Freestone wins $6.4 million courthouse grant

Freestone County received the good news last week that its Texas Courthouse Preservation Program grant had been approved for $6.38 million.

That announcement took place during the court’s Feb. 5 meeting, when the court also heard a proposal from a state group that could help the county during an emergency; a proposal to repair the courthouse roof; a decision to repair a bridge on CR 971; a decision to buy several firetrucks in advance to save money, and made other decisions concerning the county’s finances and well-being.

County Judge Linda Grant announced that the county had received the full restoration grant of $6,379,190 from the state’s courthouse restoration program.