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elcome to Cleburne. Thank you for choosing to visit our city or making it your hometown. We are growing and will continue
to do so for years to come with the recent
opening of the Chisholm Trail Parkway. New homes and
businesses are not far behind with endless possibilities.
We encourage you to become a part of Cleburne and
enjoy all our city has to offer, from the many museums,
entertainment, schools, parks and lakes.
At the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce, we are committed to helping you get settled in as soon as possible. Please feel free to contact
our staff at 817-645-2455 if you have any questions.
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108 S. Anglin St., Cleburne, Texas

P.O. Box 1569, Cleburne, TX 76033
Phone: 817-645-2441
Metro: 817-558-2855
Fax: 817-645-4020
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List of Advertisers A-Z

A&A Iron & Metal....................................................................................57
A Little Bens............................................................................................28
Allstate Jameson................................................................................. 4-5
Ball Insurance Agency..........................................................................50
Barreras.....................................................................................................72
Bates etc. Travel.....................................................................................52
Baylor Orthopedic & Spine Hospital at Arlington ..................47
Benke ENT.................................................................................................11
Bennetts Printing..................................................................................72
Berry Stewart Eye Center....................................................................53
Bradley Law Firm ..................................................................................69
Capital Title..............................................................................................73
CareFlite.....................................................................................................82
Carnegie Players.....................................................................................81
CASA of Johnson County....................................................................56
Cataract Eye Center...............................................................................21
Childrens Advocacy Center of Johnson County......................34
Childress Engineers..............................................................................45
Cleburne Chamber of Commerce....................................................19
Cleburne Drug.........................................................................................69
Cleburne Economic Development...................................................72
Cleburne Eye Clinic...............................................................................39
Cleburne Family Health Care............................................................61
Cleburne Ford..........................................................................................14
Cleburne R.V.............................................................................................80
Coldwell Banker Bob King Realty....................................................41
Colonial Savings.....................................................................................83
Colwick Pediatric Dentistry...............................................................73
Compass Bank.........................................................................................69
Consultants in Cardiology.................................................................13
Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Funeral Home...................................12
Dairy Queen..............................................................................................21
Dugger Electric........................................................................................21
E-Z Pay Auto Insurance......................................................................81
Family Medicine Associates..............................................................31
First Baptist Church..............................................................................69
Contents
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City
A city on the rise
Chamber
Shop Cleburne first
Economic Development
A great place to be
Golf Links
Highlights lake area
Education
Institutes of higher learning
Features
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Texas 121
Road to the future
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First Financial Bank...............................................................................18

Flamingo Bingo.......................................................................................81
Fun-N-Sun................................................................................................38
Grandview Bank......................................................................................76
Harris Cook Law Firm..........................................................................76
Harmon Insurance.................................................................................35
HEB...............................................................................................................57
Heritage Trails Nursing & Rehabilitation....................................57
Hewlett Computer Services...............................................................57
Jeff England Motor Company............................................................30
Joshua YMCA............................................................................................76
Kris Brown Chevrolet Buick GMC.......................................................3
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Local theaters
Citys bountiful entertainment
Parks and Lakes
Offer something for everyone
County
Cleburne is the county seat
Cleburne Times-Review
Newspaper a staple in the community
Entertainment
Events and entertainment
Emergency information
Emergency contacts & helpful organizations
Museums
History in motion
Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum

Bigger and better
Hill College
A beacon of growth and

education
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Stock show
Its not all for show
Laser Tech.................................................................................................68
Layland Museum....................................................................................81
Liberty Hotel.............................................................................................15
Lone Star Ag Credit...............................................................................78
Lone Star Collision and Towing.......................................................78
Lone Star Car Wash...............................................................................73
Marshall Young Insurance.................................................................24
Moncrief Cancer Center.......................................................................51
Nolan River Dental Center.................................................................64
Northstar Bank of Texas.....................................................................65
Pinnacle Bank...........................................................................................65
Sonic............................................................................................................72
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Music
County alive with the

sound of music
State Farm Clint Pullen........................................................................21

Stevan Buren Roofing...........................................................................44
Texas Farm Bureau................................................................................80
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital.....................................84
Texas Health Resources Volunteer Auxiliary............................57
Texas Oncology......................................................................................39
Trans Texas Surveying........................................................................45
Turner-Monahan Family Lawyers..................................................65
United Cooperative Services.............................................................41
Waypoint Print and Design................................................................68
Wells Financial Services......................................................................29
Zimmerer Kubota......................................................................................2
The city offers a

host of museums,
historic homes
and buildings,
seasonal events,
live theater,
two lakes,
a golf course,
numerous parks
and Friday night
football courtesy
of the Cleburne
Yellow Jackets.
A short distance from Fort Worth

and Dallas and the more rural cities
and areas of Johnson and surrounding counties, Cleburne contains the
best of both worlds.
Cleburne offers shopping, dining
and an array of cultural and entertainment attractions coupled with
the opportunity to get away from it all
and commune with nature. Both exist
a short distance and mere minutes
apart.
The city offers a host of seasonal
events, museums, live theater, historic homes and buildings, two lakes,
numerous parks, a golf course and
Friday night football courtesy of the
Cleburne Yellow Jackets.
The renovated and expanded Cleburne Conference Center
opened in 2010, followed by the new
building, which houses the chamber,
tourism center and economic development offices.
Renovation was recently completed on the Lowell Smith Sr. History Center. The center, a former auto
dealership, serves as a research
library and archive storage for the
adjacent Layland Museum. The renovation of Layland Museum and the
establishment of a railroad museum
are in the works.
Plans in the early stages of consideration call for numerous renovations and attractions at Lake Pat Cleburne over the coming years.
History
Cleburnes frontier roots stretch
back to the 1800s.
Soldiers used a wagon road,
Johnson Countys earliest road, to
pass through the area while traveling
from Fort Belknap in Young County
to Fort Graham near Hillsboro.
Soldiers established Camp Henderson as a shelter for Civil War
troops heading to combat, which led
to the establishment of a permanent
settlement in 1867.
Many of the new settlements
A
city
on the
rise
rom the Chisholm Trail to the Civil War to the

coming of the railroad and the Barnett Shale,
Cleburne has remained a vibrant city with a
small-town feel, steeped in tradition and community camaraderie.
Booker T. Washington Community and Recreation Center
residents served under Confederate

Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne during the
war and later named the town in his
honor.
The city grew with the coming of
the railroad. The Gulf, Colorado and
Santa Fe Railroad arrived in 1881,
and the citys population dramatically
increased. Santa Fe opened ma-
chine shops in the late 1800s, securing Cleburnes future and serving as
a major employer for the town.
The shops closed more than 20
years ago, but other industries, such
as a Walmart Distribution Center and
Cleburnes Industrial Park, sustain
Cleburnes economy.
The onset of natural gas explora-
tion in the Barnett Shale, underlying

Cleburne and Johnson County, supplied new opportunities, employment
and the promise of more growth.
Government
The Cleburne City Council consists of four single-member district
seats and a mayor.
In the single-member district
system, each area elects its own
representative. The mayor, however,
is elected by all residents eligible to
vote.
Cleburne has a council-manager
system of government. Under this
system, an elected council makes
policy and passes ordinances, and
the city manager supervises city
operations and implements policies
adopted by the council.
Council members serve two-year
terms.
The council meets at 5 p.m. the
second and fourth Tuesday of each
month at Cleburne City Hall, 10 N.
Robinson St.
The city hall building, anchoring
the east end of downtown, formerly
housed a post office.
The public is encouraged to attend council meetings. For information, call 817-645-0908 or visit www.
ci.cleburne.tx.us.
Emergency services
Three fire stations serve Cleburne, and a fourth is planned. For
non-emergency situations, call 817645-0964. The Cleburne Police Department is at 302 W. Henderson St.
For non-emergency situations, call
817-645-0972.
The Johnson County Sheriffs
Office is at 1102 E. Kilpatrick St. in
Cleburne. For non-emergency situations, call 817-556-6060. For emergency services from any of these
agencies, dial 911.
CareFlite provides air and ground
ambulance service to Johnson
County. For emergency service, dial
911. For membership or other infor-
mation, call 817-339-2273 or visit www.careflite.

org.
The Johnson County Emergency Operations
Center is at 810 E. Kilpatrick St. in Cleburne. For
information call 817-556-6346.
Cleburne Municipal Airport
Hazlewood Field
Cleburne holds a special place in aviation history being, along with Keene, the construction location of the first airplane built in Texas.
Floyd "Slats" Rodgers, with the help of John C.
Fine, built what became known as Old Soggy No.
1 in 1911.
Construction began in Cleburne, near the present day city hall, before moving to Keene. Once
completed, two mules pulled the plane from Keene
to Cleburne, a trip that took six hours. Rodgers
built a wall around the plane, charged 50 cents admission and collected $700 in three days.
An earlier Cleburne Airport had a Santa Fe
boxcar for an office and a runway lit by smudge
pots. Facilities at Hazlewood Field, named after a
former Cleburne mayor, are a bit more high tech.
The 520 acre airport, 1650 Airport Drive, serves
as a general aviation airport that meets the growing demands of business, corporate and personal
aviation needs.
Corporate aircraft often use the airport to avoid
Dallas and Fort Worth air traffic.
Recent improvements include a city-owned
fueling station. Plans are underway to add an interactive aviation museum.
For airport information, call 817-641-5456. For
information on hangar availability and rates, call
817-645-0949.
Museums
Cleburnes Layland Museum, 201 N. Caddo
St., came into existence through a gift in 1963 from
William J. Layland, a local businessman.
His family donated his collection of almost 500
ethnographic items to the city.
The museum is a department of the city. It is
a steward of records and events and maintains
archives documenting new construction, improvements and/or the loss of historic structures, new
roadways and bridges, as well as notable personages in the community.
Housed in the historic Carnegie Building, previous home of the Cleburne Public Library, the
Layland offers numerous free activities and educational programs for children and adults throughout
the year.
The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. Closed Sunday and
Monday. For information, call 817-556-8840 or email museum@cleburne.net.
The Lowell Smith Sr. History Center, adjacent
to the Layland, serves as a research center and
archive storage facility, and offer classes and a
classic auto display.
A small museum display in the Guinn Justice
Center, former home of Cleburne High School,
focuses on the history of the high school and Cleburne.
The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum, on U.S.
67 near Lake Pat Cleburne, offers a trip back to
Johnson County frontier days. The museum contains the original county courthouse, a stagecoach
station, blacksmith shop and other attractions.
Thursdays through Saturdays. Admission is $7 for

adults, $5 for students with ID, military personnel
and seniors 65 and older. Children in strollers get
in free. Audio tours are available for an extra $3.
Business hours are subject to change without
notice so contacting the museum before visiting is
advised.
For information, visit www.gwtwremembered.
com or call 817-774-2844.
Cleburne Public Library
The Cleburne Public Library, 302 W. Henderson St., provides Cleburne and Johnson County
residents with print and nonprint materials.
Services include delivery for home-bound patrons and weekly story time for children, public
computer and Internet access and a host of activities and programs throughout the year.
Cleburne Municipal Airport Hazlewood Field
A fourth museum on the first floor of the Johnson County Courthouse focuses on the history of
Johnson County.
Johnson County Commissioners voted to install the museum in the historic courthouse several years ago following a major renovation of the
courthouse.
The Gone With The Wind Remembered Museum & Gift Shop, 305 E. Second St., showcases
more than 6,000 exhibits related to both the iconic
Margaret Mitchell novel and the 1939 film. Civil
War and Cleburne related memorabilia round the
museum out.
The museum building once housed Givens
Grocery Store.
Normal business hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The library is open 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday and Thursday. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and
Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. Saturday. For information, call 817-645-0934.
Parks and lakes
Cleburne contains 14 parks offering 459 acres
of recreational opportunities. The parks offer a
variety of amenities from walking trails to picnic
grounds and playgrounds.
Carver Park, in the citys eastern side, contains
a splash pad for cool summer fun. Splash Station,
in Hulen Park, contains several pools and water
attractions. Summer concerts, Dachshund Days,
Ducky Derby and Whistle Stop Christmas events
also take place at Hulen Park.
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For parks information, call 817-645-0959.

