After a couple of days on the lam, Nigel the Granbury kangaroo has now returned home safely. Create a Website Account - Manage notification subscriptions, save form progress and more. Thursdays storm cut a swath of damage through the city. I could see a large gash-like area, which could be from wild animals chewing at his neck, Hood County investigator Toby Fries wrote in an incident report. A three-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in northeast Hood County claimed the lives of two drivers, including one from Granbury, according to information provided by DPS Sgt. BREAKING NEWS 5 people, including two minors, killed in Rockland County fire. Forensic pathologists who know what dog bites look like rule that theory out, too. Our providers take the. There are no published events in current month. 48.3K members. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.. Last year, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds faced two challengers in the Republican primary for only the second time since he was first elected in 2008. Court records show Whiteleys teenage years were marked by criminal behavior and drug use. But when the meeting started, it was clear they had already made up their minds. The most recent Commissioners' Court Video is now available! Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond. News. All of today's top news stories from Hood County News. Scholarship applications for Hood County residents seeking a career in the medical field are now open, thanks to the Auxiliary of Lake Granbury Medical Center. A thick pile of bloodstained red oak leaves and dirt marked where the attack happened. None of that appeared to have happened. He loved to embarrass me, because me and him, like I said, we joked a lot.. There will be no per-mile charge for Lewisville and Highland Village. Sheriff's Office | Hood County, TX - Official Website COVID19 Information Home Government Sheriff Sheriff's Office Resources Use the following links to find additional information about the Hood County sheriff's office: About the Office Community Services Divisions Emergency Notifications Employment Jail Resources Training Press Releases Reports There were cowboy boot prints, like the ones Whiteley was wearing, and another set of tactical boot prints in the direction of the house. The body of Donald Carver, an 86-year-old man who went missing in Hood County last week, may have been recovered from Lake Granbury. Click here to view this article from bigspringherald.com. The family of a North Texas Marine veteran who was freed by Russia returned to the White House to plead for other families. Everybody wants to play CSI, Bodenchuk said. Hood was 6 of 13 shooting, including 6 for 12 from distance, and went 6 for 7 from the l Whiteley was covered in superficial scratches, but not the deep lacerations a cougar would leave. The most recent Workshop Video is now available! Its to investigate and find what the exact cause of death is. The dust was everywhere, making it hard to see out the windows and heaven forbid if I accidentally brushed up against the car because the filth would be all over me. Honors Front-Line Heroes, Celebrates Supermarket Employee Day, Morgan Countryman The school caters to all ages and offers both group and private lessons on 18 instruments and vocals. By the morning after they found Whiteleys body, investigators began thinking outside the box, Rose said, eventually landing on the theory of a mountain lion attack. Sam Houston is the publisher of the Hood County News. A Marine veteran from North Texas who was being held prisoner in Russia has been released. Tolar High Schools football teams have accomplished a lot in their history, but this seasons squad did something no other team has done in the programs 11-man history. Lois was born to Mildred Cecilia and Harry Clifford Butler in Minnesota on March 23, 1930. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy. Besides, he said, what about claw marks? Hood County has a reputation as the good-ol-boy network, Streiff said. Firefighters arrived to the hotel around 1 a.m., and photographs show flames shooting from second-story windows. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. The National Weather Service conducted surveys Friday to determine whether a tornado hit the city. Once inside he showed the small, yet powerful, jaws that clamp down on the neck of its prey. 28-year-old man mauled to death in possible mountain lion attack, Hood County sheriff says The sheriff's office is working with Texas Game Wardens and a USDA trapper to find the animal. At the end of the day, you stand on facts and not speculation, Rose said. Enjoying fun times with good friends at the Silver Saddle Saloon at the Fabulous Women of Granburys Wine Night fundraiser for GHS Project Graduation 2023. Officials in Hood County ordered a mandatory evacuation Sunday afternoon for. See more 25,333 people like this 27,771 people follow this http://www.hcnews.com/ (817) 573-7066 circulation@hcnews.com Closing Soon 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM Newspaper Photos See all Videos See all 0:05 Mostly sunny. Its more than double what they saw during the same time period last year. Issuing a lot of traffic tickets would raise revenue for the city, but that's not the Granbury Police Department's main focus. But his body was found south of the home. Through a spokeswoman for the medical examiners office, Roe declined to answer questions about the investigation. This