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After the Graham Police Department requested help from the community last week regarding a 19-year-old who was missing from Graham, the department closed the investigation after determining Ashton Broderick Castle was safe in another state. Castle, 19, left his home in the 100 block of Fawn Trail at 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 22 in a 2001 tan Nissan Frontier with the Texas license plate TWB3422. He was reported missing the following day and GPD requested any information regarding his disappearance.

Saturday is the final day to vote in the general and special elections on the ballot for the May election. On the ballot are elections for Graham Hospital District, Graham ISD, city of Olney, Olney ISD and city of Newcastle. Election day voting is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, May 4. Early voting was held at two Young County locations from Monday, April 22 until Tuesday, April 30. A total of 1,705 voters turned out for early voting, or 14.6% of registered Young County voters.

A television show set to be partially filmed in Young County has been delayed again due to forecasted poor weather conditions.

The annual Run for the Children 10K, 5K and 1K Fun Run will take off on the downtown square this weekend benefiting Virginia’s House and Dr. Goodall’s House. The run will be held Saturday, April 27 with the start and finish line at Third Street and Oak Street. Start times are 7:30 a.m. for the 10K, 7:35 a.m. for the 5K and 9 a.m. for the 1K Fun Run inside the downtown square.

Promoting water safety and family awareness are some of the main objectives of the Family Fun and Fishing event which will be held next weekend at Firemen’s Park. The event offers free life jackets for children, safety lessons, games and activities. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and alongside the event from 10 a.m. to noon will be the Young Anglers Fishing Tournament. The Remembering Wyatt Dale Water Safety Awareness organization hosts the event each year and seeks to spread the message of water safety and provide life jackets for all children.