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WEBThe ‘Hart’ of downtown: Bob Hart opens Graham restaurant, restores 100-year-old property. After opening two restaurants in Colorado, Bob Hart recently opened his newest venture on the Graham downtown square.
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WEB22 hours ago By News Staff. With a goal of raising $100,000 and a little over halfway to that goal, Graham Area United Way kicked off its fundraising campaign which will benefit seven local agencies within Young County. The organization held a kickoff luncheon Friday, Sept. 20 and announced it had already raised $53,000, or 53% of its 100,000 goal.
Sports | The Graham Leader
WEB4 min ago By TC Gordon. Tears flowed freely Tuesday night following Graham’s 3-0 sweep over visiting Abilene Christian. The Lady Blues made easy work of the Lady Panthers winning by set scores of 25-21, 25-9 and 25-13. Emotions shown on the faces of all the Lady Blues as the program celebrated this year’s class of seniors.
About Us | The Graham Leader
WEBThe Graham Leader's founding on Aug. 16, 1876 predated the city of Graham's incorporation by 16 years. Former Confederate Army Col. J.W. Graves came to Young County in 1876 to launch the newspaper. By October of the following year, the newspaper had grown to serve 700 readers. In 1944, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Harris Sr. bought The Leader. Their son, E.B. Harris Jr., who saw The Leader through its ...
City accepts donation of renovated downtown lot
WEB4 hours ago · After completing renovations to a corner lot at Second and Oak Street inside the downtown square, the Graham Community Foundation on behalf of the Graham Benevolent Foundation will deed the land to the city of Graham.The Graham Community Foundation purchased the property at 417 Second St. in Graham for use as a Young County Annex. The property was donated to Young County, and in exchange the ...
Planning for the future: City of Graham approves 2040 strategic plan
WEBAug 20, 2024 · Putting the priorities of the city in a quick reference with completed and future tasks is the goal of the city of Graham’s 2040 strategic plan recently approved by the Graham City Council.The city council met Thursday, Aug. 15 and approved the list of priorities, which was first presented to them in a shortened list in July by Graham City Manager Eric Garretty, to be included with the ...
City approves first reading of proposed FY24-25 budget
WEBJul 22, 2024 · A first reading of the proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year was approved by the Graham City Council last week with suggested cost-of-living adjustment raises and increases to the city’s street repairs.The city has eight major operating funds which are the general fund, water and sewer fund, garbage fund and special purpose funds for the Young County Arena, Graham Municipal Airport ...
GISD appoints McChristian new AD, head football coach
WEBJan 19, 2024 · A little over a month ago, longtime football coach and athletic director Kenny Davidson announced his retirement following the completion of the 2023-2024 school year. Since then, the search has been on for Davidson’s replacement. Wednesday night at their board meeting, the Graham ISD Board of Trustees ended the search by approving Clay McChristian to be the next athletic director and head ...
Increased water, sewer rates approved | The Graham Leader
WEBAug 20, 2024 · The city was presented two five-year rate plans with increases each year and approved the first scenario. “Generally, for inside the city customers, the rates of water and sewer charges together will increase about 9%,” Garretty said. “Outside the city rates have been established. The outside the city rates will see a 36% increase from ...
Huge first half leads Steers to win over Decatur
WEB3 days ago · The visiting Decatur Eagles held a lead for less than two minutes Friday night as the hometown Graham Steers controlled the game otherwise.The Steers did all their damage in the first half as they went on to record a dominant 34-14 win over the Eagles.All the scoring action occurred in the first half as the final score of the game remained the ...