U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins (left), Hillsboro farmer John Sawyer (middle) and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (right) are pictured touring Sawyer Farms. Hillsboro's Sawyer Farms welcomed U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins Tuesday, April 29. Kennedy and Rollins toured … Continue reading Hill Co. farm hosts HHS, USDA secretaries
Hill County Veterans Services Officer Brad Orban (fourth from right) received the Hall of Fame Award. Margaret Brunett (third from left) received the Citizen of the Year Award. Anderson Franklin (second from left) received the Young Person of the Year Award. Karen Cagle (second from left) received the Educator of the Year Award. Brookshire's Store … Continue reading Chamber presents annual awards
Election day voting for the City of Whitney and Whitney ISD is Saturday, May 3. City of Whitney voters will choose a mayor and two council members, and voters within the school district will select two board members. Voting will be conducted in the Whitney ISD Administration Building Board Room, located at 305 South San … Continue reading Election Day Saturday for city, school
A 40-year-old Hubbard man was sentenced to 60 years for a 2023 assault on his elderly grandmother after a Hill County trial that wrapped up Wednesday, April 23. Christopher Loud was found guilty of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit assault for breaking into his 87-year-old grandmother's house and beating her until she … Continue reading Hubbard man sentenced for 2023 assault
The Whitney City Council approved a six-month trial of the city's new permitting process during a Thursday, April 17, meeting. The council created a committee last summer to simplify and clarify the permitting process. The committee includes two council members, local general contractors, the permitting clerk, Mayor Janice Sanders and Operations Director Billy Pribble. Pribble … Continue reading Council approves trial of permitting process
The Whitney Independent School District Board of Trustees met in regular session Thursday, April 17, and approved beginning the partial conversion of Whitney High School's auxiliary gymnasium to a weight room. WHS Athletic Director David Haynes said that the move will be a major improvement from the school's current weight room, which is tightly packed … Continue reading WISD board approves new weight room
Early voting in the Saturday, May 3, election got underway Tuesday, April 22. The City of Whitney and Whitney ISD will have a joint election. City of Whitney voters will choose a mayor and two council members, and voters within the school district will select two board members. Early voting will be conducted in the … Continue reading Early voting underway this week
Bruce and Debbie Martin Minister Bruce Martin and his wife, Debbie, are retiring after 33 years of service to the Whitney Church of Christ. The congregation invites the public to a retirement celebration Saturday, April 26, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church. The couple and their children came to Whitney from Galveston in … Continue reading Church of Christ minister to retire after 33 years
Former district judge and current Tenth Court of Appeals Justice Lee Harris is pictured at right conducting Judge Brassell's ceremonial swearing in with Brassell's wife, Lyndsy, and the couple's children in attendance. With Judge Justin Lewis now presiding over the 66th Judicial District Court, it was up to the Hill County Commissioners Court to appoint … Continue reading Brassell appointed county judge
Early voting in the Saturday, May 3, election will get underway Tuesday, April 22. The City of Whitney and Whitney ISD will have a joint election. City of Whitney voters will choose a mayor and two council members, and voters within the school district will select two board members. Early voting will be conducted in … Continue reading Early voting to begin in local election
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