Palo Pinto County Sheriff Brett McGuire on Wednesday said the majority of weather hazards appeared in the southern part of the county, though the entire area remained under an ice
PALO PINTO COUNTY — Local and state fire crews rescued 124 homes and 141 buildings threatened by the Dempsey Fire in a nearly two-week battle that consumed more than 11,000
Feb 25, 2021
The Palo Pinto County Jail has water again after last weekâs winter storm left it without.
However, Palo Pinto County Sheriff Brett McGuire said they fared well overall and the jail did not see power failure, though backup generators in place would have prevented that. The jail lost water on Feb. 18.
âWere were affected by the water main breaks coming out of Mineral Wells but we have some bottled water on hand for emergencies,â McGuire said. âWe did bring a water storage truck in from Precinct 1, which is Commissioner [Gary] Glover, and thatâs non-potable so we were able to utilize that for the flushing of the commodes and that type of stuff.â