Lindsey State Jail Major of Correctional Officers Tommy Slay gave the public an update on what has been going on at the facility Wednesday, May 1. The facility hosts about 1,000 inmates and is trying to be more of a community partner.
Early voting for the runoff election between Jack County Sheriff candidates RC Langford and T-Bob Hauger begins next Monday. All early voting will be done at the Jack County Courthouse, Room 104.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Wednesday, May 8, he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose districts $1.2 billion in local sales tax allocations for May, 0.4% more than in May 2023.
A year ago, Blanco knocked the Jacksboro Tigers out of the Class 3A playoffs with a two-game sweep. The Tigers returned the favor Saturday, May 11, scoring runs in each of the last four innings, to take an 11-1, six-inning victory over the Panthers.
Each week, the Jacksboro Herald-Gazette recognizes one athlete from each Jack County school as the Herald’s Athletes of the Week. This will be the final week for this season.
Dodd City proved to be too much for the Perrin baseball team Wednesday, May 8, as the Hornets swept past the Pirates 11-0 in five innings, and 13-3 in six innings in the Class A regional quarterfinal round at Gainesville High School.
Young athletes wanting to learn the finer points of football are urged to attend the Jacksboro High School annual youth football camp from 8-10 a.m. May 28-30 at Tiger Stadium.
It is the time of year when people are outdoors enjoying warmer weather, beautiful flowers and emerging wildlife. As you spend time outdoors, you may start to notice more wildlife in your backyard, neighborhood or surrounding areas.
Last week, I was in the turkey woods well before daylight. The day promised to be perfect for a spring turkey hunt, calm winds that would allow the sound of my plaintive hen yelps to carry back into the woods where I knew several turkeys had roosted. I had “put them to bed” the previous evening while scouting.