group is for the citizens of the Hood County Texas area to share information and "Breaking News". His autopsy conducted in Fort Worth because Hood County doesnt have its own medical examiners office showed he was probably high when he died. Its horrible. Christopher Allen Whiteley, a chronic methamphetamine user with a long and violent criminal record, was found dead last December outside Lipan, a town of about 400. We cannot make a conclusion about wildlife species involvement in the case, a federal researcher wrote. Jazmyne Alyse Williams, a 20-year-old Granbury woman, was pronounced dead at the scene of a one-vehicle accident that occurred Sunday evening, Aug. 28, in the 5800 block of East U.S. Highway 377, according to an email news release provided by Granbury Police Lt. Russell Grizzard. UPDATE (2/16/2023) i Nigel returned home to his family early on Thursday morning.HOOD COUNTY (CBSDFW.COM) There's an unusual search in North Texas for an animal you wouldn't expect to encounter around these parts. So nearly 24 hours after Whiteleys body was found, Rose called the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The governors of Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma, along with the Texas Senate and Smith County Commissioners Court in Tyler, Texas, have resolutions in place proclaiming Feb. 22 as Supermarket Heroes Day. Granbury MCJROTC Lady Pirate Rifle Team is the American Legion STATE - Precision Champion! He had already visited the creek bed where the body was found. I think the fact that its an unknown animal still leaves some questions, you know. The sheriffs deputies in Hood County and Tarrant County medical examiners say a human couldnt have killed Whiteley, either. Partly out of frustration, partly to get his own emotions and blunt recollections out while they were fresh, he reconsidered all hed seen: The evidence appears very shaky I left the meeting questioning whether the people running the meeting were more concerned with finding out the true cause of death, or whether their reputation would be damaged if they retracted their original statement.. Yes, he did but he got himself straight, Spruill said. Tolar High Schools Dillon Soileau recently signed a college letter-of-intent to compete in the track and field program at Abilene Christian University. He was outdoors, having fun with the 1 dead, 3 injured after a shooting in an El Paso mall. An overnight fire destroyed a historic building in the Hood County city of Granbury, southwest of Fort Worth. The call was a scam, Sprisslers daughter was never in danger, and no money was exchanged. Citizen-reported sightings like the ones the sheriffs department relied on are often inaccurate, the agency said. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. Now, leaving your pet in the car for longer than five minutes in certain temperatures could cost you. One of the friends whom Spruill called dialed 911 the next afternoon, saying Whiteleys disappearance sounded suspicious.. Kimberly Spruill remembers her son as a jokester, often laughing and poking fun at his family and friends. GRANBURY, Texas A Hood County family finally got the news they were hoping for Thursday morning: Nigel had returned home. Was it something else? This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Federal prosecutors will lay out their case against the founder of the Oath Keepers extremist group and four associates charged in the most serious case to reach trial yet in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack. I had the unfortunate experience of having driven down an unpaved road, and the result was a thin layer of gravel road dust on the surface of my car. Hes convinced that his death was not a homicide. Trevor Reed's parents joined families of Americans who are held captive in Russia and other countries. Lipan (30-1) vs. Valley Mills (9-15), 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 20, Glen Rose High School. She messaged Messina on Facebook, asking if her son was with her. Streiff said deputies are underpaid, undertrained and reluctant to do the hard work of investigating serious crimes. Dallas ISD is cancelling all after school and evening activities including practices, games and other programs. He said they relied on the expertise of other agencies like the Texas Rangers, although none of the reports from his office or any other investigating agency mentions the Rangers involvement. The Department of Education opened a civil rights investigation into Granbury ISD, a North Texas district where officials removed books with LGBTQ themes. Spruill said she still has trouble sorting through what the different experts have said about her sons death. He was accused of sexual crimes against two toddlers, court records show, but he later denied the charges. Only about 20 confirmed sightings have occurred outside of far South and West Texas in the last five years. He was lying on his left side under a twiggy tanglewood bush. Perhaps it was even done intentionally to try to look like a bite wound.. They said that Whiteley might have had ties to the Aryan brotherhood or Aryan nation. Glen Rose led the Lady Pirates by just one possession after the end ELLIS COUNTY, Texas A man was arrested in North Texas on Feb. 18 after allegedly plotting to kill the Michigan attorney general, the FBI confirmed to WFAA. The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the student loan forgiveness program this week. Nutt House was engulfed in