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Jack County Judge Keith Umphress was named District 3 Man of the Year by the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association during a Tuesday, July 11 banquet. Umphress has been judge since 2019, and presently serves as chairman of the North Texas Regional Planning Commission, chair of the 271st District Juvenile Justice Committee and president of the Association of Rural Communities of Texas.
The Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture has launched this summer's regional museum theme, \
The state legislature made a $3 billion investment in mental health programs this session, including a grant program that will fund community-based initiatives “to develop innovative strategies that provided resiliency, coping and social skills, healthy social and familial relationships, and parenting skills and behaviors.”
Lions Club International’s motto is “We Serve.” Serving more than 310 plates of fish in 90 minutes, Jacksboro Lions hosted another successful fish fry Thursday, June 1 outside the Jack County Courthouse. The fish fry, the local club’s biggest fundraiser, goes to benefit Lions programs such as scholarships, Lions Camp and vision projects.
Led by Andrew Murr, a West Texas rancher and lawyer, and Ann Johnson, a former prosecutor, the team of 12 includes 11 with law degrees.