GRAHAM — The magical season for the Glen Rose Tigers came to an end Saturday with a pair of one-run losses in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs. The Tigers won Game 1 on Friday night in extra innings, and needed just one win to advance, but they came out on the losing end of a pitcher’s duel and a slugfest.
Betty Ann Whitworth McKinney, a 1958 graduate of Glen Rose High School, has been named the Tiger’s Eye Award recipient for 2022.• Glen Rose ISD Superintendent Dr. Trig Overbo made the presentation last week.• “Betty Ann loves Glen Rose Schools and is a huge supporter of all the different Tiger teams and clubs,” Overbo said. “She still loves attending games and cheering loud in the stands. She is a proud Silver Tiger as well.”
Former DEA agent sentenced to 135 months for taking bribes LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A former Drug Enforcement Administration agent who admitted to taking thousands of dollars in bribes from a drug trafficker was sentenced Wednesday to more than 11 years in prison.
LONDON – The number of fines issued over breaches of coronavirus regulations at British government offices, including Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s official residence, has expanded to more than 100, London’s Metropolitan Police force said Thursday.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A nearly $1 billion tentative settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit brought by families of victims and survivors of last June’s condominium collapse in Surfside, Florida, an attorney said Wednesday.
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Thousands gathered to mourn a slain Al Jazeera journalist in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday, as the head of the Palestinian Authority blamed Israel for her death and rejected Israeli calls for a joint investigation.
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders on Thursday for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he led the U.S. in marking the approaching “tragic milestone” of 1 million deaths at home from the virus.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – His first day racing around the new Formula One circuit in Miami was absolutely horrible.
The Glen Rose Athletic Booster Club held its 2022-23 Spring Sports Banquet on Monday night at the Somervell County Expo Center. Close to 400 students, parents and other guests attended the event catered by Hammond’s Barbecue.
Cleburne’s Garrett Alexander delivers a pitch during a spring training game Tuesday night at The Depot in Cleburne. The Railroaders, an independent baseball team in the American Association, closed out spring training this week and will open the regular season on Friday, May 20, when they host the Fargo-Morehead Redhawks at 7 p.m. at The Depot. The Railroaders went 54-46 and finished second in the South Division. They lost 4-0 to the Sioux City Explorers in the South Division Playoff Game. JAY HINTON PHOTO