flames, just as its renovations were nearing completion. Ruben Michael Moreno, 45, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft, warrants for theft, felony menacing. The hotel is under renovation, so no one was inside at the time. Scoring for the Lady Panthers were Bailey Henderson 14, Ryleigh Miller 8, Elaina Flores 3, Libby Carson 2, and Kaelyn Miller 1. The hotel had been under renovation for several years and was just a couple of months away from reopening, according to Hood County Fire Marshal Jeff Young. Topics. Nigel was spotted a few times but never got close enough for his owner to catch him. Talk about a whos who in the Texas music scene Larry Joe Taylors Texas Music Festival just announced their stacked lineup for the 2023 event, and if you love music from the Lone Star state as much as I do, then youre gonna want to get to Stephenville for this one. She said shed been poked with knives and whipped with electrical cords. He said the blood pattern at the scene, the unusual shape and size of the neck wound and location of the body made it unlikely a human was responsible for the death. That's according to a news release emailed to the Hood County News by Hood County District Attorney Ryan Sinclair. The group agreed that Bodenchuk and Evans couldnt claim to be experts in human pathology but that the tear in Whiteleys neck probably was not from a mountain lion. The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs lost a heartbreaker on Friday in the Alamo City. Charlie Scudder was a general assignment reporter and worked on the features and news desks for eight years. The magical Nocona Indians season came to an end on Tuesday against Tolar in the regional quarterfinals. ABC7 New York 24/7 Eyewitness News Stream. Please do NOT pass the barricades. You had absolutely no, you know, no proof of that, she remembers telling the sheriffs office at the time. All that remains of the iconic Nutt House Hotel on Granburys historic town square is its 130-year-old limestone faade. Gwinn said she didnt hear anyone mention an animal attack that night in the woods, but by the next morning the sheriffs deputies had begun to focus on that theory. Whatever happened is horrible. The light sand and few pools of water showed plenty of animal tracks coyotes, hogs, domestic cats and dogs. You know, thats what hurts because we really dont know the damn truth, she said. LIPAN After months of discussion about potentially changing to a four-day school week, the Lipan ISD School Board voted unanimously on Feb. 22 to move to a five-day modified/hybrid schedule beginning in the fall. Shooting their highest score of the season Lafayette Gun Club edged out Granbury MCJROTC 2457.4 to 2441.5 last week in the National Air Rifle League. They show that soon after finding his body, Hood County investigators landed on an improbable theory of a mountain lion attack. Nueva encuesta a consumidores revela que el uso de la banca mvil sigue en aumento, Rustic chic and romantic: 10 reasons barn weddings are ideal for couples. GRANBURY, Texas - A missing kangaroo is back home safe after spending two days on its own lost in Hood County. Deeds also said the Tarrant County medical examiners findings showed the animal attack theory was valid, but the practices and thoroughness of that office have also been criticized this year. The fire started around 1:30 a.m., fire officials said. Court documents allege that Jack Carpenter III used the Twitter handle @TemperedReason to lodge his threats against Michigan state officials who are Jewish, including Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. When you plant that in someones mind, thats hard to erase from their mind.. (Courtesy of North Hood County VFD) One of Granburys most iconic structures burned overnight. Some say it has kept them up at night. HOOD COUNTY, Texas - A former Hood County assistant prosecutor is dead, and her husband is now charged with her murder. I cant believe this has drug out this long, Deeds said. In total, 125 stories have been published about Hood County which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months. Fort Worth Police are trying to figure out how a child in an apartment complex was injured by stray gunfire. A 41-year-old Granbury man died Saturday, Dec. 10 after his vehicle collided with a car driven by a Crowley woman in the 1700 block of Lipan Highway, according to information from the Granbury Police Department. He and his longtime girlfriend, Samantha Messina, who goes by the name Tylor, had a daughter in the summer of 2012, when Whiteley was 19. Whiteley sometimes cut north through the creek bed to hitchhike on the main road nearby, Spruill said. Was it a domestic dog? Fort Worth ISD is doing the same. All that remains of the iconic Nutt House Hotel on Granburys historic town square is its 130-year-old limestone faade. Texas law allows bees and bee hives to qualify for reducing property taxes on plots ranging from 5 to 20 acres similar to livestock or raising hay. BELTON, Texas (FOX 44) - A prostitution sting in Bell County has resulted in ten arrests. If the jeans had been frozen, a research scientist wrote to Zamarron in Hood County, any traces of saliva could have been preserved. Is Colon Cancer Risk Hiding in Your Genes? They lived in a house on several acres about a mile and a half outside Lipan. There are 2,400 visas available in the February ballot. Follow the link to read our updated Privacy Policy, North Texas woman arrested after allegedly stabbing, killing 