August 2025

Joslin voices opposition to Oncor transmission line

GLEN ROSE — Somervell County Precinct 3 Commissioner Chip Joslin has formally expressed his opposition to the proposed Oncor Dinosaur Transmission Line Project, warning that it could cause permanent harm to the county’s landscape, property values and tourism. “I just wanted to express my sincere concern over the proposed transmission line project invading Somervell County,” Joslin wrote in an Aug.

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From the Mayor's Desk

Folks, we hear it all on Facebook: fact, fiction and the plain ridiculous. I don’t participate on Facebook as I find it a place where many people speak their minds without researching facts.

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Proposed overlay district raises concern

GLEN ROSE — The city of Glen Rose Planning and Zoning Commission heard from residents last week about the proposed Downtown Overlay District, with several property owners voicing concerns over how the plan could affect the character of the city’s historic square. The July 23 meeting at City Hall drew attention after property owners within 200 feet of the proposed district received official notices about the public hearing.

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