Lake Pat Cleburne, a 1,500 acre reservoir,
offers swimming, fishing and boating fun. Plans
under discussion call for numerous improvements
and renovations to be implemented at the lake in
the coming years.
Golf
Cleburne Golf Links, overlooking Lake Pat Cleburne, opened in summer 2009 to rave reviews
from residents and visiting golfers. The course has
already hosted several tournaments and received
acclaim for its clubhouse restaurant, which quickly
became one of the citys favorite dining destinations for golfers and nongolfers alike. For tee times
and information, call 817-641-4501.
Cleburne Golf Links
Winston Patrick McGregor Park, a recent gift

to the city, offers a tranquil retreat and an everchanging botanical wonderland tucked away in
one of the citys busiest areas.
The Cleburne Youth Sports Complex contains

20 baseball, softball and soccer fields, two football
fields and batting cages. The complex hosts regional and state tournaments.
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Booker T. Washington Community

and Recreation Center
The Booker T. Washington Community and
Recreation Center, 100 Mansfield Road, offers a
multiuse gymnasium, exercise room and rooms
for classes, meetings and banquets. To build the
center, workers renovated and expanded the former gymnasium of the Booker T. Washington High
School. The school provided education for black
students in Cleburne from 1904-65.
The center is open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5

p.m. Wednesday and Friday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. For information,
call 817-556-8858.
Cleburne Conference Center
Performing Arts Center
The site of the Cleburne Conference Center, 1501 W. Henderson St.,
once housed a National Guard Armory, which was used as a German prisoner of war camp during World War II.
The Conference Center underwent significant renovation and expansion
and re-opened in 2010. The Cleburne Performing Arts Center, which shares
building space with the conference center, also opened in 2010. The center
stages live theater by the Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players, concerts and
other cultural events.
Hotels/motels and bed
and breakfasts
The Historic Liberty Hotel, at 205 S. Caddo St. in downtown Cleburne,
originally opened in 1924. The hotel re-opened in 2009 after a complete
renovation. Cleburne has nine other hotels with a total of 750 beds, and
three more are scheduled to open soon.
The Anglin Rose Bed and Breakfast is located among other historic
homes at 808 S. Anglin St. and contains two themed bedrooms. For information, call 817-641-7433 or visit www.anglinrose.com.
The River Rock Bed & Breakfast at 206 W. Dabney St. rents cottages by
the day or for multiple days. For information, call 817-774-6248 or visit www.
riverrockcottages.com.
Liberty Hotel
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Emergency radio station

Cleburnes municipally-owned radio station,
1670 AM, provides information, announcement
of city events and emergency notifications. The
city established the station, paid for largely by
grants, in 2007. The station normally broadcasts announcements of city related events
such as Springfest and Antique Alley, hours of

operation for city facilities and other information. But the main purpose of the station is to
broadcast information in times of emergency,
such as weather-related or other disasters or
Amber Alerts.
Signs throughout the city serve to alert
Cleburne Conference Center and Cleburne Senior Citizens Center
residents and visitors of the station and flash

in emergency situations to notify motorists to
tune into the station for information. The station works in tandem with a city wide phone
calling system and outdoor warning sirens to
ensure notification of residents of emergency
conditions whether they be inside, outside or
in a vehicle.
Cleburne Senior Citizens Center
The Cleburne Senior Citizens Center offers seniors a place to socialize and engage in
games and other activities. The center is also
available to rent for fundraisers, banquets,
meetings, civic club meetings and other uses.
The center, along with the Booker T. Washington Community and Recreation Center and
the Cleburne Conference Center, offers groups
and residents a variety of locations in Cleburne to host meetings or events of any size.
Located behind the Cleburne Conference Center, the senior center is open from 8 a.m. to 5
p.m. Monday through Friday unless otherwise
reserved for another event.
The center is at 1212 Glenwood Drive. For
rental rates or other information, call 817-5328852.
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Shopping
Cleburne first
has been a
focus of the
chamber since
its inception.
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Our No. 1 goal is to promote

business and our community, Cleburne Chamber of Commerce President Marchel said. But were continually trying to find ways that we can
enhance the value of the members
benefits and chamber membership.
Two of the charter members of
the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce
are still active today. Zimmerman
Sons and Co. Inc. and Patricks Cleburne Floral were two businesses
involved in the December 1918
meeting of the Cleburne Commercial
Club for the purpose of organizing a
chamber of commerce.
Plans were laid at their Get
Together Banquet, and after several meetings, a set of bylaws was
approved and an application for a
charter was filed with the secretary
of state.
The total number of chamber
members was 84, and each one
pledged themselves as builders of
a Cleburne Chamber of Commerce.
The secretary of state advised
charter members of the Cleburne
Chamber of Commerce that the
charter was approved on Feb. 17,
1919.
Fast forward to 2014, when the
celebrated its 95th anniversary in
February.
The chamber now has more than
900 individual and business members.
I feel very honored that Ive even
had the opportunity to work for the
chamber, Marchel said. I am only
the second woman to serve as president.
The chamber provides the opportunity for local businesses to promote
and network themselves, Marchel
said.
We promote shopping our community first, she said. We provide
services to people who live here and
visitors and provide a service to our
communitys nonprofits.
During the past 95 years, 78 dif-
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first
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values include customers, credibility and
commitment, all which chamber President Cathy Marchel concentrates on
making sure they achieve on a daily basis.
Chamber golf tournament
ferent men and women have served

as president or chairman of the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce.
Shopping Cleburne first has been
a focus of the chamber since its inception.
There have been a lot of great
leaders, Marchel said. Through that
history, one thing the chamber is re-
ally strong in is promoting business.

Cleburne is made up of about 80
percent or more small businesses.
Young Professionals
of Cleburne
A new organization was formed
in 2014 geared towards business
professionals younger than 40.
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Young Professionals of Cleburne

meets monthly for a breakfast meeting. An extension of the chamber,
the organization's mission is to connect, develop, and engage Young
Professionals in Cleburne to have a
positive impact on the future of the
community.
They strive to engage young
professionals in leadership development, networking, finding voice
in the community and community
service.
Speakers in 2014 included First
Financial Bank CEO Tom ONeil,
Lemon Chill co-founder Bob Moore
and Hill College Executive Director
of Human Resources Heather Kissack.
Executive Vice President Tara Janszen has been working on creating
the organization Young Professionals of Cleburne since she
started at the chamber in July 2013.
Janszen said that guests are welcome to attend one meeting for free,
but RSVPs are required. Cost for the
year is $75, which covers breakfast
at the monthly meetings.
For information or to register for
YPC, call Janszen at 817-645-2455.
Leadership Cleburne
Leadership Cleburne provides
the opportunity for residents to get
an up close look at how others do
their job.
The class meets every second Wednesday from September
through May.
The program consists of local
citizens and business professionals
touring the different departments of
Cleburne and Johnson County.
Different days throughout the
year included Education Day, Quality of Life Day and State Government
Day, which includes a trip to Austin to
visit the state capitol.
All areas of city government,
county government, state government, health, quality of life, educa-
tion and the economy are covered.

For information, call Janszen at 817-645-2455.
Cleburne2Go
Cleburne2Go is a chamber app offered to
smartphone users at no cost.
The app features several pages, including
events, news, a near me function and deals.
Chamber members profiles are also featured
along with their location. Only those who are members of the chamber are shown at no additional
cost to them.
This is a great way to keep everybody informed about the most up-to-date information on
business and community events, Marchel said.
Events
The chamber hosts several large events for its
members and the community throughout the year.
Pat Cleburne Days are held as a birthday celebration for Gen. Patrick Cleburne. A full day of
events honor the Irish-born Confederate general.
The birthday commemoration activities include
a Scottish festival and heritage celebration with living history camps, Civil War re-enactors, a chuck
wagon cooking contest, Scottish and Irish vendors,
a wild west show and Scottish games.
The Fourth of July firework display is usually

held at Lake Pat Cleburne. The event, which draws
a larger crowd each year, has been held for more
than a quarter of a century, water levels permitting
The Business Expo is also held yearly, giving
members a chance to showcase their businesses.
Drawings are held throughout the day.
The chamber holds a golf tournament yearly
as a fundraiser. It returned to the Cleburne Golf
Links after the courses renovation was completed
in 2009.
Whistle Stop Christmas is possibly the biggest event the chamber holds. The annual event
centers on more than 3.5 million lights that decorate Hulen Park. The lights are turned on about
Thanksgiving with a special lighting ceremony and
shine nightly until New Years Eve.
A Christmas parade is held at the beginning of
December, followed by special events at the park.
During the holiday season, Plaza Theatre Co. and
the Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players present
Christmas-themed productions. For information,
visit www.whistlestopchristmas.org.
Tourism
Tourism as always remains a focus in Cleburne
and the completion of 4B and other projects in re-
cent years have increased the citys offerings.

4B projects are funded with a voter-approved
sales tax that is dedicated to community improvements.
Without the commitment of the city to the community, the 4B projects in the town would not be
such a viable location to market, tourism officials
said. For example, the sports complex has made
a great impact in the Metroplex and is becoming
very well known.
The continuing growth of the Chisholm Trail
Outdoor Museum is also great.
Plans are in works to incorporate the Chisholm
Trail Outdoor Museum with meetings when people
visit town and use the Cleburne Conference Center.
Plaza and Carnegie [theaters] are great entertainment venues, officials said. Its all about
combining with all the different things we already
have in town.
Officials plan to create bus tours between Cleburne, Glen Rose and Granbury.
Cleburne is a great place to raise a family and
a great place to visit, Marchel said.
We would love to continue to enhance and
make Cleburne a better place to live in and visit.
The best is yet to come.
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A lot of companies, and families, like to be near Dallas, Fort

Worth and the Metroplex, but they
dont want to be in it, Cash said.
Cleburne offers easy access to
all three.
Were close enough to DFW
International Airport and Love Field,
and two highway [U.S. 67 and I35W], Cash said. And we have
two railroads.
Cash mentioned that Cleburne
Regional Airport, in addition to serving the city, serves as a destination
to many flying in to do business in
Dallas and Fort Worth.
In addition to U.S. 67, which runs
through Cleburne and connects to I35W, Texas 174 and Texas 171 run
through the city.
The Chisholm Trail Parkway, a
toll road linking Fort Worth and Cleburne, opened in May 2014 allowing Cleburne residents to reach Fort
Worth in about 20 minutes.
With a population of about
30,000, Cleburne offers a good
labor pool to potential employers,
Cash said. The citys labor pool
totals 13,656, according to August
2014 numbers.
The same report lists Johnson
Countys labor pool at 76,413. The
local economy remains vibrant,
Cash said, having weathered the
economic storms of the last few
years better than many areas of
Texas and the nation.
The most recent numbers
show Cleburnes unemployment
rate at 4.5 percent and Johnson
Countys rate at 4.3. State unemployment numbers for the same
period total 4.6 percent while national numbers totaled 7.3 percent
as of October.
For families looking to relocate,
Cleburne offers a wealth of local
history and small-town atmosphere
not far from, but removed from, Dallas and Fort Worth.
Average home prices rank below
those in many neighboring cities,
great
place to be
leburne's close proximity to the Metroplex makes it the perfect location to

raise a family, locate a business or simply visit for a day or weekend. With the
opening of Chisholm Trail Parkway, it's a 15-minute drive to downtown Fort Worth.
Chisholm Trail Parkway
Cash said. The latest figures, according to the Johnson County Association of Realtors, from October
2013 show the average listing price
of a home at $155,714 and the average selling price at 96 percent of
list price, with the average number
of days homes remain listed at 78
days.
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Taxes run lower than those in

many area cities as well, Cash said.
Cleburne property taxes are 80
cents per $100 of valuation. County
taxes are 44.5 cents per $100. Cleburne ISD taxes are $1.37 per $100.
Business activity and growth
continues and should increase
markedly in the coming years thanks
to population growth and the opening of the Chisholm Trail Parkway,

Cash said. While Barnett Shale gas
drilling activity has slowed in recent
years because of low natural gas
prices, many companies and workers remain in Johnson County to
service and maintain wells drilled in
earlier years, Cash said.
The city expanded the water
treatment plant several years ago,
and additional projects are planned
in the coming years to increase
water capacity to meet the citys
growing population needs. The water plant expansion increased Cleburnes water capacity from 15 to 20
million gallons per day, Cash said.
Cleburne also offers several
incentive programs to businesses
looking to relocate such as two tax
increment financing districts and a
380 Program. The latter encourages retail companies to set up in
Cleburne, bringing jobs, sales and
property tax, by giving a percentage
of those taxes back over a period of
time.
We have two strong theater
companies [Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players and the Plaza Theatre
Co.], Cash said. Which is pretty
rare for a town our size."
Other amenities include numerous parks, a new golf course, a
museum complex, a youth sports
facility, Splash Station, Booker T.
Washington Community and Recreation Center, the Chisholm Trail
Outdoor Museum and others, Cash
said.
The city several years ago renovated and substantially enlarged
the Cleburne Conference Center,
a building that also houses the Cleburne Performing Arts Center.
Cleburne is also rich in annual
events such as the Antique Alley
Texas and Downtown Cleburne Associations Springfest, Cash said.
Lake Pat Cleburne and Cleburne
State Park offer a host of outdoor
activities, he said.
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Course overlooks Lake Pat