3 of her kids, Granburys Iconic Nutt House Hotel Destroyed by a Fire A Texas Historical Treasure Goes Up in Flames. Megan Hope Reilly, 25, harassment X2. Weatherford, TX 76087. The investigation stems from a complaint by the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas. A hard freeze warning will be in effect from 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 22 through 9 a.m. on . Rose and Deeds later said there had been multiple mountain lion sightings in that area near Lipan. Hood County Emergency Management Coordinator Jay Webster's weekly COVID-19 report showed better numbers than a week before, but three more deaths occurred. It was some years ago, but on this summer day, my vehicle was in serious need of a car wash. She reportedly handled protective order cases and "left on friendly terms," according to Hood County News. Ruben Michael Moreno, 45, possession of drug paraphernalia, theft, warrants for theft, felony menacing. The sheriffs office had just announced on Facebook that Whiteley died from a wild animal attack, possibly a mountain lion. The story went viral and was reported by newspapers and news sites around the world, including The News. The Residences at Cardinal Woods will offer easy accessibility to two major grocery stores, restaurants and retail outlets. Me and Christopher, we were tight, said Spruill, who lives in rural Limestone County. Deeds ultimately won the Republican primary with 66% of the vote, beating Streiff and the other challenger, a former Dallas police officer. In total, 432 have been published by Hood County News which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KWTX) - The dominant La Vega Lady Pirates are one game away from a state championship ring after holding on to beat Glen Rose, 50-48 in the 4A semifinal game Friday at the Alamodome. Tolar advances to the Region II final, next week against the winner of tonight's playoff between Crawford and Riesel. Some North Texans are already seeing severe weather. On Tuesday, Nigel jumped a backyard fence. Almost 6 million supermarket employees in the U.S. help to keep shelves stocked. A Texas Department of Public Safety spokeswoman confirmed that the Rangers were called, but directed questions back to the Hood County office. As a district, Granbury ISD has historically struggled with student attendance and the COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the issue. I've had him for years he sleeps in bed with me every night," Lafleur said. Looking for a source we don't already have? His obvious cause of death was a jagged tear around the right side of his neck. He knew it was practically impossible that a wild animal was involved. Another deputy medical examiner, Susan Roe, completed Whiteleys autopsy. Updated 19 hrs ago. Megan Hope Reilly, 25, harassment X2. Follow us for Breaking News, Community Events and more! He was shirtless, with scratches on his face, chest, back and arms. So far this year, Cook Childrens has had three drownings and 14 near drownings. Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. The U.S. Department of Education is investigating Granbury ISD over alleged sex discrimination for the removal of certain books from the school district's libraries. It would be her job to determine the cause and manner of death. Somewhere, a killer could be on the loose. (AP)Mike Hood scored 24 points to help Coppin State defeat Delaware State 82-72 on Monday night. A message on the Hood County website indicates that, "due to icy conditions," the countys non-essential offices will be closing at noon today (Monday, Jan. 30), and will remain closed Tuesday, Jan. 31. When asked whether other possibilities were considered and what specific evidence was used in developing their theory, Rose said that no other option made sense. The researchers found mold growing in the pocket, a sign that the evidence had begun to deteriorate. Bodenchuk and Evans say this is not how mountain lions attack or kill. This cozy coffee shop curated off the Hollywood classic, The Wizard of Oz, is creating all the buzz in Downtown Granbury. A community newspaper serving Hood County, Texas. Please delete if not allowed: Link to register: www.runraceday.com SATURDAY APRIL 29th, 2023 The Brazos Volunteer Fire Department is having their very first annual 5k. The area of Whiteleys neck that was torn open would not have fit in a cougars mouth, he said. Susan Roe, the deputy medical examiner, wrote in preliminary findings that the neck wound was the cause of death and that it was consistent with that of a large cat (mountain lion).. Near where the body was found, there was a drag mark that Zamarron said was from officials removing the body from the brush. 