted to elude Whitney police about 9 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Officer Rodney Chavez responded to the 1200 block of North Brazos Street to the disturbance call.

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  18. Repeat DWI Offender ConvictedRead the original story

    Apr 7, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    A 53-year-old Whitney man is returning to prison following a trial on a felony driving while intoxicated charge earlier this week.

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  19. Search Warrant Leads To Arrest Near WhitneyRead the original story

    Apr 4, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    ... Wednesday, March 27. Authorities entered the store at the intersection of Highway 22 and Farm Road 2960 west of Whitney around 1 p.m. According to Hill County Sheriff Michael Cox, his office had heard that synthetic cannabinoid, commonly called 'K2' ...

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  20. Chapel, Office Damaged By FireRead the original story

    Apr 4, 2013 | Hillsboro Reporter

    Fire units from Whitney, Lakeview, 2604 and White Bluff volunteer fire departments were called to battle a structure fire north of Whitney about 4 a.m. Saturday, March 30.

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