A
top-notch city deserves a topnotch golf course, former Cleburne Mayor Ted Reynolds said
during the opening of Cleburne
Golf Links in July 2009.
Nestled along the banks of Lake Pat Cleburne,
the 18-hole course offers challenging play and picturesque views. The course retains, and perfectly
nestles into, the areas natural beauty thanks to
the fact that the builders left much of the native
grass areas, which run along most of the holes,
undisturbed.
Restricting those areas from play leaves them
available to area birds and other wildlife.
The par 72, 7,068 yard course runs mostly
north and south, and starts from the clubhouse.
Course architect John Colligan dubbed it, the
best true links golf course in the Metroplex.
Many tend to agree. An immediate hit with locals, the Links soon became a magnet for out-oftown golfers and tournament play, providing one of
the citys premiere tourist draws.
"Cleburne Golf Links is a city of Cleburne, daily
free, 18-hole course, open to all," Golf Links Manager Mike Utecht said. "Every hole of this unique
Links Style course offers a lake view, playing beside and around Texas native habit and is home to
several wildlife species."
Cost is one reason, Pilcher said. The courses
greens remain lower or competitive with other

courses in the area.
Were also a player friendly course, Pilcher
said. Theres no sand traps, which makes play
easier. We also have one of the prettiest courses
in the area I think. Every hole has a view of the
lake and its real peaceful, not a lot of noise out
here. People enjoy themselves out here and keep
coming back.
Nor have the charms of the course escaped
those in the know.
Avid Golfer, a magazine covering golf in the
North Texas area, ranked the Links in five categories of its 2009 year-end listing of the best area
public course with the Links topping the list in three
categories.
The magazine ranked the Links 26th out of 50
in its list ranking DFW public courses, a ranking
the writers predicted will improve considerably in
coming years. Avid Golfer ranked the course No.
4 on its list of hidden gems.
More impressive, the magazine chose the
Links as the best new golf course that year.
While Cleburne Golf Links is not technically
a new course [the city expanded and renovated
an older course], it did make significant changes
throughout to where its nothing like what it once
was, the article reads. Colligan fully utilized the
lake shore land to create a 7,068- yard stunner.
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Rates, which include greens fee and cart

rental, vary by season. The course also offers frequent-player packages. For a list of current rates,
visit www.ci.cleburne.tx.us/golfweb/index.html.
Players may also book tee times online.
Golf lessons are available and the pro shop,
located inside the clubhouse, stocks an array of
golf and golf-related items.
"The clubhouse offers an excellent golf shop,
well stocked for your golf experience needs,"
Utecht said. "Our staff can offer lessons as well as
great tips to enjoy the facility."
For those less interested in golf, the Links Grill,
also inside the clubhouse, offers a variety of great
food. Customers may dine inside or enjoy the outdoor deck overlooking Lake Pat.
Open to the public, golfers and nongolfers
alike, the Links Grill has become one of the citys
most popular dining destinations.
"The Links Grill offers a fantastic menu," Utecht
said. "Our burger, five years running, was voted
No. 1 in the Metroplex by Avid Golfer for 2014. We
offer a spacious deck for hosting special events
and our staff excels at hosting golf tournaments of
all types."
The course is open every day except Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Cleburne Golf Links is at 2501 Country Club
Road. For information, call 817-641-4501.
Tour the
Front 9
The outward nine is 3,565 yards in

length and plays to a par of 36.
Par 4. 409 yards. Nice

starting hole with wind
behind and from the
left. A 3 metal or driver
placed in the fairway should
set up a birdie opportunity.
Par 3. 195 yards. This

may be the toughest par
3 on the course as it plays
uphill and into a quartering
wind. Better use at least one
more club.
Par 4. 437 yards. Another downwind hole that

may not require driver.
A pond is left of the teeshot landing area, and an
approach missed left of the
green will spell big trouble.
Note: The course will almost always play with a prevailing

southwest wind off Lake Pat Cleburne,and that information is used here in setting up how to play the holes. The
greens have nice undulation,and it is always a good idea
to keep your shot below or to the center side of the cup to
have the most makeable putts. Distances in this tour are
measured from the Championship,or black, tees.
Par 4. 320 yards. A great

risk-reward hole with a
crosswind that will entice
long hitters to try to drive
the green. Sets up perfectly for a low 3 metal under the
wind to leave a little pitch shot
underneath the hole.
Par 4. 460 yards. Will

play as the longest par
4. Tough hole with a
crosswind from left to
right. Hole makes a gradual bend from right to left all
the way from tee to green.
Par 5. 584 yards. This

hole shares a double
green with the 12th hole
and is definitely reachable downwind, but using
the fairway around to the
left to set up your approach
is my advice to most players.
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Par 5. 540 yards. Reachable downwind in two.

Fairway narrows in the
landing area, and a good
drive will pay big dividends.
Par 3. 106 yards.

Picturesque, but
watch out for the
crosswind
from
left to right.
Par 4. 460 yards.

Looks harder than
it is. Downwind. Play
a safe tee shot up
the right side, and youll
be OK.
course
Back 9
The inward nine is 3,503 yards in

length and plays to a par of 36 for an
18 hole total of 7,068 yards and par 72.
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Par 4. 375 yards. My favorite

view of the course is from this
tee box. There is more landing
area than you see off the tee.
Play to the left center. Not long
but plays into the wind. Long hitters should use a 3 metal to avoid a
rock creek about 40 yards in front of
the green.
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Par 5. 564 yards. One of the

best par fives in the Metroplex.
A little more room to the right
off the tee than what you see.
Plays into the wind and will require
most players to hit an accurate second shot to set up the approach.
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Par 3. 180
yards. Water is
not really in play
unless you duff
it, but take an extra
club for this uphill
shot with a crosswind
from left to right.
Par 4. 411 yards.
Great
finishing
hole that requires
an accurate downwind tee shot. A nice
ball off the tee will re-
Par 4. 427 yards. You dont

feel the right to left crosswind
standing on the tee, but it will
move a tee shot as soon as it
clears the trees. Deceptively long.
Aim just left of the big pecan tree,
and let it rip.
Par 4. 402 yards.

A downhill tee
shot into the wind
needs to be in the
fairway to set up the
approach to an elevated
green that might require
one more club.
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Par 4. 354 yards. Even though

its against the wind, its a short
hole and a great birdie opportunity. A 3 metal down the right
side is my choice to set up the
best approach.
Par 5. 578 yards.

Into the wind. Hit it
long and straight, hit
it long and straight
again. Err your approach
short. There is a severe
drop off to a water hazard behind the green.
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Par 3. 212 yards. Take plenty

of club and hit it solid. Better
long than short and plays with a
right-to-left crosswind.
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Road to the
Parkway paying off: Development here with more to come
planning and cooperation between Johnson and Tarrant County officials as well as state,
federal and officials of the various cities involved.
Although many argue the tolls are too costly, all agree that the roadway significantly decreases travel times between the two cities.
City and county leaders in Johnson County compare the opening of CTP to the arrivals of
the railroads in the 1880. They also say that change is afoot in Johnson County and the much
hoped for development and economic boost is already underway.
All the people who dreamed about this all these years and all the hard work put into making it happen, Johnson County Commissioner Rick Bailey said. And I think its going to pay
By Matt Smith
decades-long dream became

reality in 2014 with the opening of the Chisholm Trail Parkway, a 28-mile toll road linking
Fort Worth and Cleburne.
A collaborative effort in every sense, realization of the CTP required some 50 years of
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future
off tremendously.
Theres been optimism and skepticism
but I travel it regularly and Ive seen a good
increase in traffic from when it opened in May
to now.
Bailey called CTPs impact so far overwhelmingly positive.
Weve already seen an influx of businesses opening or relocating here, Bailey said.
Theres also a lot of businesses expressing
interest in Cleburne and the county. Theres
plans to build homes in Godley and thats going to double their population. That wouldnt have
happened except for the toll road.
County Judge Roger Harmon called the countys future bright largely because of CTP.
[Johnson County Economic Development Director Diana Miller] is working with numerous
developers, home builders and others interested in purchasing land and who have been showing interest in the county, Harmon said. Tarleton State is going to build a new campus right
off the freeway. Thats on the Tarrant side, but I think thats still going to help us too.
Opportunity brings challenges, Harmon said.
Good transportation is vital to development, Harmon said. Our goal as a county, and all
our cities, is to stay up on that development by planning our secondary roadways and infrastructure systems so we dont become overwhelmed by growth.
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But Johnson County is in good

shape in those regards. Weve
worked well with Cleburne and the
other cities to plan ahead.
Kris Brown, owner of Cleburnes
recently opened Kris Brown Chevrolet, said the CTP played a major role
in her decision to come to Johnson
County.
Because of the opportunity to
serve Johnson County, but also the
access provided now to Fort Worth
and the Metroplex, Brown said. I
think this area is only going to grow
because of the toll road and we
want to be here to serve the current
and new residents to come.
Cleburne Economic Development Foundation Executive Vice
President Jerry Cash said the opening of CTP encouraged several
businesses including Holt Cat and
Southwest Linen Services to relocate to Cleburne.
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be more to come, Cash said. Weve had a lot of

interest shown in 2014 but not a lot of deals made
yet. We do have developers interested in buying
200 to 300 acre tracts with an eye toward long
term development. But that all takes a while from
land purchase to engineering to seeing dirt turn.
Its coming though. The ease of access to the
Metroplex is whats going to drive growth.
Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain agrees and predicts a big 2015 for Cleburne and the county.
Ive spent about 80 percent of my time in the
last few months meeting with people interested in
Cleburne and thats a direct result of [CTP], Cain
said. Were going to see a lot of opportunities for
business, entertainment and housing coming our
way soon.
One of our goals is to see 1,000 new homes
in Cleburne in the next couple of years. We have
to remain realistic but at the same time the council and city staff have been aggressive in working
toward attracting economic development. With
the toll road things have changed dramatically
for Cleburne and the county. The developers understand that, and thats what we need to understand too.
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In addition to 12
public school
campuses,
Cleburne is
home to a
private Christian
school and a
branch of a
junior college.
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Cleburne ISD has 12 campuses serving students from early

childhood to adult education. They
are Cleburne High School, TEAM
School, Wheat Middle School, Smith
Middle School and Adams, Coleman,
Cooke, Gerard, Irving, Marti and
Santa Fe elementary schools.
The school district dates to 1883,
when voters gave control of the
schools to the city council. Frank M.
Johnson was named superintendent
in 1884.
School was held in a building
formerly occupied by the Cleburne
Institute. B.J. Chambers donated the
land.
The school building burned in
1886, and classes were held in the
old Varsity Theatre near the Santa Fe
railway station.
Cleburnes first graduating class
was 1892.
A new high school was constructed in 1908 on land now occupied by
Fulton school, where Phoenix School
(DAEP) students attend.
After that building burned in 1916,
voters approved a $25,000 bond for
a new high school, built in 1919 at
204 S. Buffalo. It became a middle
school when the current Cleburne
High was built in 1976 and it is now
the Guinn Justice Center.
Southwestern Adventist
University
Founded in 1893 and affiliated with the Seventh-day Adventist
Church, Southwestern Adventist
University is at 100 W. Hillcrest in
Keene, between Cleburne, Alvarado
and Joshua.
Enrollment is about 810, with students from 35 states and 30 countries. At the countys only four-year
university, students have a choice
of 37 undergraduate majors and 26
minors, four undergraduate degrees,
as well as masters degrees in business and education.
Departments include biology and
geology, business administration,
Institutes of
higher
learning
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leburne ISD covers 205.98 square miles

in Johnson County, employes a staff of
more than 900 who serve about 6,800 students and is classified as a 5A enrollment
institution by the University Interscholastic League.
Cleburne High School Culinary Arts program
mathematics and physical sciences,

communications, computer science,
education, English as a second language, music, history and social sciences, modern languages, nursing,
kinesiology, psychology and religion.
In 2014, the university began to offer
new fire science degrees to interested students.
Southwestern is accredited by
the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges
and Schools, General Conference
Accrediting Association of SDA
Schools, Colleges, and Universities,
International Assembly for Collegiate
Business Education, Texas Education Agency, Texas Board of Nurse
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Examiners and the National League

for Nursing.
For information, call 817-6453921 or visit www.swau.edu.
Hill College
Hill College, at 2112 Mayfield
Parkway in Cleburne, has more
than 4,400 students enrolled at its
five campuses: Hillsboro, Cleburne,
Burleson, Glen Rose and Clifton.
Two-thirds of the students attend full
time. Sixty-seven percent are from
Johnson County.
A comprehensive residential
community college that opened in
1923, Hill offers two-year programs
of study leading to admission at fouryear schools.
With more than 60 fields of study,
Hill offers numerous academic curricular such as health sciences,
physical education, humanities,
social services, mathematics and
sciences. Hill features nationally recognized technical programs in such
areas as nursing, cosmetology and
Cisco training.
Noncredit and continuing education courses are also offered. Hill
provides more than $500,000 per
year in scholarships to students.
Since 1974, Hill College, Cleburne Extension Center has provided post-secondary education to the
residents of Johnson County.
In 1997 and 1998, the residents
of Alvarado, Cleburne, Godley,
Grandview, Joshua, Keene, Rio
Vista and Venus approved a local
maintenance and operation tax for
the purpose of supporting a branch
campus of Hill College.
The Cleburne Extension Center
became the Johnson County Campus of Hill College.
The Cleburne campus overlooks
Lake Pat Cleburne on U.S. 67 and
consists of 32 acres of land, plus 15
adjoining acres leased from the city.
The campus has a classroom
building, a library, a student center,
the Margie Faye Wheat Kennon
Health Science Center, and the Tolbert F. Mayfield

