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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.

After selling breast cancer awareness T-shirts in September, Graham Fire Department and its auxiliary made a donation last week to Graham Regional Medical Center to help provide for those who need support locally. The department has been selling T-shirts since 2010 as a fundraiser to support local breast cancer patients.

A series of fraudulent text messages have recently been getting sent to bank customers in Graham and Young County. At least two banks in the area have put out information online about these scam messages in an effort to warn people should they receive one. First State Bank and Graham Savings and Loan published examples of the types of fraudulent messages on their respective Facebook pages.

The filing period in Young County opens in two weeks for political subdivision seats up for election in May. City council and school board positions in Graham, Olney and Newcastle are up for election with applications available at each individual entity. Applications to file can be submitted to local political subdivisions from Wednesday, Jan. 17 through Friday, Feb. 16. The election will take place Saturday, May 4 at polling locations around Young County.

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.