Jillian Milam The Fort Graham Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution offers an annual scholarship competition in honor and memory of one of its members, Betty Fritz. This year, the chapter was honored to award a $1,000 scholarship to Jillian Milam of Whitney High School. Her essay brought an everyday man to life … Continue reading Fort Graham DAR names 2025 Betty Fritz Scholarship winner
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WHS bids farewell to Class of 2025
ValedictorianAllison Willis SalutatorianKaden Tanner Whitney High School presented diplomas to 110 graduating seniors Friday night, May 23, at Wildcat Stadium. This year's top two graduates were Valedictorian Allison Renee Willis, the daughter of Mark and Colleen Willis, and Salutatorian Kaden Tanner, the son of Michael and Nicole Tanner. Willis will attend the University of Texas … Continue reading WHS bids farewell to Class of 2025
Whitney City Council meets in May session
The Whitney City Council held its monthly meeting Thursday, May 22, with new Council Member Amy Teal participating in her first full meeting since being elected. In open forum, Daniel Wilson told the council that he and his wife, Krista, are offering to donate an automatic license plate reader to the city. Wilson said that … Continue reading Whitney City Council meets in May session
Recount set in mayoral race, council members take oaths
Pictured (l to r) are Council Member Jason Ince, City Secretary Kristi Woellert and Judge Trey Jetton. Pictured (l to r) are Council Member Amy Teal and Judge Trey Jetton. Two council members took oaths of office to begin their terms during a special meeting of the Whitney City Council last week, but the outcome … Continue reading Recount set in mayoral race, council members take oaths
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
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