Administration Building.
The Cleburne campus awards associate degrees, certificate of technology and certificate of
completion and offers up to 44 hours in state core
curriculum courses.
In downtown Cleburne, the Snap-on Automotive Technology Program at the Automotive Technology Center is considered the most technically
advanced automotive training center in the area,
and the only one of its kind in the state. Students
are fully prepared upon graduation to take the Automotive Service Excellence certification exam.
The facility features state-of-the-art equipment

and tools, a two-story lab area with 10 car stalls,
classrooms, training and conference rooms. It
is the largest Snap-on educational facility in the
country.
For information, call 817-760-5600 or visit
www.hillcollege.edu.
Cleburne Christian Academy
Cleburne Christian Academy, 1410 Glenhaven
Drive, is a nonprofit, interdenominational, Christian-centered educational institution offering Christian academic curriculum in traditional classrooms.
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CCA is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, which provides students with opportunities to participate in academic
events such as the Spelling Bee, Speech Meet,
Science Fair and Math Olympics. CCA offers University-model high school classes for home school
students.
The school recently earned its accreditation
status, which means that students graduating from
CCA will be accepted into the same schools as students graduating from public school. CCA also has
plans to begin building a new school building that
will offer bigger classrooms and space for more
programs and students in the future.
For more information call 817-641-2857 or visit
www.ccacleburne.org
County schools
Johnson County features nine school districts
and 10 high schools. Districts are Burleson, Cleburne, Joshua, Alvarado, Venus, Godley, Grandview, Keene and Rio Vista. Burleson has two
high schools, Burleson High (5A) and Burleson
Centennial High (5A). All other districts have one
high school each. Cleburne and Joshua are 5A,
Alvarado and Godley are 4A and Grandview, Rio
Vista and Keene are 3A.
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beacon
of growth and education
Hill College's Johnson County campus has grown

substantially over the years and the college is now
making plans for expansion of continued growth
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he Hill College Johnson County

campus has outgrown that of the
schools headquarters in Hillsboro.
The campus, at 2112 Mayfield
Parkway in Cleburne, has more
than 4,400 students enrolled in its
five campuses: Hillsboro, Cleburne, Burleson,
Glen Rose and Clifton. Two-thirds of the students
attend full time. Sixty-seven percent are from
Johnson County.
Up there the population is growing, said Jim
Dalglish, Hill College spokesperson, about the
Johnson County campus. Were almost two to
one up there.
Alvarado, Cleburne, Godley, Grandview,
Joshua, Keene, Rio Vista and Venus voters in
1997 and 1998 voted for a local maintenance and
operation tax to support the Hill College Johnson
County Campus.
The Johnson County campus now includes
six buildings on 32 acres of land, according to the
schools website.
Hill College President Pam Boehm recently
said the Johnson County campus is expected to
experience continual growth.
When we opened the doors, we had maybe
250, 300 more students. We had a presence. It
was great, Boehm said. The Hill College Johnson County Campus is expected to experience
continual growth due to the Chisholm Trail Parkway, the new toll road connecting Cleburne to
downtown Fort Worth, as well as continual partnerships with local school districts for dual-credit
opportunities.
Boehm said Hill College was the first community college in Texas to offer dual-credit opportunities to high school students.
The college partners with local school districts
to offer high school students an early start to their
college education.
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With more than 60 fields of study, Hill College

offers numerous academic curricular courses like
health sciences, physical education, humanities,
social services, mathematics and sciences. Hill
also features nationally recognized technical programs in such areas as nursing, cosmetology and
Cisco training.
Noncredit and continuing education courses
are also offered. Hill provides more than $500,000
per year in scholarships to students.
The Cleburne campus awards associate degrees, certificates of technology and certificates
of completion and offers up to 44 hours in state
core curriculum courses.
The latest chapter and most recent sign of the
colleges Johnson County expansion is a structure known as the old Walls Building.
Administrators have dubbed the two-story
structure that workers are shoring up as the Dudley III in honor of previous owner Howard Dudley.
The former hotel/bus station is a few blocks
from the Johnson County Courthouse in Cleburne and is one of a cluster of existing buildings
the college is adapting primarily for career technology programs.
The Snap-on Automotive Technology Program
at the Automotive Technology Center is consid-
ered the most technically advanced automotive

training center in the area, and the only one of
its kind in the state. Students are fully prepared
upon graduation to take the Automotive Service
Excellence certification exam.
The facility features state-of-the-art equipment including a partnership with Lincoln Electric.
Boehm said future development of the Dudley
III facility will include a partnership with TRANE
(HVAC) to implement a residential HVAC pro-
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gram.
The new Dudley III facility wont begin housing classes until fall 2016 but the current Snapon educational facility continues to be one of the
largest in the country.
Boehm recently said she has a master plan in
the works that will drive the colleges programs
and expansion to Johnson County.
For more information, call 817-760-5600 or
visit hillcollege.edu.
2014 Community Profile
Transportation
Air service
Cleburne Regional Airport
Runway length............................5,700 feet
Runway surface.............................. asphalt
Lighted.................................................. yes
Fuel....................................................... yes
Instrument landing system.................... yes
Dallas Love Field
Runway length............................8.800 feet
Runway surface................concrete/asphalt
Lighted.................................................. yes
Fuel....................................................... yes
Dallas/Fort Worth International
Runway length..........................29,000 feet
Runway surface............................ concrete
Lighted.................................................. yes
Fuel...................................................... .yes
Airports within one hour
International.....................Dallas/Fort Worth
International
Regional......................... Dallas Love Field
Municipal...........Cleburne Regional Airport
Rail service
Amtrak, BNSF, Fort Worth & Western
(FW&W)
Freight carriers
Central Freight, Consolidated Freight ,
Federal Express, Purolator, United Parcel
Service, Western Tex-Pack, ABF, Conway,
Covenant Transport, Yellow Freight, National
Freight, Red River Freight, Keller Freight,
Deboer Transportation, J.B. Hunt, Dart
Transportation, Snyder International, Werner
Enterprises, Roadway Freight, Roadrunner
Transportation, Roadway Freight.
Wage data
Occupational title entry-level wage ($/hr)

Low High
Production classifications
Forklift operator................. 8.66.......16.12
Janitor, any industry............7.25......14.17
Laborer, general.................7.25......14.73
Machinist/related occup......8.12......19.67
Mechanic (maintenance)....7.27......22.35
Sheet metal worker.............7.69......23.64
Truck driver.........................7.25......21.53
Welder, production..............9.33......22.64
Carpenter............................9.39......32.71
Manufacturing.....................7.86......20.31
Electrical............................10.00.....29.26
Mechanic, auto...................8.16......27.63
Office, clerical and technical classifications
Customer service rep.........7.25......15.58
Secretarial..........................7.63......13.61
Accounting, auditors,
bookkeepers.......................7.76......18.58
Managerial positions..........13.69.....50.89
Medical fields......................7.25......18.30
Computer fields..................7.47......18.66
Retail positions...................7.25......18.66
Taxation
Tax rate (per $100 assessed value) - 2014
Johnson County......................... 44.5 cents
Cleburne....................................... 80 cents
Cleburne ISD.......................................1.37
Hill College-Cleburne...................... 5 cents
Sales tax total......................................7.75
Incentives
Tax abatement............ yes, city and county
Enterprise zone.................................... yes
Industrial foundation............................. yes
Foreign trade zone.................................no
Reinvestment zone............................... yes
Freeport exemption................................no
Other incentives.................................... yes
380 economic incentive program.......... yes
Utilities
Electric Energy Delivery, Oncor Electric
Delivery
Reliability...........................99.9513768605
Transmission voltage............ 69 KV, 138 KV,

345 KV
Service voltage 120/208, 120/240, 240,

480, 277/480
Other electric delivery...
United Cooperative Services
Other provider reliability............................0
Natural gas: Atmos Energy
BTU content per cubic foot................1,020
Water supplier: City of Cleburne
Source.......................................lakes/wells
Max. daily sys. capacity... 15,000,000 gallons
Max daily use to date....11,789,000 gallons
Pressure on mains....................... 35-70 psi
Storage capacity.............9,000,000 gallons
Size of mains......................................6-30
System looped...................................... yes
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Projects under construction.................. yes

Sewer system
Treatment plan types
.............................. Single state nitrification
Maximum capacity..........7,500,000 gallons
Max. daily use to date.....6,800,000 gallons
Projects under construction.................. yes
Telephone service
ATT/SBC
Digital available.................................... yes
Analog available.....................................no
Electromechanical..................................no
Make and model......................AT&T 5ESS
Software level.......................................5E8
Fiber optics.......................................... yes
Switched 56 KBps................................ yes
High capacity digital (T01).................... yes
Digital data service............................... yes
911 available......................................... yes
Other network systems
Cellular, Paging, Custom Calling, Voice
mail, Plexar, Maximizer 800, Extended
Metropolitan Service, Caller ID
Community information
Climate
Annual average temperature............65.8 F
Annual average high temperature.....78.1F
Annual average low temperature.......53.5F
Annual average precipitation.......34 inches
Annual average snowfall............0.0 inches
Elevation...............................................764
Health
Total hospital beds in city......................137
Total doctors (medical) in city.................58
Media
Daily papers..............................................1
Weekly papers..........................................0
Local TV............................................... yes
Cable TV available............................... yes
Recreation
Parks......................................................12
Area lakes.................................................3
Country clubs............................................0
Health centers..........................................4
Public golf courses...................................1
Theaters...................................................6
Tennis courts..........................................16
Bed & breakfast facilities..........................3
Hotel & Motel rooms.............................500
Libraries....................................................1
Other
Bowling, community theater, recreational
sports, baseball, football & softball complex,

soccer complex, two basketball courts.
Houses of worship
Assembly of God, Baptist, Catholic,
Church of Christ, Disciples of Christ, Episcopal, Jehovahs Witnesses, Latter Day
Saints, Lutheran, Nazarene, Pentecostal,
Presbyterian, Seventh-day Adventist,
United Methodist
Attractions
Cleburne State Park, Hulen Park, Layland
Museum, Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum,
Splash Station, Cleburne Youth Sports
Complex, Plaza Theatre, Greater Cleburne
Carnegie Players
Education
Cleburne (2014)

Number
Total

of schools enrollment
Elementary................ 7..................3,519
Middle........................ 2..................1,464
High school................ 2..................1,649
Private schools
Number of schools....................................2
Enrollment..............................................93
Area colleges and universities
Baylor University - Waco; Hill College Cleburne (Johnson County branch); Hill
College - Hillsboro; Southern Methodist University, Dallas; Southwestern
Adventist University, Keene; Tarleton State
University, Stephenville; Texas Christian
University, Fort Worth; University of Texas
at Arlington, Arlington; University of North
Texas, Denton; Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth and Cleburne
Location
City of Cleburne, County of Johnson,
State of Texas, located 29 miles South
of Fort Worth, 55 miles Southwest of
Dallas, 60 miles North of Waco
Population
Year 2011(est.) 2010 Census 2000
29,337
29,337 26,005
City
150,934 126,811
County 150,934
City Government
Number on Council............................. 5
Municipal Police................................ 56
Paid Firefighters............................... 55
City Zoning Body.............................Yes
Master Plan.....................................Yes
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Instead of
competing,
Cleburne's two
live theaters
share resources
to provide
entertainment
for all ages.
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Rather than competing against

each other, the two local theater
groups in Cleburne have come together to help each other. Sometimes
actors appear in plays for both Plaza
Theatre Co. and Greater Cleburne
Carnegie Players. They also share resources and a common goal: to bring
entertainment to Cleburne.
Our goal is to offer a different kind
of theater, so we do theater-in-theround, said JaceSon Barrus, one of
the Plaza founders. Weve met and
talked with Carnegie about this as
well.
Between the two of us we feel like
we offer a fairly wide range of options
as far as what to go see. Almost 60
percent of our patronage travels here
from outside of Cleburne. My daughters have played in a show for them,
and Ive played in a show.
The theater groups do compete,
but also share.
We have a very good working
relationship, said Jay Cornils, who
is on the Carnegie board of directors.
We are in competition. We compete
for advertising and audience. We also
compete for actors.
We share our audience dates and
we share our actors as well. We share
costumes. We share different set
pieces. We work very closely together.
The competition between us
makes both of our programs quality
just that much better.
Greater Cleburne
Carnegie Players
The Greater Cleburne Carnegie
Players, named for Andrew Carnegie,
is a nonprofit thespian group that has
been bringing live theater to Cleburne
since 1980.
It started when they remodeled
the theater on the second floor of what
was the Carnegie Library, Cornils
said. A small group got together and
wanted to do plays.
In 1978, when the city of Cleburne moved its storage, Carnegie
was given the opportunity to renovate
Cleburnes
bountiful
entertainment
leburne is not lacking in the live entertainment department. In addition to several

music options, the city has two standalone theater programs. They work together, providing year round entertainment for residents and visitors alike.
Plaza Theatre Co.
the theater above the second floor of

the Layland Museum, 201 N. Caddo
St. The year 1980 marked the beginning of the more than 30-year theater
legacy.
Through the years it has grown
from doing a couple shows a year and
usually shows ran for two weekends,
Cornils said. Last year we had five
shows but were back to doing four

shows a year. But we do three weekends a show.
In summer 2010, the Carnegie
Players moved into the Cleburne
Performing Arts Center located in the
newly remodeled Cleburne Conference Center. The Carnegie Players
last production in the old Carnegie
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Theater was the musical 1776 in

