Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for June, 6.1% more than in June 2024. The City of Whitney's June allocation came to $88,369, up just under 1% compared to last June. So far in 2025, … Continue reading State comptroller releases June sales tax allocations
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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
Easter BBQ, egg hunt set at area VFD
Steele Creek Acres Volunteer Fire Department will host an Easter "Eggstravaganza" Saturday, April 19, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be barbecue, games, an egg hunt for kids, arts and crafts for all ages and a silent auction. As a fundraiser, the department will be selling brisket plates for $15. Plates include baked … Continue reading Easter BBQ, egg hunt set at area VFD
Bosque County feral hog class set for April 11
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Bosque County will offer a one-hour course regarding feral hog abatement beginning at noon Friday, April 11. The $10 course is required in order to be eligible for the county's feral hog bounty program, designed to help control the population of the dangerous animals. Participants must also be … Continue reading Bosque County feral hog class set for April 11
Annual Bosque Arts Center Big Event underway
Spring brings the annual Big Event fundraiser at the Bosque Arts Center in Clifton, “Shaken, Not Stirred." The event began with an online "e-BAC" auction Thursday, March 27, and will run through April 3, to be followed by the Big Event weekend April 4-5. The e-BAC includes an assortment of art, photography, limited ticket events … Continue reading Annual Bosque Arts Center Big Event underway
Local entrepreneur offers natural skin care products
Cathi Korte has a passion for good health. After years of practicing respiratory therapy, she left her promising career as assistant head of cardio-pulmonary at Baylor Hospital in Grapevine. She recently moved her family to the shores of beautiful Lake Whitney. During her career, Cathi began to notice what happens to the skin of ill … Continue reading Local entrepreneur offers natural skin care products
TWC releases monthly unemployment data
The Hill County unemployment rate was recorded at 3.5 percent in December, according to monthly data released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) last week. There were 640 unemployed Hill County residents out of a total civilian labor force of 18,468, according to the report. The December rate is down from November's 4 percent rate, … Continue reading TWC releases monthly unemployment data
Local sales tax revenue up in December
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for December, 6.8% more than in December 2023. The City of Whitney's December allocation was $88,887, up 11.16% compared to December 2023. Whitney's total payments for 2024 through December … Continue reading Local sales tax revenue up in December
Local unemployment data released for Oct.
Hill County's unemployment rate was reported at 4% in October, according to data released by the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) last week. That is up just slightly from September's rate of 3.9% and the rate one year ago, when the October 2023 rate was recorded at 3.8%. In October, there were 738 unemployed Hill County … Continue reading Local unemployment data released for Oct.
Hill, Bosque county voters cast General Election ballots
Over 62% of Hill County’s registered voters and about 70% of Bosque County voters had cast ballots by the end of Election Day, making selections at the federal, state and local levels. At the top of the ballot, Republican candidate Donald Trump received almost 82% of the Hill County vote, with Democrat Kamala Harris receiving … Continue reading Hill, Bosque county voters cast General Election ballots
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