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09/11/2022

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13/10/2022

Somervell County Sheriff's Office

Federal government providing for Somervell County and the only reason we know is executive order by the President of the United States.

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09/09/2022

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31/08/2022

Somervell County Sheriff's Office

SOMERVELL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE
NOW HIRING PATROL DEPUTY
• TAKE HOME CAR PROVIDED IF YOU LIVE IN SOMERVELL COUNTY
• 12 HOUR SHIFTS WITH EVERY OTHER WEEKEND OFF
• COUNTY PAID INSURANCE
• ALL EQUIPMENT PROVIDED
• SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL PAY, CERTIFICATION PAY, BILINGUAL PAY AND LONGEVITY PAY AVAILABLE
• 12 PAID COUNTY HOLIDAYS EVERY YEAR
• GREAT RETIREMENT PLAN/VESTED AT 8 YEARS
• CURRENT TEXAS PEACE OFFICER LICENSE PREFERRED

APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE ONLINE AT WWW.SOMERVELL.CO UNDER LAW ENFORCEMENT APPLICATIONS OR IN PERSON AT 750 E GIBBS BLVD., GLEN ROSE, TEXAS 76043. CONTACT MELANIE BYBEE, PHONE NUMBER 254-897-2242, WITH ANY QUESTIONS.

19/08/2022

Somervell County Commissioners Court has posted a Budget Workshop for August 23, 2022

https://glenrose.news/2022/08/19/somervell-county-commissioners-court-has-posted-a-budget-workshop-for-august-23-2022/

Somervell County Commissioners Court has posted a Budget Workshop for August 23, 2022 Posted on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 by Paul Harper COMMISSIONERS COURTBUDGET WORKSHOPOF SOMERVELL COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ABUDGET WOR...

19/08/2022

Somervell County Commissioners Court has posted a Budget Workshop for August 24, 2022

https://glenrose.news/2022/08/19/somervell-county-commissioners-court-has-posted-a-budget-workshop-for-august-24-2022/

Somervell County Commissioners Court has posted a Budget Workshop for August 24, 2022 Posted on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 by Paul Harper COMMISSIONERS COURTBUDGET WORKSHOPOF SOMERVELL COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ABUDGET WOR...

19/08/2022

Somervell County Commissioners Court has posted a Budget Workshop for August 29, 2022

https://glenrose.news/2022/08/19/somervell-county-commissioners-court-has-posted-a-budget-workshop-for-august-29-2022/

Somervell County Commissioners Court has posted a Budget Workshop for August 29, 2022 Posted on August 19, 2022August 19, 2022 by Paul Harper COMMISSIONERS COURTBUDGET WORKSHOPOF SOMERVELL COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT ABUDGET WOR...

17/08/2022

Somervell County Sheriff's Office

17/08/2022

Somervell County Emergency Management

Join us for the post-fire workshop being held on Monday, August 29, 2022.

Please see the flyer below for updated information. Time and date are the same, but the location has been moved to the EXPO Center.

15/08/2022

Note that this meeting will be about Sheriff, Fire, and EMS budgets.

Somervell County Sheriff's Office
Somervell County Fire Department

https://glenrose.news/2022/08/14/community-workshop-announced-by-somervell-county-commissioners-court/

Community Workshop announced by Somervell County Commissioners Court Posted on August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 by Paul Harper COMMISSIONERS COURT COMMUNITY WORKSHOP OF SOMERVELL COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A COMMUNITY WORKSHOP OF...

15/08/2022

https://glenrose.news/2022/08/14/special-session-of-somervell-county-commissioners-court-has-been-called-to-take-action-on-proposed-budget/

Special Session of Somervell County Commissioners Court has been called to pass proposed budget Posted on August 14, 2022August 14, 2022 by Paul Harper COMMISSIONERS COURT SPECIAL SESSION OF SOMERVELL COUNTY TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT...

05/08/2022

Somervell County Sheriff's Office

The Crew...
Sergeant Shane Tipton....High School
Terry Early....Intermediate School
Kevin Seaton....Elementary School
Cory Mills....Jr. High School

Our School Resource Officer Crew is ready to see all your kids for the next school year!

05/08/2022

City of Glen Rose,Tx

City crews are currently repairing a water main break in the Summit Ridge area. We appreciate your patience as we work to get your water restored. Once the line is repaired, customers in this area will be temporarily placed under a boil water notice.

02/08/2022

Lone Star State Incident Management Team - Texas A&M Forest Service

Chalk Mountain Fire
FINAL UPDATE
August 2, 2022

This will be the final update for the Chalk Mountain Fire unless significant activity occurs.

Chalk Mountain Fire Stats:
Size: 6,755 Acres
Containment: 93%
Location: 4.6 miles SW of Glen Rose, TX
Start Date: July 18, 2022
Cause: Under Investigation
Total Resources Assigned: 150

Current Status:
Management of the Chalk Mountain Fire will transfer from the Southern Area Incident Management Team (IMT) to the Texas A&M Forest Service at 6:00 p.m. tonight. Total containment now stands at 93 percent, with little activity or heat occurring across the fire. The occasional flareup is still possible on the Chalk Mountain Fire, but these flareups involve sporadic heat intermixed with pockets of burned or partially burned fuel on the interior of the fire. Firefighters will continue searching for and eliminating any remaining hotspots across the fire.

Questions or inquiries regarding the Chalk Mountain Fire can be directed to [email protected] or 979-255-0591.

Evacuations and Closures:
There are no current evacuations or closures impacting the Chalk Mountain Fire.

Fire Information:
Fire Information Line:
Contact Texas A&M Forest Sservice at:
979-255-0591

Email:
[email protected]

Incident Viewer:
https://public.tfswildfires.com/

01/08/2022

Lone Star State Incident Management Team - Texas A&M Forest Service
Somervell County Sheriff's Office

29/07/2022

Lone Star State Incident Management Team - Texas A&M Forest Service

28/07/2022

Lone Star State Incident Management Team - Texas A&M Forest Service

Chalk Mountain Fire Perimeter Resembles
Dinosaur tracks in Nearby State Park
7/28/2022
In what some would call an uncanny coincidence, the shape of the Chalk Mountain Fire closely resembles the dinosaur tracks in the nearby Dinosaur Valley State Park. Several residents of Glen Rose and surrounding communities have pointed out to fire personnel the similarity between the fire perimeter and the three-toed (theropod) tracks that Acrocanthosauras dinosaurs left in the mud 113 million years ago.

The state park, which was established in 1972 to preserve and showcase the tracks in the limestone river bottom, is less than half a mile to the east of the Chalk Mountain Fire. The fire, which started on July 18, was pushed by high winds toward the north and northeast. During that first evening, the fire threatened the state park itself.

A wildfire’s shape usually is determined by wind direction, terrain, and the types of vegetative fuels available to the fire. The Chalk Mountain Fire spread from its origin in roughly a northerly direction, with three wind-driven runs in separate directions.

Firefighters generally refer to the starting point of a fire as its heel, and the front of the fire as its head. If the head runs in multiple directions, each run is referred to as a finger. Because of the dinosaur footprints for which the area is known, fire managers have referred to the three fingers on this fire as the right, middle and left toes.

Besides the disastrous impact of the fire to homeowners and ranchers, residents are likely to remember the Chalk Mountain Fire for several years to come as the fire that looked like a dinosaur track.

Photo of an Acrocanthosauras Dinosaur footprint preserved in the ground at Dinosaur Valley State Park. Photo Credit: Andy Gray

25/07/2022