March 2010.
Moving to the new Performing
Arts Center was needed, Cornils
said. We had outgrown Laylands
theater technically. We were ready
to start doing more with our shows in
terms of lighting and sounds and sets
than that theater was capable of supporting.
Carnegie performs four shows a
year, fall, winter, spring and summer.
Its a place for me personally to
participate in acting and exercise my
God-given talent, Cornils said. Ive
always enjoyed doing it. Now I get to
do what I very much enjoy, the challenge of creating a character in a play.
Carnegie puts on shows that are
very professional. That are very entertaining and challenging. We do stuff
that is not only family-friendly but can
also be a bit more challenging intellectually. We always look to put on an
artistic show. Its well worth the time to
come out and see a play.
Established in 1978, the Greater
Cleburne Carnegie Players remain a
nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to the heritage of enriching the
cultural lives of the community through
excellent and professional theatrical
arts, according to Carnegies website.
Carnegies shows this year include
The Fantasticks, Titanic, a new musical, Pump Boys and Dinettes, and
Twas the Night Before Christmas.
For information or to purchase
tickets, visit carnegieplayers.org.
Plaza Theatre Co.
Two couples, JaceSon and Tina
Barrus and Aaron G. and Milette Siler,
came together to create the Plaza
Theatre Co.
Aaron Siler and JaceSon Barrus
had a vision for the company when
they attended college in Idaho. Although they went different directions
in their careers because they were
geographically separated for 16 years
their passion for theater allowed
them to cross paths again a few years
ago in Hurst.
Barrus needed audio assistance for one of his
performances, and a man recommended Siler for
the job.
Barrus said he wondered if this was the same
Siler he knew in college years before.
After they were reacquainted, the men began
acting in JaceSons productions. Shortly thereafter,
Aaron mentioned their college dream of opening a
theater company together.
A few months later Jackie Vinson of Cleburne
came to the Hurst theater and told Barrus the Downtown Cleburne Association wanted to put in a community theater.
The first show was November 2006. Full-time
operations began in April 2007 when the group
moved into a theater at 208 S. Main St. The theater
moved into a new facility at 111 S. Main St. in August
2008.
Our goal has always been to help make people think of Cleburne as an entertainment district,
JaceSon Barrus said.
It is a part of the Cleburne Performing Arts Foundation, which was founded by the DCA.
All four are actively involved in every production
the nonprofit theater puts on, whether it be directing,
acting, creating costumes or doing sound effects.
Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players
Mostly musicals, Plazas productions are performed in-the-round, where the audience is seated
on all sides of the stage.
Our mission is to enrich the community with high
quality, family-friendly entertainment that warms the
heart, uplifts the spirit, and tells worthy stories, ac-
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cording to Plazas website. To provide volunteer opportunities for those in the community and offer educational experiences for children, teens, and adults
to develop artistic talents and learn the theatre craft.
For information or to purchase tickets, visit plaza-theatre.com.
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Cleburne
The history of ....
elcome to Cleburne, where history, the present and the future

seem to coexist. Cleburne is a
city on the move in one fashion
but comprised of residents who
strongly value the citys small town feel and rich history and traditions. Cleburne is also a city of places
such as Layland Museum, the restored Liberty Hotel,
Yellow Jacket Stadium and the pastoral Hulen Park.
Nothing, however, exemplifies Cleburne quite
like the 100-year-old Johnson County Courthouse,
where two prominent highways (U.S. 67 and Texas
174) intersect and where hobby photographers still
congregate, after all these years, to snap memories
of the one-block-square Beaux Arts Classical structure designed by distinguished Dallas architects
Otto Lang and Frank Witchell, both students of the
renowned Frank Lloyd Wright.
The courthouse is the countys fourth and Cleburnes second. It was constructed in 1912 and
opened in 1913 at a cost of $226,000.
What makes the Beaux Arts Classical-style
courthouse a relative rarity is that most Texas courthouses went up in the 1880s and 1890s. Only about
40 Texas courthouses built between 1908 and 1914
survive.
Cleburne incorporated on May 3, 1871. Its first
mayor, Mr. A.M. Cunningham, served in 1871-72.
The first post office was established in 1867.

The Gulf Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad opened
the first of 22 miles of track between Cleburne and
Kopperl on Oct. 21, 1881. The service was extended
to Fort Worth on Dec. 8, 1881.
In 1862, the first public school building was constructed by bond money issued by the city.
Cleburne was once known as Camp Henderson
and was a training center for a number of Civil War
soldiers.
The name Henderson came from a man, Col.
W.F. Henderson, who had as much to do with settling
this area as anyone, although there is no record of
his ever having lived here.
Henderson had Col. B.J. Chambers survey the
area now known as Cleburne. Chambers is considered the father of Cleburne.
Chambers was born Barzialli Jefferson Chambers on Dec. 5, 1817, in Mount Sterling, Ky.
Barzialli attended school in a Kentucky log cabin
and studied surveying under a private tutor until he
was 17. He then went to work as a teacher in the
same school. In 1836, Barziallis uncle, Gen. Thomas
Jefferson Chambers, an officer in the Texas Patriots,
came to Kentucky to buy cannons and recruit men
to fight in the war of independence against Mexico.
He convinced his young nephew to join the Texas forces, and the men left for Texas on horseback
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March 8, 1837.
An 1895 edition of the Cleburne Enterprise reported that Barzialli had many adventures with the
wild and war-like Indians, but said he treated them
justly and the Indians reciprocated.
Chambers settled in what is now the southern
portion of Cleburne and remained there until the
death of his second wife, Emma Montgomery, in
1857. He moved back to Cleburne in 1865 after serving in the Confederate Army and never left Cleburne
after the war was over.
The town was named for Gen. Patrick Cleburne,
Confederate Army officer killed at the Battle of Franklin near the end of the war.
In 1866, N.H. Cook supposedly became the first
settler in Camp Henderson. He built a log house at
the southwest corner of the present square and started a mercantile business to serve cowboys driving
doggies north on the Chisholm Trail.
There is much more to learn about Cleburnes
past than can be covered in a brief essay. To learn
more, head to the Layland Museum (201 N. Caddo)
or the Cleburne Public Library (302 W. Henderson).
They can point you in whatever direction or to whatever part of Cleburne you think you might want to
venture later. If you get lost, well get you back on
your way. Cleburnites are among Texas friendliest
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In addition to a
sports complex,
Cleburne is home
to 14 parks
covering over
150 acres,
including
Cleburne
State Park.
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Just outside the city limits sits

Cleburne State Park, which in recent
years underwent major rebuilding
projects, courtesy of voter-approved
bond funding from the Texas Legislature.
Park officials and members of the
Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy
Cowtown Chapter 123 two years
ago formally opened and dedicated
the parks CCC bridge, better known
as Camp Creek Bridge.
Originally constructed in 1936,
the bridge crosses Camp Creek,
which sits below Cedar Lake. The
bridge is now used for pedestrian
and bicycle traffic. A newer, adjacent
bridge handles vehicle traffic.
The 1936 bridge cost $300 at the
time, Texas Parks & Wildlife public
affairs officer Bryan Frazier said at
the dedication. Some of those costs
included $100 for cement, $10 for
hardware, $10 for sand and $5 for
lime. The bridges logs and stone,
harvested on site, came at no cost.
The 1936 $300 cost equates to
$4,918.03 in todays dollars, Frazier
said.
The renovation, among other
things, brought back the bridges
wooden rails, crafted from native materials, which were replaced by iron
railing in 1953.
Other park additions in recent
years include a new air-conditioned
and heated group barracks building,
complete with modern mens and
womens bathrooms and a breezeway that accommodates 48 guests in
bunk beds. The facilities rent for $450
per night with a two-night minimum
on consecutive days from Thursday
to Sunday. Also available for guests
is a day-use group dining facility that
can accommodate up to 75, officials
said. Reservations for that facility are
available at the park.
The improvements at the park,
originally built by Civilian Conservation Corps Company 3804 and
opened in 1938, were part of a $44
million list of major Texas State Parks
Parks,lakes
offer
something
for everyone
ore than 10 parks ranging from small

to large dot Cleburne and the Cleburne area, providing plenty of space
for unlimited outdoor fun and activity.
Splash pad at Carver Park
rejuvenation projects completed or

underway, and aimed at making the
parks more fun, safer and more customer-friendly.
The renovations, project manager Greg Thelen explained, included
refurbishment of the beach area, curing erosion problems and bringing in
sand.
The new buildings and changes

replace the former bathhouse area,
which had deteriorated, Thelen said.
The improvements now provide a
major day-use area for people visiting the park.
The parks former concession
building recently underwent renovation and now serves as the Cedar
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Lodge, a day use facility with a kitchen and dining/meeting area.

Park officials are looking for
someone to lease and run the facility and hope to see it open sometime
this year.
Just across Cedar Grove camping loop from the concession bathhouse, the group barracks will fill the
demand, park officials said, for barracks-style accommodations. Families, Scout troops, church groups and
others are among those leasing the
entire unit.
The new barracks have modern
and larger bathrooms with lockers
for both genders, are more energy
efficient, and have built-in bathroom heaters and heated and airconditioned dorms. Wi-Fi coverage
throughout most of the park should
be in place by sometime in 2014.
Wi-Fi service is already available in
and around the parks headquarter
building.
Were also working with fisheries to increase our fish habitat and
improve fishing, park officials said.
So our stock is going up and weve
had people catching some really nice
crappie lately. You also dont need
a fishing license to fish in Cleburne
State Park.
We have people who bring their
big boats, their pontoons, and we
dont have any problem with it. A lot
of people like to kayak and canoe.
They use fly rods. We are noted for
a lot of crappie. Inland Fisheries (a
division of Texas Parks and Wildlife) stock catfish in here every year.
Were in the process of working with
Inland Fisheries right now to improve
our fishing.
The park has 58 campsites, all
with water and either 30- or 50-amp
hook-ups. Some include sewer facilities. There are also six screen shelters, which rent for $30 per night.
The park has 24 campsites with
30-amp availability and water and
electric; seven 50-amp sites with water and electric; 12 30-amp sites with
water, electric and sewer; and 15 sites with both

30- and 50-amp and water, electric and sewer,
Park said.
The 528-acre park, located 10 miles southwest
of Cleburne just off U.S. 67 on Park Road 21, encircles 116-acre Cedar Lake, a no-wake lake that features a three-tier spillway built by the CCC in 1935.
Park entrance fee is $5 per person, per day for
adults ages 13 and older. Children ages 12 and
younger are admitted free.
People still want to go on vacations, Frazier
said. They might not be able to go as far or spend
as much. Thats where the state parks come in.
For park reservations, call 512-389-8900 or
visit www.tpwd.state.tx.us.
Winston Patrick McGregor Park
Winston Patrick McGregor Park, at the corner
of West Henderson and Colonial Drive, was bequeathed to the city of Cleburne by M. Frank Scott,
longtime resident of the city. Scott granted the gift
with the proviso that the land be used as a park
and be named after his dogs.
The 10 acres supply a botanical-style park featuring native plants and plants suitable for the Cleburne area. Park amenities include walking paths,
a pavilion/gazebo, a pond with fountain, childrens
Winston Patrick McGregor Park
garden, memorial grove and a variety of educational and recreational activities.

The house, now completely restored, is used
for meetings, small receptions, and other gatherings. The gazebo accommodates concerts, weddings, and other events.
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City leaders call McGregor Park a jewel and an

oasis of serenity in the middle of the citys busiest
area. McGregor also represents an ever-evolving
project, city leaders say, with plans to add new
additions and change previous ones through the
years.
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Cleburne Sports Complex

Cleburnes Youth Sports Complex is known
for its combination of classic looks and modern
features. The 90-acre site, located at 900 All Star
Parkway in Southeast Cleburne, is the largest single park and recreation project ever undertaken by
the city of Cleburne.
The seven baseball/softball fields, 20 soccer
fields and two football fields provide more than
enough space for athletes of all sizes to play and
compete.
Added attractions include two playgrounds,
batting cages, four pavilions, scoreboards and
lights on several fields.
Since opening in September 2005, the complex continues to gain recognition as one of the
leading youth sports venues in the Metroplex.
Several regional and pre-state tournaments have
been hosted at the complex and more are in the
planning.
Carver Park
A cool summer fun splash pad provides the focal point of Carver Park, located at 515 Park St.
on the citys east side.
The park also offers pavilions, picnic tables, a
playground, a basketball court and a softball field.
Cleburne Sports Complex
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Buddy Stewart Park

This park near Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne on U.S. 67 features soccer
fields, a boat dock and camping sites. Overnight
camping is allowed only with a self-contained sanitary facility. Pavilions and picnic tables are also
available.
For more information about Cleburnes parks or
to make a pavilion reservation, call 817-645-0949.
Hulen Park
Hulen Park, located between West Westhill
Drive and Country Club Road along Buffalo Creek,
offers pavilions, picnic tables, a playground, walking path, a baseball field, basketball courts and
tennis courts
To help honor a time in history when Cleburne
was a major part of the Santa Fe railroad, the park
is also home to Steam Engine 3417, which went
into service in 1919 and was retired in 1954.
Hulen Park is also home to Splash Station,
which features a zero-entry leisure pool, lounge
chairs and shaded tree decks, interactive spray
pad, water spray features, a whirling vortex and
two 120-foot winding slides.
It also boasts an eight-lane, 25-yard competition pool that is open year round. For more infor-
mation on Splash Station, call 817-556-6259 or

visit www.ci.cleburne.tx.us/index.aspx?nid=127.
During the Christmas holidays, Hulen Park
transforms into a magical wonderland, filled with
more than 3.5 million lights, sure to delight children
of all ages.
Lake Pat Cleburne
Lake Pat Cleburne, located in the southwestern
edge of Cleburne, at 1,500 surface acres serves
as the principle source of water for Cleburne.
Along with four conveniently located boat
ramps around the lake, recreational activities
at and around the lake include a municipal golf
course, swimming, boating, picnicking and fishing.
The lake is an excellent location for bird watching,
and pelicans and bald eagles have been observed
during migratory periods.
Lake Pat Cleburne is also the site of Cleburnes
annual Fourth of July celebration where a dynamic
fireworks display is launched from the dam. Thousands of spectators enjoy the display from every
vantage point.
Hamm Creek Park
With limestone cliffs, shores and smooth
water, this might be Johnson Countys best
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sandy kept secret.

