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County elections are just over a month away. One election has been canceled with just the incumbents in the Jacksboro city council race filing for their positions.
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Track at PK Relays
Several Jacksboro varsity tracksters took part March 18 in the PK Relays at Graham High School. On the boys side, the 400-meter relay foursome of Eric Pizana, Luke Sams, Cannon Valenzuela, and Baylor Laake finished 6th in 45.29 seconds.
JISD bond issue meetings scheduled for April 5 and 12
Jacksboro ISD will be hosting a pair of town hall-style meetings on its proposed bond issue. With the election set forSaturday,May6,JISD Superintendent Brad Burnett has scheduled the meetings at the school facilities at 5 p.m.
Area recovering one year after tornado
As a result of the March 21, 2022 tornado, city, county, and school officials were able to pull together resources and get the area back on its feet as best as it could. The long term recovery for all three entities has had its ups and downs but the recovery does continue from all three groups.
Council discusses animal shelter
A proposed name change to the Jacksboro Animal Shelter was tabled during the Jacksboro City Council meeting Monday, March 13. Jason Lillard sent a letter to the city requesting the name of the shelter, which didn’t have one be named after former veterinarian Dr.
Graford wins state title
Poise, character and experience are needed for any team going to the state tournament. Defending Class A state champion Graford had all three at the state basketball tournament March 9-11 in San Antonio,.
Pair of groundbreakings held March 8
Two groundbreakings were held for expanding facilities last Wednesday, March 8. In a persistent rain during the morning, Four Stars Ford broke ground on its new facility just south of Faith Community Hospital.
Night of Reflection next Tuesday
Tuesday is the one-year anniversary of one of the most horrendous events in Jacksboro history. March 21 will be the one year anniversary of the EF-3 tornado which struck the west end of town, heavily damaging two schools and destroying more than 80 homes in the process.
Residents heard on meat plant
A packed house of residents made their point to Jacksboro Economic Development Corporation board members: no cattle rendering plant. The EDC board agreed, with no motion made to sell EDC land in the industrial park.
