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Senior Secretary Earns City’s All-Star Award

The City of Cleburne's STARS program recognizes staff members who go above and beyond to help serve the community. The latest recipient of the All-Star Award is Cindy Moore, the senior secretary for the water department.

Moore has served the City of Clebur...

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

The City of Cleburne joins the nation in celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month—a month to honor the history, cultures and contributions that Hispanic and Latino Americans have made to the United States.

Hispanic Heritage Month begins each year on Se...

Register Your Neighborhood for National Night Out

Cleburne public safety personnel are gearing up for a night of fun, unity and safety awareness. National Night Out is on Tuesday, Oct. 3 from 5:30 to 8 p.m.  

The initiative is all about strengthening community bonds, getting to know neighbors, an...

New Museum Exhibit Debuts Sept. 22 to Highlight Johnson County’s History

The Layland Museum of History is gearing up for one of its biggest exhibits of the year. “The Mustang Foundation Collection,” featuring 47 works of art that were donated by the Mustang Foundation, will be on display at the museum from Sept. 22 through Dec...

Sign Up to Receive City Emergency Notifications

September is National Preparedness Month, an observance to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time.

Are you prepared for an emergency? Be sure to sign up for the City of Cleburne’s Civic...

City of Cleburne Enters Stage I Drought Conditions

In response to the lack of rain and current lake levels, the City of Cleburne has transitioned into its first phase of drought response in accordance to its Water Conservation and Drought Contingency Plan.

The year-round, twice-a-week watering schedule is ...

Sanitation Foreman Earns City All-Star Award

The City of Cleburne's STARS program recognizes staff members who go above and beyond to help serve the community. The latest recipient of the All-Star Award is Jimmy Green, the sanitation foreman.

Green is a longtime city employee. Those who know him know...

More Cleburne Residential Streets Getting Resurfaced

In addition to the Cleburne Street Maintenance Program, the City has contracted for several residential streets to be repaired and resurfaced using hot mix asphalt overlay. The overlay provides a restored surface, which is smooth and can withstand heavy t...

City of Cleburne Launches Homeschool P.E. Program

The Cleburne Parks and Recreation Department is starting an exciting new weekly program meant to get homeschoolers up and moving.

Homeschool P.E. will be held on Fridays at the Booker T. Washington Recreation Center, beginning on Friday, Sept. 8, at the fo...

Semiannual Cemeteries Cleanup Begins Aug. 21

City crews will be conducting their semiannual grave cleanup at the cemeteries starting on Monday, Aug. 21. 

The cleanup removes items left behind on graves to meet city ordinance, which ensures that the grounds are kept neat and are able to be ma...

Council Reviews Fiscal Year 2024 Budget, Considers Lower Tax Rate

The Cleburne City Council is in the process of adopting its fiscal year 2024 budget, which outlines the City’s expenditures and revenues for the fiscal year that begins on Oct. 1, 2023.

City Council held a budget workshop at its Aug. 8 meeting. The budget ...

Shelter Launches Campaign to Increase Adoptions

Like many shelters around the nation, there is a summer influx of animals at the Cleburne Animal Shelter. 

To encourage more adoptions, pet adoptions at the Cleburne shelter are only $25 throughout the month of August. Sweetening the deal even mor...

All-Star Award Goes to Capital Project Manager

The City of Cleburne's STARS program recognizes staff members who go above and beyond to help serve the community. The latest recipient of the All-Star Award is Kenneth Overstreet, the City’s capital project manager.

Overstreet has worked for the City of C...

Filing Period Open for Council Seat in Special Election

The filing period is now open for those interested in running in the Cleburne City Council special election. The seat on the Nov. 7 ballot will be Single-Member District 3 (SMD 3). 

Joseph Mims, who was the winner of the SMD 3 seat in the May elec...

City Facilities & Employees Nominated Best in County

Several City of Cleburne amenities and employees were nominated in the 2023 Best of the Best in Johnson County contest.

The contest is presented by the Cleburne Times-Review and recognizes the top businesses, individuals and organizations, according to its...

Cleburne Police to Enforce Amended ‘No Through Trucks’ Ordinance

The Cleburne Police Department is preparing to ramp up enforcement of the City’s amended truck routes ordinance, which will take effect on June 25, 2023.

The ordinance prohibits through trucks to travel on Henderson Street (BUS 67), Country Club Road (FM 1...

Treatment Plant Operator Earns All-Star Award

The City of Cleburne's STARS program recognizes staff members who do outstanding work and offer extraordinary service to better serve the community. The latest recipient of the All-Star Award is Dewayne Bellah, a water treatment plant operator.

Crew member...

Street Maintenance Program Still Going Strong

The most recent list of roads identified for the City of Cleburne’s Street Maintenance Program, which aims to annually and strategically repair road surfaces and renew older utility lines, is more than halfway completed.

Phase One—which repaired and repave...

Permanent Twice-a-Week Watering Schedule in Effect

As part of the City of Cleburne’s water conservation and drought management plans, the City is implementing a year-round, twice-a-week outdoor irrigation schedule with assigned days for all water customers.

The new schedule, which went into effect on April...