Hamm Creek Park, located about eight miles
west of Rio Vista on the Brazos River reopened
last year. The renovated park has 10 primitive
camping sites and 30 camping sites with water
and electricity, five of those with a sewer. There
are also 10 camping sites with water and electricity specifically for those with horses.
For boating and water skiing enthusiasts,
the park has a boat ramp leading to the Brazos River with parking to accommodate 50 boat
trailers. There are also more than 30 day-use
picnic shelters. Large and small pavilions with
electricity are also available for rental. Bathroom facilities, some with showers, also dot the
park.
From Texas 174, visitors should turn west
in Rio Vista on FM 916. Visitors should take
the first entrance on the left after Fishermans
Paradise.
Admission for day use is $2 per person and
$6 per carload up to six people. Admission is
free for children 13 and younger. There are additional fees for campsites and other facilities.
For more information or to make a campsite
reservation, visit www.hammcreek.com or call
817-556-9311.
Serving as the
county seat,
Cleburne houses
the courthouse, a
justice center, an
emergency
operations center
and the sheriff's
office and jail.
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The countys population in 2013

stood at 154,707, compared to
127,978 in 2000, according to Census Bureau estimates.
Growth is expected to continue,
and even speed up, with the recent
opening of the Chisholm Trail Parkway. The 27.6-mile toll road, runs
down the western side of the county
and links Cleburne and Fort Worth.
Johnson County consists of 734
square miles south of Fort Worth,
including the county seat, Cleburne,
and more than a dozen additional
towns.
The county is governed by the
Johnson County Commissioners
Court, which meets at 9 a.m. on the
second and fourth Mondays of each
month at the Johnson County Courthouse, 2 N. Main St.
Roger Harmon, who became
county judge in 1995 and secured
his sixth term in 2014, is presiding
officer of the Commissioners Court
and judge of the county court.
County Commissioners, as
of the beginning of 2014, are
Rick Bailey in Precinct 1, Kenny Howell in Precinct 2, Jerry
Stringer in Precinct 3 and Larry
Woolley in Precinct 4.
Harmon and the four commissioners oversee the countys judicial system, health and
social service delivery, law enforcement and road construction.
The Commissioners Court
serves as the legislative and
executive branches in the
county and has authority over
budgets of all county departments.
The court has set the county property
tax for 2015 at tax rate of 44.5 cents
per $100 of valuation.
Tax Assessor-Collector Scott
Porter heads the county tax office.
The office has locations at 2 N. Mill
St. in Cleburne, 118 S. Friou St. in
Alvarado and 247 Elk Drive in Burleson.
Cleburne is also home to the
Cleburne:
the
county
seat
ohnson County is one of the fastest-growing

counties in Texas, according to official U.S.
Bureau numbers, which indicate the county
has grown about 21 percent since 2000.
Johnson County Courthouse
Guinn Justice Center at 204 S. Buffalo Ave., which holds the 18th and
249th District Courts that serve
Johnson and Somervell counties.
The 413th District Court serves only
Johnson County.
Within the last three years, the
county has completed construction
on and opened for operation two new
county buildings.
The Emergency Operations Center, headed up by Emergency Management Coordinator Jamie Moore
and boasting a state-of-the-art communications and incident command
room, is on East Kilpatrick Street.
The EOC is also the location chosen
for installation of a new Collaborative
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Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere

radar unit.
Also completed recently is the
countys new Adult Probation Offices
Building, adjacent to the Guinn Justice Center. The County Elections Office moved in 2013 to a larger space
at 103 S. Walnut St.
The county has two sub-courthouses, one at 257 Elk Drive in Burleson, and one at 206 N. Baugh St.
in Alvarado.
The county is served by the
Johnson County Sheriffs Office and
Sheriff Bob Alford. Alford was elected
and took office Jan. 1, 1997, and initiated the Stop The Offender Special
Crimes Unit, Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement and presided over the
recertification of the county jail since
then.
Alford said law enforcement in
Johnson County is improving all the
time between local, state and federal
agencies.
Now, everybody is
getting computers in their
cars and thats a great
advantage because we
can check quicker on who
is supposed to be in what
car, who is supposed to be
at what house, he said.
Its a great advantage that
we didnt have in the past.
Homeland Security is
a growing focus with area
law enforcement agencies,
and Alford said the sheriffs
office cannot work alone.
Of course, anything
entails getting citizens involved because without the citizens,
there is no law enforcement. They
tell us what they want and how much
they want, he said. We need their
input and we cant do it alone. You
cant hire enough police officers. It
takes the citizens getting involved to
be the eyes and ears for law enforcement.
The sheriffs office has realized
that citizens can help solve cases.
The office has began using its Wise Eyes alert

system, which is a neighborhood or county safety
program that allows citizens to report any suspicious activity to police.
HOPE Medical and Dental Clinic
The HOPE Medical and Dental Clinic, at 111
Meadowview Drive in Cleburne, offers low-cost
medical and dental care three days a week, on a
rotating schedule, for uninsured and low-income
people in Johnson County.
The clinic is staffed by certified local volunteers, physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners.
The clinic does not offer emergency care, Xrays, mental health care or pregnancy and pain
management. Call 817-641-5858 to set up an appointment.
Texas Health Harris
Methodist Hospital Cleburne
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne, located at 201 Walls Drive, is a division of
Texas Health Resources.
The hospital is a full-service, 137-bed acute
care medical center with more than 80 physicians
on staff and is a three-time honoree among the
Top 100 Hospitals in America.
Downtown Cleburne
The Walls Regional Medical Auxiliary, established in 1969, has 80 members who volunteer in
all departments of the hospital.
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For information on Texas Health Cleburne program and services offered and physician referral,
call 817-641-2551 or 888-4-HARRIS.
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Museums in
Cleburne offer an
array of
historical focuses
and research
opportunities, as
well as unique
artifacts.
Gone With the Wind

Remembered Museum
& Gift Shop
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Cleburne may be a ways from

Atlanta but its likely to become the
destination for Gone With The Wind
fans.
Cleburne resident Vicky Rogers
opened the Gone With The Wind
Remembered Museum & Gift Shop
in 2014.
Located at 305 E. Second St.,
the museum showcases more than
6,000 exhibits related to both the
iconic Margaret Mitchell novel and
the 1939 film. Civil War and Cleburne
related memorabilia rounds the museum out.
A passionate GWTW fan, Rogers
began collecting items related to the
book and film more than 30 years
ago. The museum building, which
once housed Givens Grocery Store,
has been lovingly renovated to allow
Rogers to share her love of GWTW
and history with Cleburne and the
world.
Normal business hours are 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through
Saturdays. Admission is $7 for
adults, $5 for students with ID, military personnel and seniors 65 and
older. Children in strollers get in free.
Audio tours are available for an extra
$3.
Business hours are subject to
change without notice so contacting
the museum before visiting is advised.
For information, visit www.gwtwremembered.com or call 817-7742844.
big bear native
american Museum
The Chisholm Trail Outdoor Museum, located on U.S. 67 by Lake
Pat Cleburne, added its biggest and
most ambitious attraction this year,
the Big Bear Native American Museum.
Named after former Grandview
resident Leonard Jackson Big Bear
Beal, the museum chronicles the history of Native Americans, Johnson
County and the Chisholm Trail cover-
History
in
motion
C
leburne added two new museums in

2014 to its several already exisiting
museums, the Big Bear Native American Museum and the Gone With the
Wind Remembered Museum & Gift Shop.
Big Bear Native American Museum
ing a span of prehistoric to modern

day.
Admission to the museum is $5
for adults and $4 for students and
senior citizens. Children in hand and
active military members in uniform
get in free.
Admission to the rest of the
CTOM is free.
Big Bear Museum hours are 10

a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays
and Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays. For information, visit www.jcchisholmtrail.com.
Layland Museum
Layland Museum, 201. N. Caddo St., provides the crown jewel in
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the citys evolving plans to create a

museum and cultural district.
Built in 1905 and housed in
the historic Carnegie Building, the
site originally housed the Cleburne
Public Library, which is now at 302
W. Henderson St.
A 1963 gift from the family of
William J. Layland, which consisted
of almost 500 ethnographic items,
led to creation of the Layland Museum. Since then, numerous donations and acquisitions have substantially increased the museums
collection.
The museums mission is to
celebrate and preserve home and
family life as well as the history of
Cleburne and the region.
"One big feature is the Carnegie Building, which our museum is
housed in," Layland Museum Manager Jessica Baber said. "That in itself is worth making a visit because
the building is one of Cleburne's
treasures and one of the few Carnegie buildings left in the state.
"We're also one of the few home
and life museums in the region and
we house many important artifacts
and a wealth of research material
covering local and area history that
you won't be able to find elsewhere.
"We rotate exhibits on a regular
basis to keep things fresh. We also
have something for all ages through
our year round activities and programs."
Museum hours are 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. Tuesdays through Fridays and
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays.
Lowell Smith Sr.
History Center
The recent opening of the adjacent Lowell Smith Sr. History Center has helped to greatly advance
that mission.
Built in 1914, the Smith History
Centers building previously housed
grocery stores and automobile
dealerships. Classic automobiles,
gas pumps and other memorabilia
now fill the Smith History Centers front window

display, a nod toward the buildings former life.
Although it's neither a museum itself nor a replacement for Layland, the Smith History Center
supports and complements the museum.
The center serves multiple functions with the
majority of space dedicated to archival storage.
While off-limits to the public, that area allows the
Layland to better preserve artifacts and provides
much needed storage space. The archives also
make it easier to change exhibits in the Layland.
Armadillo Room
The Smith History Center also includes a reference library, relocated from Layland, and a fully
stocked kitchen, known as the Armadillo Room.
The Armadillo Room features space for the centers ongoing cultural cooking and demonstration
classes.
The space also doubles as a room for lectures
and educational programs.
The Layland likewise offers a variety of activities and programs throughout the year for all
ages. Two popular favorites include summer programs for children and the museums concert-inthe-park series held in Hulen Park.
In addition to periodic changes to the museums regular display collection, the museum
displays a new temporary exhibit about every six
weeks.
Recent years have brought a number of
renovations to the museum building, but more is
planned pending funding. The city several years
ago purchased a third adjacent building, which will
one day serve as the third structure in a planned
museum complex.
Layland Museum
Long-range plans call for construction of an

exterior elevator tower, and development of the
upstairs theater into space for lectures, programs,
community events and weddings.
Layland and the Smith Center are open from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. every second and fourth Saturday.
For information, call 817-645-0940 or email
museum@cleburne.net.
Johnson County
Historical Museum
Just a couple of blocks from the Layland is
the Johnson County Historical Museum, on the
first floor of the Johnson County Courthouse at
Guinn Justice Center museum
2 N. Main St.
The museum, which celebrates Johnson
County history and tradition, contains a number of exhibits, documents and research materials.
The museum is open 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., although closed from noon to 1 p.m. for lunch, on
Wednesdays and Thursdays. For information,
call 817-556-6360.
A small museum display area in the basement of the Guinn Justice Center at 204 S.
Buffalo St. offers a nostalgic look back at the
history of Cleburne High School. The Guinn,
which presently houses courts and other county offices, occupies the former home of CHS.
Johnson County Historical Museum

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The addition of
the Big Bear
Native American
Museum in 2014
marks Chisholm
Traill Outdoor
Museum's biggest
undertaking yet.
Big Bear
Native
American
Museum
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The focus of the museum,

overseen by the Johnson County
Heritage Foundation, is to preserve and share the history of
Johnson County and to provide
a destination that is fun for families, tourists and businesses.
The tipis, courthouse and cattle drive silhouettes lining the access road make the outdoor museum highly visible from U.S. 67.
Word of the museum has
spread in the last 10 years, said
David Murdoch, JCHF chairman,
adding that its not unusual to encounter visitors from other states
or even other countries on any
given day.
We have 11,900 cars pass by
on U.S. 67 everyday, and more
and more people are stopping
by to see what we are, Murdoch
said.
Murdoch said the annual Pioneer Days event brings in thousands of visitors every year.
Admission is free and the museum is generally open Monday
through Saturday.
Basically, if you see the front
gates open, come on in, Murdoch said. Someones usually
here. There may not always be
someone around to give you a
tour, but are docents are generally here Thursday, Friday and
Saturdays.
In an effort to keep the museum evolving, officials have
added numerous attractions over
the past decade and have taken
steps to make visits more interactive.
Additions in the last decade
include a stagecoach station with
an actual stagecoach parked out
front, a mule barn, a cemetery,
a sheriffs office and jail and a
stone pavilion area near the lake,
perfect for family or business picnics or gatherings.
W.H. Johnson was the stage
line that actually ran out of Cle-
Bigger
and
better
lanning for the Big Bear Native American Museum began in 2012 and in 2014
it finally opened. The museum features
more than 2,000 Native American artifacts donated to the Johnson County Heritage
Foundation by Grandview resident Leonard Jackson "Big Bear" Beal.
Chisholm Trail Outdoor Musuem
burne, Murdoch said. It went

from here to Fort Worth, a sevenhour trip. Interestingly, they show
these in the movies with pretty
horses moving them, but around
here and most places they used
mules instead. The reason is because Indians despised mules.
They were beneath them and
they wouldnt steal them. So, if

they wanted to stay in business,
they had to switch to mules.
Officials added the sheriffs office and jail, one of the museums
more popular attractions, in 2010.
The jail doors came from the old
Wardville Jail, built in 1855, Murdoch said, and were last used by
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the county about 1973.

