Young County will be receiving financial assistance for the Young County Sheriff’s Office with a grant agreement from Senate Bill 22. At commissioners court Monday, April 8, Young County Judge Win Graham and Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock presented the plan they have come up with for using the grant money.
One of two men involved in the case of Niko, an abused dog who garnered support from the community, was convicted and arrested today. Zackery Anderson was sentenced to 100 days in the Young County Jail after accepting a plea in county court this week for the March 2023 offense of animal cruelty. The charge was related to Niko, a Dogo Argentino dog, which was surrendered to the Humane Society of Young County.
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Young County is discussing budget adjustments in an effort to apply for a state grant program to provide financial assistance to the Young County Sheriff’s Office. Commissioners discussed the issue in the meeting this week, which included raising Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock’s salary by more than $12,000.
Young County Sheriff Travis Babcock told County Commissioners that he is starting a program for inmates who want access to Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous. Sheriff Babcock also said he plans to invite the Texas Workforce Commission to hold job skills training and job searches for inmates. “We could get some of these people who have been there for a long time