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The voter registration deadline is less than two weeks away for the November election which will have 14 constitutional amendments as well as a bond measure for the Olney Hamilton Hospital District. The deadline to register to vote in the election will be Tuesday, Oct. 10. Early voting will be held Monday, Oct. 23 through Friday, Nov. 3. The last day to apply for a ballot by mail will be Friday, Oct. 27. Election day will be held Tuesday, Nov. 7. In Young County, no local political subdivisions will have general elections for candidates.

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A Young County man was arrested this week on a charge of cruelty to livestock animals related to an estimated 40 horses found by the Young County Sheriff’s Office in malnourished condition. Hadley Don Hopkins, 43, of Young County, was arrested Tuesday, Sept. 12 on the charge, according to a probable cause affidavit. One dead horse was found on the property belonging to Hopkins.

Young County organizations raised over $135,000 through the online fundraising campaign Texoma Gives which was held last week with a two week early donation period. Twelve organizations participated in the 16-hour, online giving event organized by the Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation. The event features organizations from a 24-county area within Texas and southern Oklahoma. Online fundraising efforts kicked off Thursday, Sept. 7 at texomagives.org, with an early donation period opening Thursday, Aug. 24.

Rev. Vanessa Sims’ trip to Graham turned into a journey to find her sister’s grave and led her to question a Young County cemetery and its ownership. Reaching out locally to individuals and entities, Sims helped to push a local collaborative effort for the William P. Johnston Memorial Cemetery. The journey for Sims began when she came to Graham for her father’s funeral. While attending his memorial service Saturday, June 17 at Oasis of Grace Church in Graham, Sims said she thought of her sister and wanted to find her grave and honor her.