Sheriff Brent Button The Hill County Sheriff's Office has announced the death of retired Hill County Sheriff V. Brent Button, who passed away Saturday, September 20, at the age of 82 in Hillsboro. Sheriff Button began his service as a Hill County sheriff's deputy in 1978 under former Sheriff Ray Pettit. He began serving as … Continue reading HCSO mourns passing of former sheriff
Hill County Sheriff's Office investigators and task force officers with the United States Marshals Service conducted a joint operation Friday, March 7, that resulted in five missing children being found safe. Authorities obtained information indicating that two individuals wanted in Massachusetts were staying at a residence in the 200 block of Bluegrass Street in Whitney.HCSO … Continue reading Arrests made after missing children found
Two drivers were airlifted from the site of a crash in the 1300 block of North Brazos Street Thursday afternoon, January 30. According to reports, a female driving a southbound sport-utility vehicle is believed to have suffered a medical emergency and lost consciousness while driving along North Brazos. The vehicle accelerated, crossed into the opposite … Continue reading Two airlifted after crash on North Brazos
Five people were transported to area medical facilities after a head-on collision near Blum Thursday morning, January 16. According to reports, Department of Public Safety troopers were called to the scene in the 7000 block of Farm Road 933 south of Blum just after 7 a.m. The preliminary investigation determined that the driver of a … Continue reading Five injured in head-on collision
The Hill County Commissioners Court accepted the upcoming resignation of Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Shane Brassell and appointed his replacement during a regular meeting held Tuesday, December 10. Brassell is leaving his position effective 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, December 31, to begin serving the county as jail captain under Hill County Sheriff-Elect Hunter Barnes. … Continue reading Court appoints replacement for resigning JP
Recently, the Hill County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) and Hill County Judge Justin Lewis reported that scammers have been targeting Hill County residents. Both HCSO and Judge Lewis have been impersonated through mail and by phone by unknown individuals in attempts to collect money under false pretenses. The sheriff's office announced Tuesday, July 30, that it … Continue reading Scammers target area residents
The Hill County jail was listed as non-compliant by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) last week after a recent inspection. Chief Deputy Scott Robinson said last week that the majority of issues found during the inspection have been corrected. According to TCJS documents, five minimum standards were violated in the most recent inspection. … Continue reading SO says most issues fixed after recent jail inspection
Editor: Shannon Cottongame August 3, 2023 Interim Police Chief Kyle Nevil The Whitney City Council met in a special session Thursday, July 27, and appointed an interim police chief after accepting the resignation of Chief Kevin Hughes. After formally accepting Hughes’ resignation, the council convened in closed session for discussion before appointing Kyle Nevil to … Continue reading City Council names interim police chief
Editor: Shannon Cottongame July 21, 2023 In a meeting held Tuesday, July 11, the Hill County Commissioners Court began developing a plan to address compensatory time that County Judge Justin Lewis said has gotten out of control. Lewis explained to the court that County Treasurer Rachel Parker had brought the issue to his attention. “We … Continue reading Hill County commissioners discuss plan to address comp time liability
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