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During the autopsy at the Tarrant County office the next day, Whiteleys vital organs appeared normal. The investigation of the incident is still in pr. The sheriffs deputies searched the area and found his body a little more than 500 yards southwest of the house, across the creek bed and down a rough trail through a patch of junipers. The organization gave the staunch supporter of, Precinct 3 Commissioner Jack Wilson is working with TxDOT to make areas of Acton safer for motorists. This isnt the first time the Hood County sheriffs office has come under scrutiny for cursory death investigations. The driver, a 21-year-old Granbury man, and another passenger, a 21-year-old Godley resident, were transported to a Fort . Our department is raising. Phone: 682-239-2599. Those records show he was incarcerated for those and other crimes as a minor. The Bell County Sheriff's Department - with the Bell County Organized Crime Unit, the Fort Hood Military Police, and the Fort Hood Criminal Investigations Division - concluded a Human Trafficking Suppression operation on Thursday. Having trouble viewing this document? Property taxes on small acreages can now be lowered by keeping bees on the property. Kathryn Gwinn, a Hood County justice of the peace, was on call. morgancountryman@brookshires.com, Illustrating the magic | Local artist to perform live art demo at DVine Wine Feb. 25, Meals on Wheels North Central Texas is expanding, All-girl Scout troop receives $1,000 donation from Granbury VFW, By Abigail Gage County Judge Ron Massingill joked to a staffer at the Texas Ranger Association Foundation that he wanted something like the Magna Carta, with gold seals, to signify his paying off a $10,000 pledge. That home may end up right in Hurricane Ian's path. Faced with a growing county and a waiting list for the Meals on Wheels program, the Hood County Committee on Aging plans to use pandemic-related federal funds to expand the kitchen at the Senior Center so that more MOW clients can be served. The News contacted Messina multiple times over several months, but she declined to answer questions about the night Whiteley disappeared. Our Facebook. But thats the very theory that authorities eventually settled on in January: a dog, or other unspecified animal, was the culprit. An 18-year-old Godley man who was ejected from a utility vehicle during a crash early Saturday morning (July 10) died from his injuries, according to DPS Sgt. DALLAS - Severe storms Thursday night caused widespread power outages and lots of damage across North Texas. The post Larry Joe Taylors Texas Music Fest Announces STACKED 2023 Lineup, Including Koe Wetzel, Shane Smith & The Saints And More first appeared on Whiskey Riff. A recently married Granbury couple who reportedly were flying home from an out-of-state Thanksgiving trip died when their single-engine private airplane crashed shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 4 in Cleburne. Jeffrey McLaughlin is now being held in the Hood County jail. Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about, Looking for a source we don't already have? In a kind of compromise, they posited that a domestic dog might be to blame. The local veterinary clinic immediately placed the horse under official quarantine, where it remains throughout treatment. The trial of a far-right extremist group leader and four associates charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was delayed on Monday after the Oath Keepers leader tested positive for the coronavirus. He said Whiteleys neck wound did not appear as though it came from a knife or other weapon. could so quickly rule out a homicide. He brought the mountain lion skull because he thought it would help explain to the sheriffs deputies and medical examiners why they were wrong. The bees do not have to be owned by the landowner. Then why were authorities so quick to pin the death on a cougar? Faced with a growing county and a waiting list for the Meals on Wheels program, the Hood County Committee on Aging plans to use pandemic-related federal funds to expand the kitchen at the Senior Center so that more MOW clients can be served. Collectively, 50 acres burned across the four incidents, two of which were believed to have. Tolar High Schools Wyatt Jones recently signed a college letter-of-intent to play football for Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene. Richard Hunter. They followed the creek bed south from the main road, toward the home where Whiteley had been staying. I wonder what we might have done differently. Jan. 24, 2023 Safely handling bees can help lower your property taxes as well as being a fun family activity and providing honey for your table. The organization gave the staunch supporter of law enforcement something perhaps as impressive. People want to crucify us for working as hard as we did, and we did our best. Man from Godley dies after Hood County crash. The building is on the Texas Historical Register and one of the most notable structures on the square aside, of course, from the towering, central Hood County courthouse, with its stately second empire architecture. Stay current with all the latest and breaking news about Hood River County, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. The determination that it was a wild animal attack, I was comfortable with that.. Before wildlife experts could evaluate all the evidence, the Hood County sheriffs office issued a warning: Residents needed to be on the lookout for a killer feline. Featured. Three have already died. Trevor Reed, the North Texas Marine veteran who was set free in a prisoner exchange, is working to help other Americans detained in Russia. Later, Messina told Spruill that she and Whiteley started using meth again soon after he arrived. Theres still a lot of questions that I cant I cant reconcile.. Hood County News Mar 1, 2023 e-Edition Hood County News Feb 25, 2023 e-Edition Hood County News Feb 22, 2023 e-Edition Hood County News Feb 18, 2023 e-Edition Hood County News Feb 15, 2023 e-Edition Hood County News Feb 11, 2023 e-Edition Hood County News Feb 8, 2023 Fairway Fairway Magazine Feb 7, 2023 Columns Columns Magazine Feb 7, 2023

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