Wardville served as the first
county seat of Johnson County,
which was also the site of the
original courthouse.
There were 17 men incarcerated behind the doors [of the
Wardville Jail], Murdoch said.
Of that, five were hanged legally,
the rest basically drug out and
lynched.
In addition to proximity to the
countys original seat, the CTOM
grounds are close to where the
famous Chisholm Trail passed
through Johnson County. What is
now U.S. 67 was originally an Indian, and later, military-use trail,
Murdoch said.
There were a lot of Indians
here, Caddo Indians and there
were Comanche here, the meanest of the bunch.
Other additions are more
interactive, including working
blacksmith and gunsmith shops
and a one-room school house,
which opened last year. Hundreds of students from Cleburne
ISD and other area schools have
visited to experience a typical
school day 1800s style.
Weve added at least one
structure each year some years
more, since 2005, Murdoch said.
Pioneer Days, held annually
on the Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving, offer not only
the amenities of the museum, but
also Civil War re-enactments, Old
West gunfights, local historians,
live music and more.
The museums future looks
bright thanks to its proximity to
Texas 121, a toll road linking Cleburne and Fort Worth. Work on
that project is scheduled to be
complete this year.
I think [CTOM], because of
our location, will soon be one of
the premiere locations not just for
Cleburne, but for the county and
this area, Murdoch said.
big bear native

american Museum
The musem added its biggest and
most ambitious attraction this year, the
Big Bear Native American Museum.
Named after former Grandview resident Leonard Jackson Big Bear Beal,
the museum chronicles the history of Native Americans, Johnson County and the
Chisholm Trail covering a span of prehistoric to modern day.
Beal donated more than 2,000 Native
American artifacts a lifetime collection he and his sons, Jay and Jual Beal,
spent more than 60 years amassing
to the JCHF. Murdoch and others spent
months combing through and cataloging
the collection.
Admission to the museum is $5 for
adults and $4 for students and senior
citizens. Children in hand and active
military members in uniform get in free.
Big Bear Museum hours are 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 1-5 p.m. Sundays.
For information, visit www.jcchisholmtrail.com.
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Youth Fair offers kids scholarships, skills
he Johnson County Junior Livestock

Show and Youth Fair has been in
Johnson County for 79 years and offers hundreds of kids an opportunity
to show leadership.
Johnson County Livestock and Agriculture Association President Chris Goodwin said
the ultimate goal is not about the animals.
Were there to make better kids, Goodwin said.
Were one of the best organizations out there because were teaching the kids life lessons for now
and the future.
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Goodwin said several kids from past

shows come back as grown-ups and
help with the shows, some whose own
children are now participating in the
show.
Were making leaders and bringing
the community together, he said.
Every year about 500-600 kids from
the county participate in the annual
event, half from FFA and the other half
from 4-H.
Projects kids can participate in include not only livestock but also ag mechanics and youth fair, in which kids can
enter art and crafts.
All of the projects are eligible for sale
and 30 percent of the projects are sold
annually.
The project that draws the biggest
crowd and sells for the most is the steer
competition. The grand champion steer
can rack up to $11,000.
Overall, projects bring in half a million dollars. What kids make from the
sale can be used for next years project
or saved up for college, Goodwin said.
Another event that also offers one
of the biggest scholarship awards is the
queen and ambassador competition.
The Marti Foundation set up the
competition originally and has given the
JCLAA the money to continue it indefinitely.
Two students are announced queen
and ambassador of the Johnson County
Junior Livestock Show and Youth Fair
and are awarded $10,000 each. Runnerups also receive a $1,500 scholarships.
The queen and ambassador are
responsible for, among other things,
announcing winners, handing out awards and doing

radio briefs at the show.
The pair are chosen based on a number of factors,
including their application, grades, essay and stage
presence. To be selected, participants need to have
been in high school for three or four years and have
constant involvement in the livestock show.
Another scholarship offered is the showman scholarship in which winners in the senior division receive
a $1,000 award.
Over the years, organizers have made changes
to best accommodate the participants. For example,
theyve changed the dates of the show to the first part
of January to accommodate school testing and to give
dairy competitors time to qualify for the Fort Worth
Stock Show & Rodeo.
This year, while everything is mostly the same,
Goodwin said organizers have decided that during the
sale other than the grand and reserve champions, they
will only show pictures of the other projects to help
move the sale along.
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Goodwin said the best plan is for students to recruit buyers for their projects, but either way JCLAA
receives a lot of help from the community.
There are several businesses from the community
that come out to help these kids, including the kids
families, he said.
Goodwin said every year there are new buyers and
JCLAA recruits buyers all the time.
We encourage kids to go and help find buyers but
we as an organization put money together for those
kids that dont have anybody, he said.
A lot of the kids will start out with a $200 animal and
can end up selling the animal for so much more.
Again, were teaching them a lot of responsibility
about being able to take care of an animal or creating
something on their own, then going out selling their
projects, Goodwin said.
Over the course of the 79 years, Goodwin said the
junior livestock show and youth fair has helped and
inspired an estimated 40,000 or more kids.
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County
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with the
sound
of music
Songbird Live
he roll call of musicians hailing from

or getting their starts in Cleburne and
Johnson County impresses.
The list includes Godley rockabilly legend Johnny Carrell, Cleburne jazz great
Frank Jackson, dance and big band leader
Harvey Anderson and Joshuas Ray Hildebrand, better known as the Paul of Paul &
Paula and the writer and co-singer of the
1963 chart topper Hey Paula.
Lest we forget singer Billy Cate or Cleburnes Gospelaires who toured throughout
Texas to spread the word live weekly on
KCLE.
Not to mention musicians of more recent vintage, Burlesons Quebe Sisters
and Cleburne country singers Randy Rogers, Sonny Burgess, Steve Helms, Jimmy
Jones and Mikayla Griffin.

Lawrence Welk played the Liberty Hotel back in the day. Better yet,
soul singer supreme Sam Cooke, while still a member of the Soul Stirrers,
is rumored to have appeared on stage in the auditorium of the old Booker
T. Washington High School.
Since then, although local talent rich, few would have mistaken Cleburne and Johnson County for a live music mecca. Fortunately, that situation has changed of late thanks to one downtown Cleburne venue and
numerous city concert series.
Songbird Live, 210 E. Henderson St., recently celebrated its first anniversary. Its been a roller coaster ride of starts and fits, owner Tom Burkett
said, but the goal remains to create something musically wonderful in Cleburne, akin to Fort Worths much missed Caravan of Dreams.
Youve always had live country music here, Burkett said. Thats
great, I love country music. But theres such a lot of great music out there
thats not being presented in Johnson County, and thats our mission and
dream, to bring an eclectic mix of quality live music in a small, personal
setting to Cleburne.
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Songbirds weekly shows have offered a something-for-everyone mix to say the least ranging
from Celtic to jazz to pop to country to soul to classical to Christmas faves. Sara Hickman recently
appeared and word is getting out to the bigger
names that Songbird is the place to be.
All the same, its been a tough road at times,
Burkett admits.
I thought it would be embraced by music lovers more than it has so far, Burkett said. But were
not giving up and we do have a crowd of regulars
and an expanding base. Its not unlike when [Plaza
Theatre Co.] began. It was slim pickings for them
in the beginning, but now theyre huge. Itll take
time. Theres not really a history of live concerts
in Cleburne.
Cleburne Mayor Scott Cain predicts it wont
take too long.
Songbird is such a unique venue and a big
boost toward attracting people back to downtown,
Cain said. Were talking world-class musicians
playing in an up close, intimate room where the
audience can visit with them. The audience loves
that. The musicians love it. I predict within another
year its going to be hard to get a ticket to Songbird.
Market Square concert
Adding to Cleburnes live music revival are the

recent renovation of downtowns Market Square
and 2013s Randy Rogers concert staged at Buddy Stewart Park.
The Market Square free summer concert se-
ries attracts 2,000 or more downtown and has

brought a mix of rock, country and Elvis, or at least
an Elvis impersonator, to town.
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something for everyone, Cain said. In addition to
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rock and country were looking at jazz, Christian

and tejano bands in the future.
The 2013 Rogers concert was staged to raise
money for victims of the tornadoes that swept Cleburne and the area that same year. Thousands
showed resulting in an overwhelming success.
Although that was a privately organized event,
it certainly gave us as a city the idea to plan events
out there in the future, big events that are going
to attract 10,000 or more people from Johnson
County and all over North Texas.
On a smaller scale, the Layland Museums
summer concert series offers free concerts by area
musicians at Hulen Park. The four yearly shows
run 8-9 p.m. each Tuesday in June.
The concert features good music from bands
in the area, museum officials said. They may not
be famous, but theyre just as good as the famous
acts.
Grandviews FireFly Stage has played a huge
role in revitalizing interest in that towns downtown.
Its a great opportunity for us to invite people to
come and see Grandview, Grandview City Manager Travis Buck said. Word of mouth has been
huge. Weve had 2,000 people at some shows,
which is something when you consider our popula-
Songbird Live
tion is about 1,500. Weve reached the point where

the talent now seeks us out to play here.
Burleson stages free concerts at 7:30 p.m. every Friday from May 29 to July 4 in old town bringing every type of music imaginable to town.
Officials said the concerts feature a wide variety of music: country western, rock, '80s, Elvis and
Beatles. The goal is to host events the whole family can enjoy in a safe atmosphere and to promote
downtown businesses.
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Cleburne Times-Review
A staple in the community for more than 100 years
es, its true, the Times-Review was

a more colorful newspaper to read,
and notably to be employed by, in
the early to middle years of the 20th
Century.
One editor, Harold Ratliff, was known to
stand behind the front desk with a baseball bat
at his side when visitors stopped by to discuss
the finer points of journalism. Harolds specialty
in those days was crime.
Another editor, Jack Proctor, took things even
further. He irked a reader so terribly with a trial
report that the reader punched out Proctor at
the Liberty Hotel cafe. Proctor, knowing a scoop
when he saw one, printed a story of the fight, as
well as a picture of his black eye, on the next
days front page.
Cleburne has always been a good journalism
town partly, one can say, because there was
always quite a bit to cover.
The Cleburne Chronicle, 108 E. Chambers
St., was for many years the countys leading
newspaper. J.C. Scurlock sold it in 1904 to J.C.
Scott, who later sold it to Hardy Solomon in 1911.
It was sold to J.P. Chambless, who published the
paper semi-weekly.
U.A. Anderson then bought the paper and
sold part of his interest to John W. Murphy in
1916. Anderson then bought out Murphy, and
The Chronicle ceased publication, although its
job shop continued operation. The paper had
published as a weekly several years before it
ceased publication.
In 1895, J.R. Ransone Jr. published the Cleburne Daily Enterprise and the Cleburne Weekly
Enterprise. In 1924, the equipment was purchased by a stock company, which on Jan. 2 of
that year printed the first issue of the Cleburne
Daily Times.
Another early paper, whose history has continued under various owners and names, was
the Johnson County Review, established in April,
1891 by J.A. Templeton and H.E. Oldfather.
The paper was printed as an eight-page,
five-column publication in a plant on the second

floor of a brick building at the southwest corner
of the courthouse square. Col. T.B. Baillio, from
Rapides Parish, La., became one of its owners
and editors in 1892.
O.H. Poole, who was connected with the company, continued the paper as its manager, under
the name of the Cleburne Morning Review. On
Oct. 1, 1928, the Cleburne Morning Review and
the Cleburne Daily Times were purchased by the
Southwest Newspapers Inc. and consolidated
into the Times-Review, which is the present publication and the only daily in the county.
The consolidation of the Morning Review and
Times on Oct. 1, 1928, was heralded in a pageone story that called it a progressive move in the
newspaper business of the city.
O.H. Poole was chairman and George W.
Bowman manager of the new concern, which
boasted modern equipment and full-leased wire
news reports by teletype.
In 1937, the paper was purchased by C.C.
Woodson, who operated it until 1940, when it
was purchased by Walter Murray, who owned
newspapers in Ranger, Eastland and Brecken74
ridge. He also owned the Mineral Wells Index.

