The Young County Jail has returned to normal operations following a gas leak last week that necessitated the movement of inmates to various jails in neighboring counties. Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock confirmed Thursday, Dec. 21 that the gas leak had been repaired and all the inmates that were sent to surrounding counties had been returned to Young County.
Members of Young County and Graham met with the Olney Volunteer Fire Department this week to discuss options for county structure protection while Engine 3, used by Graham Fire Rescue in the county, is down. Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock, Young County Judge Win Graham, Graham Fire Rescue Chief Jim Don Laurent and GFR Assistant Chief David Aleshire met Tuesday, Aug. 1 with OVFD. Laurent said that the truck used by GFR for county structure protection went down and the city is currently attempting to get that truck repaired.
The Young County Sheriff’s Office sent off one of its own last week with a service honoring K9 Deputy Sam who died Wednesday, June 21 due to medical complications. The six-year-old Dutch Shepherd served the county for five years. Sam was donated to YCSO by the Southern State Canine organization, where two Young County K9 handlers had trained for six weeks in 2018. Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock spoke at the service for Sam held Friday, July 28 at the sheriff’s office.
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JACKSBORO - Young and Jack County community leaders met in Jacksboro on March 29 to fine-tune a plan to plug gaps in the state’s mental health services for rural residents and discuss strategies for funding those urgently needed services with grants or by finding room in tight local budgets if promised help from the Legislature does not materialize.