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One man is in custody after fleeing from a traffic violation stop in northwestern Jack County near Jermyn and prompting a search lasting more than six hours.

Jack County Deputy Trenton Higgins was on patrol in the 7000 block of State Highway 114 just before 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12 when he detected a 2005 blue Honda Pilot speeding at 75 mph in a 55-mph zone.

Higgins attempted to stop the vehicle—which had been reported stolen out of Wichita Falls—but the suspect, later identified as 20-year-old Brayden Glegnorn, fled from the deputy.

Jack County Sheriff’s Office got the go-ahead in a special-called meeting of commissioners court to apply for a state-funded grant to install bullet-resistant glass on its patrol vehicles.

Jack County commissioners approved the request Wednesday, Nov. 19, allowing the sheriff’s office to apply for its share of $5 million in funding to carry out the initiative defined in Texas House Bill 2217, signed into law in June and effective Sept. 1.

Texas Department of Public Safety released the identities of the occupants of a 2018 Honda Accord involved in a fatal two-vehicle wreck on U.S. Highway 380 west of Jacksboro.

The incident occurred just after 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 and claimed the lives of five victims while injuring two others.

A 17-year-old from Argyle, along with two 15-year-olds from Jacksboro were pronounced deceased on the scene due to injuries sustained during the crash.

The deadline to file draws near as Jack County gears up for the March 2026 primary election, with several candidates already in the running.

As of Tuesday, Nov. 25 three candidates have filed on the Republican ticket for the precinct 2 commissioner’s seat, including Mandy Estes Horn, Ronald Fitzgerald and Bob Ricks. Current Commissioner Amy Salazar was appointed to her seat after her husband and former Commissioner Kenny Salazar died while in office earlier this year. 

Incumbent Terry Ward was the lone filer for commissioner precinct 4.

An attempted carjacking in Jacksboro ended over the weekend with an officer-involved shooting and one suspect in custody.

Jack County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received a call from Allsup’s Convenience Store on North Main Street at approximately 12:45 a.m. Sunday of a possible armed robbery at Mr. Cut Rate in Jacksboro. 

Jacksboro Chamber of Commerce welcomes Kylee Stokey as she brings her excitement and willingness to help local businesses thrive to her position as executive director.

In 2023 Stokey and her husband moved to Texas from Nebraska—where they had lived their whole lives. 

The ranch her husband managed sold, and because the couple’s four kids were grown, Stokey said they were looking for their next big adventure. Jacksboro wasn’t even on their radar, she added, but once they visited, they knew they found their new home.

The Texas Department of State Health Services will hold a free immunization clinic at Live Oak Baptist Church on Thursday, Nov. 20, offering routine immunizations as well as flu shots for children and adults.

As the weather turns cooler and people gather indoors, seasonal viruses such as influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) start to spread more. 

DSHS recommends everyone six months and older get a flu vaccine this fall to combat the flu, even if they have had a flu vaccine or flu in the past. 

Jacksboro Lions Club made a donation to Concerned Citizens of Jack County, helping the senior citizens center in its mission to provide food and fellowship to the elderly and disabled in Jack County.

“We’ve been well supported by the community in Jack County, but the Lions Club always holds a special place for us,” Executive Director Russona Jones-Briscoe said.

Concerned Citizens was formed in 1974 and obtained its 501(c)(3) nonprofit status in 1979. Jones-Briscoe has served as the organization’s only executive director for 48 years.

A two-vehicle collision left five people dead, including two people from Bryson.

The collision occurred 8.8 miles west of Jacksboro on U.S. Highway 380 just after 1 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 when a driver traveling west in a 2018 Honda Accord attempted to pass in a no passing zone and struck a 2017 Honda CR-V traveling in the eastbound lane.

The Accord rolled before crashing through a fence, catching fire and coming to a stop on its top, and the CR-V spun out of control before coming to a stop on the south side of the roadway.