After a local Graham Police Department Officer lost her home in a fire this week, the community has provided support for her and her family. The fire started Tuesday, Jan. 23 in one of the bedrooms at 912 Fairview St. in Graham. Emergency responders were dispatched and had contained the blaze and put it out within 30 to 40 minutes, according to GPD Chief Brent Bullock. The fire occurred at the home of GPD officer Jennifer Hudson, who has been with the department for two years. Her room in the house caught fire reportedly due to a lit candle in the room.
An accident last week at Firemen’s Park sent a 5-year-old Throckmorton girl to the hospital, after her fingers were caught in a new piece of playground equipment. Local first responders were dispatched to Firemen’s Park shortly after 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28, following a report of a child having her fingers trapped in a piece of playground equipment. When officers from Graham Police Department arrived at the park, they observed a crowd of people around the “merry-go-round,” as well as an off-duty Graham EMS employee, who was attempting to calm the child.
As 2023 has come and gone and we are venturing into the new year, The Graham Leader is taking a look back at the local news that happened during the past 12 months.January • Young County Judge Win Graham was sworn into office Sunday, Jan. 1 succeeding former Young County Judge John Bullock, who retired after holding the position since 2011. Graham said as he began his first term in office, he was thankful for the support he received.