The Hill County Commissioners Court reviewed the county's latest salary survey and continued discussing the future of hotel occupancy tax collections during a meeting held Tuesday, May 13. Commissioners approved a contract with Public Sector Personnel Consultants in January with the goal of correcting issues from a previous salary study that some county employees felt … Continue reading Court discusses salary survey, occupancy tax
WISD welcomes new school board member
New school board member Raygenna Heath (left) and returning member Amy Hoffman (right) are pictured being sworn in to begin terms during last week's regular meeting. The Whitney Independent School District Board of Trustees met in regular session Monday, May 12, where the results of the recent school board election were canvassed and two members … Continue reading WISD welcomes new school board member
Cats take semifinal series to advance
The Whitney High School varsity baseball team will play in the Class 3A Regional Final after beating Orangefield last week. The Wildcats took game one 5-2, lost game two 6-3 and put it away with a win in game three, 6-2. Pictured is Cooper Haygood in game two. Haygood struck out 10 batters and gave … Continue reading Cats take semifinal series to advance
City, school to canvass May 3 election
The City of Whitney and Whitney ISD are set to canvass the Saturday, May 3, election results in special meetings this week. While the outcomes of those meetings were unavailable as of press time, it appeared that at least the Whitney mayoral race had flipped between election night and the tallying of mail and provisional … Continue reading City, school to canvass May 3 election
‘Cats come back to take area series
The Whitney Wildcats earned a Class 3A area championship after beating Fairfield in a best-of-three game series played last week in Ennis. Whitney will face Orangefield in the next round, with a three-game series at Rusk High School Thursday, Friday and Saturday (if needed). The Whitney High School varsity baseball team advanced to the University … Continue reading ‘Cats come back to take area series
Hillsboro’s Churrofest set for Saturday
Hillsboro Main Street has scheduled this year's Churrofest for Saturday, May 17, in downtown Hillsboro. This year, over 100 vendors will be present in total, with a wide variety of food trucks and 12 vendors competing for the best churro items; churro donuts, churro milkshakes, churro cheesecake nachos and more will be available for purchase. … Continue reading Hillsboro’s Churrofest set for Saturday
Comptroller releases sales tax allocations
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.3 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 4.5% more than in May 2024. The City of Whitney's May allocation was $94,826, up 5.70% compared to last May. Year to date, the city has taken in $429,751, up 8.21% from … Continue reading Comptroller releases sales tax allocations
City races close on election night
Unofficial election results in the joint City of Whitney and Whitney ISD elections were released shortly after the polls closed Saturday, May 3, and newcomers had a narrow lead over incumbents in two city races. With the numbers so close, the final outcome of some races was not immediately clear Saturday night until any outstanding … Continue reading City races close on election night
Citizens State Bank to join Cadence Bank after merger
Cadence Bank has announced the signing of a merger agreement with Industry Bancshares, Inc., the bank holding company for Citizens State Bank and several other banks. Citizens State Bank announced that it would be joining Cadence Bank pending required approvals and conditions. Citizens State Bank has locations in Whitney, West, Hubbard, Itasca, Clifton, Dawson, Groesbeck, … Continue reading Citizens State Bank to join Cadence Bank after merger
Registration now open for Hill College’s Kids College
Enrollment for the Hill College 2025 Kids College, a summer enrichment camp for students entering the first through eighth grades in the fall 2025 semester, is open. Courses will be held at both the Hill County and Johnson County campuses. The Johnson County Campus (JCC) camp will run June 2 through June 5; the Hill … Continue reading Registration now open for Hill College’s Kids College
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