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Wife of Robertson County News Publisher laid to rest on Feb. 3
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas — Teresa Hair-Phillips, the wife of Dennis Phillips, who was previously the Publisher for Robertson County News, was laid to rest on Friday, Feb. 3 at the Memorial Funeral Home in Hearne, TX. According to the respective Facebook post from Dennis Phillips, Teresa asks those who...
City of Franklin without power as winter weather bears down on parts of Texas
FRANKLIN, Texas — The City of Franklin lost power on Wednesday and first responders have been quick to assist people in the community. Robertson County Sheriff Gerald Yezak said that since the winter weather hit, there have been 14 accidents, 13 trees reported down, 19 calls of traffic hazards, and three fires in Robertson County.
Hearne leaders respond to winter conditions
HEARNE, Texas — The Hearne Police Department has worked with other agencies, including TXDOT and the Department of Public Safety, on the best measures to keep people in town safe from the winter weather conditions. Miquel Vasquez, the Assistant Police Chief, said that there were several crashes in Robertson...
Robertson County drought disaster declaration extended through Feb. 10
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas — Robertson County has revealed that their disaster declaration related to drought conditions has been extended through Feb. 10, 2023. A disaster declaration was originally made for drought conditions on Aug. 18, 2022. The previous disaster declaration was set to expire on Friday, Jan. 13. KAGS...
Hearne mayor discusses hopes, plans for city in 2023
HEARNE, Texas — In 2022, Hearne started off the year with multiple violent situations. Shootings were reported in parts of the city and a there was even a potential threat of violence near Hearne ISD, months later. However, Ruben Gomez, the Mayor of Hearne, said they've found ways to...
Robertson County drought disaster declaration extended through Jan. 13, 2023
ROBERTSON COUNTY, Texas — Robertson County has revealed that their disaster declaration related to drought conditions has been extended through Jan. 13, 2023. The previous disaster declaration was set to expire on Friday, Dec. 16. Follow KAGS on social media: Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube.
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