William Rawland, who had served in the advertising and bookkeeping departments and as
business manager of the Times-Review, purchased an interest in the publication and took
over as publisher for Murray. In 1948, Rawland
purchased the Times-Review outright and remained at the helm until 1976, when he sold the
newspaper to Donrey Media Group.
In 1950, the Times-Review added teletypesetter equipment and was the first newspaper in
Texas to join the new TTS United Press circuit.
The Times-Review was published six days
a week with no Saturday edition in those days.
By the 50s, the paper had 25 employees and
20 carriers, in addition to the executive group
Rawland, Proctor and business manager Peyton
Lawson.
Now fully modernized, the Times-Review is
owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Publisher is Kay Helms and managing editor is
Dale Gosser.
It is published Tuesday through Friday afternoons and Sunday morning and can be accessed on its website cleburnetimesreview.com.
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EVENTS
ENTERTAINMENT
Braz o s
Chamber
Orchestra, including the
string quartet Forte Strings.
For information, visit brazoschamberorchestra.org.
Cleburne is
a hotbed of events and
entertainments. Two local theater groups, Plaza Theatre Co. and the
Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players, present
musicals and plays throughout the year. The
Brazos Chamber Orchestra provides concerts throughout the year, and Layland Museum hosts free concerts during the summer.
Several large events give residents the
opportunity to dress up, watch a good rodeo
or donate their money to a good cause. Many
of the events, such as the Childrens Advocacy Centers Cowboys for Kids rodeo, Relay For Life and Heritage Assembly Ball are
fundraisers for nonprofits that donate money
to charities. Others such as the PRCA rodeo
and Springfest provide entertainment for local
residents.
Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players

The Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players
was founded in 1980, named after Andrew
Carnegie. A nonprofit thespian group, the
Carnegie Players present productions in the
Cleburne Performing Arts Center in the Cleburne Conference Center. Starting with the
first season, which included two shows, and
continuing to the present with four shows
performed annually, the Carnegie Players encourage participation both on the stage and
Entertainment
Brazos Chamber Orchestra
The Brazos Chamber Orchestra, a nonprofit organization, was founded in the fall of
1998. It is composed of musicians from the
Metroplex and area communities and provides
free concerts in Johnson County and the Brazos Valley Region. The Brazos Chamber Players is an extension of the Brazos Chamber
Orchestra that is dedicated to small ensemble
chamber music. The featured ensembles are
typically made up of members of the
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off by anyone in the greater Cleburne area. For information and schedules, call 817-645-9255 or visit www.
carnegieplayers.com.
Plaza Theatre Co.
Plaza Theatre Co. presents theater in the round,
in facilities at 111. S. Main St. The focus of the theater
is to present family-friendly, high-quality musicals, comedies, childrens shows and acting classes for the kids.
The nonprofit thespian group was founded by JaceSon
and Tina Barrus and Aaron and Milette Siler. Together
they bring more than 80 years of theatrical experience
in working with community and professional theaters of
all sizes. For information and schedules, call 817-2020600 or visit www.plaza-theatre.com.
Summer concert series
Layland Museum hosts free concerts in Hulen Park
weekly throughout the summer. The concerts showcase both local entertainers and those from across the
Metroplex. For information, visit www.cleburne.net/museum.aspx or call 817-645-0940.
Market Square concerts
The Cleburne Chamber of Commerce presents free
concerts in Market Square downtown throughout the
summer months. The concerts feature headliners from
across the state, as well as local musicians. For information, call 817-645-2455.
Events
Antique Alley
Antique Alley and Yard Sale is held
twice a year during weekends in April and
September. Independent landowners,
small businesses and individual entrepreneurs hold sales along miles of roads
through Cleburne, Grandview and Maypearl by way of Farm-to-Market Road 4 to
Farm-to-Market Road 916. Vendor booths
range from garage sale items to antiques
and collectibles. Food vendors are also
set up throughout the route. For information, visit www.antiquealleytexas.com.
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Black and White Gala

Black and White Gala, hosted by
Friends of Texas Health Cleburne, is held
yearly in August. About 700 guests attend
the event, which features silent, big board
and live auctions. Proceeds benefit Johnson County health-related causes such as
Shots for Tots, no-cost childhood immunizations; Mammograms Are a Must!, a nocost screening mammograms program for
women with no health insurance; Know
Your PSA, no-cost prostate screens for
men; and HOPE Medical and Dental Clinic, a free clinic in Cleburne. Other projects
the Gala has helped raise funds for include Ann Marti Schmidt Womens and Infants Services Unit, Surgery Department
renovation and expansion, Emergency
Department renovation and expansion,
lobby renovation, digital mammography
equipment and Ladders in Nursing Careers. The organization has

raised more than $3 million during its 17 year history.
Christmas in Action
Christmas in Action, in partnership with the community, repairs
homes of low-income elderly or disabled homeowners by putting
Christian values and principles in action. Volunteers from the local
business community, civic organizations, church groups and schools
donate their time to complete the projects. Since the program arrived
in Johnson County 11 years ago, the group has repaired, repainted
and refurbished about 60 houses in the county, including locations in
Cleburne, Rio Vista, Alvarado, Joshua, Keene and other surrounding
cities. Most of the renovations are done by volunteers, but the organization must raise money to pay for electricians, plumbers and other
skilled laborers. Those major projects are started in advance and finished up on the scheduled day when between 200 and 300 volunteers
arrive, with 50 or 60 people swarming each home. For information,
visit www.christmasinaction.net.
Cowboys for Kids
Cowboys for Kids is a weekend event hosted by the Johnson County Childrens Advocacy Center each April. The event kicks off on Friday
night with the Roping the Stars Gala, which features a silent and live
auction. Celebrities such as Jay Novaceck, Susie Luchsinger, and a
number of western actors have attended the event. On Saturday night,
a Professional Bull Riding rodeo event is held at the Johnson County
Sheriffs Posse grounds. Proceeds benefit the center, which provides
counseling and other services to sexually and physically abused children and teenagers. For information, visit www.cowboysforkids-jc.org.
Day of Caring
United Way of Johnson County holds Day of Caring each spring. Volunteers donate their time on a Saturday morning and complete projects
for United Way partnering agencies For information, visit www.uwjc.com.
Fourth of July
The Cleburne Chamber of Commerce hosts Fourth of July festivities every year on the holiday. A parade is held in downtown Cleburne,
followed by a fireworks show at Lake Pat Cleburne at dark. For information, visit www.cleburnechamber.com.
Goatneck Bike Ride
The Goatneck Bike Ride happens every July on a rolling hill course
that winds through the county. About 2,500 riders participate in four different races, a 10-mile, 27-mile, 41-mile and 70-mile. The roads are well
maintained country roads with little traffic. Rest stops are provided every
eight to nine miles of each race, staffed by volunteers. All money raised
goes to various Johnson County charities. For information, visit www.
thegoatneck.com.
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Heritage Assembly Ball

The Heritage Assembly hosts its annual Heritage Assembly Ball each April, as it has
done every year since 1965. High school juniors and seniors are selected each year
to serve as pages, selling raffle tickets. Silent and live auctions are held in addition to
the raffles. Proceeds benefit local nonprofits and scholarships for high school students.
Charities supported include American Historical Rail Road Foundation, Brazos Chamber
Orchestra, Buffalo Creek Association, Burleson Hertiage Foundation, Camp Fire USA,
Carnegie Players, CASA, Christmas in Action, Cleburne Performing Arts Foundation,
Community Partners of Johnson County, Johnson County Heritage Foundation, Layland
Museum, Sons of the Confederacy and Whistle Stop. For information, visit www.heritageassemblytexas.com.
Junior Livestock Show and Youth Fair
The Johnson County Junior Livestock Show and Youth Fair, hosted by the Johnson
County Livestock and Agriculture Association Inc., is held yearly in January at the Johnson
County Sheriffs Posse grounds. Area high school students involved in Future Farmers of
America, Family, Career and Community Leaders of America and 4-H compete in animal
competitions, the youth fair and ag mechanics. Winners are announced at a Saturday
event, where the top entries are auctioned off. A queen and ambassador are chosen
each year, and they receive the George Marti Scholarship. The Jo C Marti Beef Heifer
Showmanship Scholarship is also presented yearly. For information, visit www.jclaa.com.
Pat Cleburne Days
After an 11-year hiatus, a birthday celebration for Gen. Patrick Cleburne returned to
his namesake city in 2011. A full day of events are scheduled to honor the Irish-born Confederate general. The birthday commemoration activities include a Scottish festival and
heritage celebration with living history camps, Civil War re-enactors, a chuck wagon cooking contest, Scottish and Irish vendors, a wild west show and Scottish games. For more
information, call the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce at 817-645-2455.
PRCA Rodeo
A Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rodeo, hosted by the Johnson County
Sheriffs Posse, is held each year in June. Mutton bustin and stick horse rodeos are held
for children, and a parade is held in downtown Cleburne before the rodeo. Wednesday
night is God and Country Night, and the other nights have themes such as Military Appreciation and Tough Enough to Wear Pink. The grand finale is Saturday when rodeo
winners are announced and a rodeo queen is crowned. For information, visit www.sheriffsposse.com.
Relay For Life
Relay For Life of Johnson County is held every year during the summer. This year marks
the 10th anniversary of the event. Participants can walk as part of a team or as individuals.
The event runs from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with entertainment provided throughout the night and
morning, including a luminaria ceremony, fight back ceremony and caregiver and survivor
stories. The first lap is walked by cancer survivors and caregivers. Proceeds from the event
benefit the American Cancer Society to provide funds for cancer research. For information,
visit www.relayforlife.org/johnsoncotx or email johnsoncountyrelay@gmail.com.
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Springfest, sponsored by the Downtown Cleburne Association, is held every year with events
ranging from live performances of music, dance
and cheer, to vendors that line downtown-Cleburne
streets. Raffles are held each year. Layland Museum hosts workshops for children and entertainment
throughout the weekend. The Buffalo Creek Association hosts Ducky Derby, which benefits Buffalo
Creek repairs and renovations. The event showcased local musicians and others. For information,
visit www.downtowncleburneassociation.com.
Whistle Stop Christmas
Hosted by the Cleburne Chamber of Commerce,
Whistle Stop Christmas is an annual event centered
on more than three million lights decorating Hulen
Park. The lights are turned on about Thanksgiving
with a special lighting ceremony and shine nightly
until New Years Eve. A Christmas parade is held
at the beginning of Christmas, followed by special
events at the park. Throughout the holiday season,
Plaza Theatre Co. and the Greater Cleburne Carnegie Players present Christmas-themed productions.
For information, visit www.whistlestopchristmas.
org.
Athletics
Youth have many opportunities to participate in
athletic activities in Cleburne.
The Texas Amateur Athletic Federation offers
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swimming for youngsters. For information, call Cleburne Parks and Recreation at 817-556-8858.
For information about the Cleburne Soccer Association, for boys and girls ages 4-18, call 817382-7070, visit www.cleburnesoccer.com or e-mail csa@cleburnesoccer.com.
For information about the Cleburne Baseball/Softball Association call 817-645-9585 or e-mail
info@cleburnebaseball.com.
For information about the Brazos Valley Football Association, visit www.brazosvalleyfootball.
org/Cleburne.
For information about the Cleburne Football League, call 817-487-8870 or e-mail jacketfootball.
keith@gmail.com.
For information about the Cleburne Youth Football and Cheer Association, call 817-448-4029 or
visit cleburnejuniorjackets.com.
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Helpful Telephone Numbers

& Community Resources
Important Numbers
Texas Department of Public Services

2650
Cleburne office .................................................................................817-202free)
...................................................................................................1-877-643-3108 (toll
9292
800-4521
Texas Road Conditions............................................................
2455
Tourism and Visitors Bureau..................................................817-645ent
Deparm
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Wildlif
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Parks
Texas
3991
U.S. Post Office....................................................................................817-645-
0
Amtrak Intermodal Transportation Center............817-641-180
206 N Border St., Cleburne, TX 76031
6643
93.1 FM/1460 AM Phone....................................................................817-6457666
........................................................................................................... Metro: 817-5588755
Boating Registration information............................... 1 800-2620650
817-648.........................................
Shelter
Animal
City of Cleburne
2455
Cleburne Chamber of Commerce.........................................817-6458860
817-556..................................................
Center
ence
Confer
ne
Clebur
0934
Cleburne Public Library.............................................................817-6455456
Cleburne Regional Airport Hazlewood Field.........817-6412441
817-645eview.................................................................
Times-R
Cleburne
1800
Cletran......................................................................................................817-6418888
DFW Airport...........................................................................................972-9738644
817-645pment...............................................................
Economic Develo
Emergency Preparedness
Jamie Moore
2306
116 S. Mill St., Cleburne, TX 76033.......................................................817-5172343
Family Crisis Center........................................................................817-641Office
ce
Resour
Human
County
Johnson
Randy Gillespie
6350
2 Main St., Cleburne, TX 76033..............................................................817-5565111
817-517.......................................
Society
e
Human
Johnson County
Johnson County Sheriffs Posse..........................................817- 645-6643
6643
KCLE 1140 AM..........................................................................................817-6451222
Poison Control.............................................................................. 1 800-222Sheriff Bob Alford
6060
1102 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne TX 76033..........................................817-556State Health Department
2306
108 E. Kilpatrick St., Cleburne, TX 76033............................................817-517-
For Non-emergency
3344
Alvarado.................................................................................................. 817-7835300
817-447...................................................................................................
Burleson
0972
Cleburne................................................................................................... 817-6452500
Godley........................................................................................................ 817-3893399
817-866Grandview...............................................................................................
3194
Joshua........................................................................................................ 817-5587831
Keene............................................................................................................ 817-6412600
817-373Rio Vista......................................................................................................
3348
Venus........................................................................................................... 972-3666058
817-556Office............................................
s
Sheriff
County
Johnson
6058
Johnson County Crime Stoppers............................................. 817-556-
For Emergency Service
DIAl 911
Helpful organizations
American Cancer Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

American Red Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Childrens Advocacy Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child Protective Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family Crisis Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne . . . . . . . . . . .
HOPE Medical and Dental Clinic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Huguley Memorial Medical Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Meals-on-Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Central Texas Workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Operation Blessing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outreach Health Services WIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Salvation Army . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas Crime Stoppers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas Department on Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas Neighborhood Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Way of Johnson County . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Veterans Service Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
800-227-2345
817-558-2329
817-558-1599
817-202-2200
817-558-7171
817-641-2551
817-641-5858
817-293-9110
817-558-2840
817-641-6201
817-645-8511
871-641-7211
817-558-1296
800-252-8477
800-252-9240
817-556-3752
817-645-9153
817-556-6351
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Nothing goes with a healthy body

like a healthy mind and spirit.
At Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne, full-service health care is just the beginning. We also offer a
range of wellness and after-care support groups, from Better Breathers Club and Joint Camp to Pulmonary
Rehab. These specialty programs have allowed us to become more than just a health care provider for Cleburne,
but also a well-being provider for the entire community.
Digital Mammography . Emergency Services . ENT
Heartburn & Swallowing . Imaging . Inpatient & Outpatient Surgery
Intensive Care . Minimally Invasive Procedures . Orthopedics
Pulmonary Rehabilitation . Women & Infants
To learn more about these services or to sign up for daily health tips,
go to TexasHealth.org/Cleburne.
Doctors on the medical staff practice independently and are not employees or agents of the hospital. 2015
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