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Gavin Chadwick, 7, practices the backstroke at Splash Station during a swim lesson for home-schooled students.
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Changes at Splash Station
Splash Station officially opens for the summer season this weekend, and those who frequented the park in years past may notice some modifications.
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Dang Gym steps up for injured Cleburne officer
Though he remains wheelchair bound for now with braces on his neck and left leg, Cleburne police officer Aaron Beseda gave a thumbs up Wednesday at the Dang Gym in Cleburne.
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Cowan discusses being police chief, Burleson’s crime rate
Police Chief Tom Cowan, 63, said he believes the key to developing safe neighborhoods begins with the community. It’s an idea he’s developed in his more than 40 years serving in law enforcement.
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Finch addresses Keene chamber
The Keene Chamber of Commerce hosted speaker Ken Finch, CEO and president of the Adventist Health System Southwest Region, at the chamber’s monthly luncheon on Thursday.
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Grandview council works to improve downtown
Grandview City Council, during a May 7 meeting, approved about $100,000 in downtown improvements, which includes repaving and creating pedestrian-friendly sidewalks and developing a plaza for community events that could include concerts and movie showings.
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Changes at Splash Station
- Sports
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Tucker Nolen is congratulated after scoring the winning run against Wichita Falls Rider on Thursday night in Graham.
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Jackets defeat Rider, 1-0
The Yellow Jackets couldn’t have made better contact if they’d set the ball on a tee in front of home plate and whacked away.
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Yellow Jackets headed to semi-finals
The Yellow Jackets defeated Stephenville 7-0 in Game 3 in Waco today. They will face Wichita Falls Rider next weekend in region semi-finals.
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Yellow Jackets fall to Stephenville, 5-4
Stephenville snapped a 4-all tie with a run in the fifth inning, repulsed a Cleburne rally in the seventh and recorded a 5-4 win Friday night to send the best-of-three regional quarterfinal series to a third and deciding game at Waco Saturday.
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Jackets eke out win
The suicide squeeze is arguably the most daring play in baseball.
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Burleson’s Gilbert, Alvarado’s Oakman net top honors
Burleson’s Cameron Gilbert has been chosen the most valuable player on the 2012 Liberty Hotel All-Johnson-County soccer team. Alvarado junior Kellye Oakman has been named the most valuable player on the 2012 Liberty Hotel All-Johnson-County girls’ soccer team.
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Jackets defeat Rider, 1-0
- Opinion
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Don Newbury: Hail on Earth can be a real beatdown sometimes
Jesus assures in St. Matthew that the gates of hell will never prevail against the church, but the Good Book is silent on protection from hail damage.
- Don Newbury: Finding the attitude of the ‘can ’til can’t’ people
- Deeds of a ‘Best Samaritan’ remembered at funeral
- Don Newbury: Varsity unlettered? Reflecting on the old theater
- Don Newbury: How much is the $26 hot dog really worth?
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- Features / Living
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Starving to fit in
Wedding season is fast approaching and so too is the anxiety of almost every bride. Planning the wedding is tough, sure, but what about losing those 10 to 20 pounds every bride seems to want to shed before the big day?
- Amber Washington: That he’s a firefighter not bad, it’s the T-shirts
- Monica Faram: Today is a day to celebrate miracle of life giving
- Larue Barnes: A cut above
- Randolph Garner: Nolan River School offers the then but now
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- Obituaries
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Joe Kerby
Service for Joe Kerby, 78, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012, at Friendship Baptist Church. The Rev. Brian McClure will officiate.
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Shirley Sims Dyess
Memorial service for Shirley Sims Dyess, 63, of Alvarado will be conducted at 4 p.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012, at New Hope Baptist Church in Venus.
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Olga Delapaz
Funeral services for Olga Delapaz, 64, of Cleburne, Texas, will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 26, 2012, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Sergio Rizo officiating. Burial will follow in Greenacres Memorial Park.
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Earl Allen Minter
Earl Allen Minter, 78, of Joshua passed peacefully from this life on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 31, 2012, at First United Methodist Church in Joshua.
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Shirley Baskett Harvey
Shirley Baskett Harvey of Fort Worth passed away Friday, May 4, 2012, at her home.
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