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  1. Article · Sep 9, 2026 · By Allen Rich

    Fannin County Commissioners Court votes to dip into reserves to balance 2026-2027 budget (opens the original)

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    Fannin County, Texas -- By a 3-2 vote, Fannin County Commissioners Court voted to take slightly more than $800,000 out of reserves to balance the county's 2026-2027 budget. That decision came during a contentious special meeting of commissioners court held Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with Pct. 1 Commissioner Troy Waggoner, Pct. 2 Commissioner A.J. Self and Pct. 3 Commissioner Kurt Fogelberg voting in favor of using reserves, while Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham and Pct. 4 Commissioner Doug

  2. Article · Sep 1, 2026 · By Allen Rich

    Fannin County Commissioners Court faces legal costs created by countersuits (opens the original)

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    Fannin County, Texas -- After yet another embarrassing episode of Fannin County Commissioner Court, the most important question Fannin County taxpayers want to know is, how much will they have to pay out because of six indictments that, at least on the surface, appear to be nothing more than politically motivated malicious prosecutions? Pct. 3 Commissioner Kurt Fogelberg had another question for Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham. "What's it going to cost us to keep you out of jail?" Fogelberg

  3. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · By Allen Rich

    Fannin County forced to budget $250,000 for legal costs related to the six courthouse restoration indictments that were tossed out (opens the original)

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    Fannin County, Texas -- All five members of Fannin County Commissioners Court were present for a special meeting held Tuesday, July 28, 2026. With time running out to either find a way to balance the county's 2026-2027 budget or dip into reserves, more bad news surfaced July 28 in a special meeting of commissioners court. Already $1,394,300.82 in the red, the county will need to budget a quarter-million dollars to pay for legal costs related to the six courthouse restoration indictments that wer

  4. Article · Jul 22, 2026 · By Allen Rich

    Fannin County Commissioners Court gives green light to Countywide Polling Place Program application (opens the original)

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    Fannin County, Texas -- Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham presided over a regular meeting of Fannin County Commissioners Court on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, with Pct. 3 Commissioner Kurt Fogelberg and Pct. 4 Commissioner Doug Kopf present; Pct. 1 Commissioner Troy Waggoner and Pct. 2 Commissioner A.J. Self were attending classes. The meeting opened with an invocation by David Woodson and pledges were led by Jenny Garner (Captain, USAF). Fannin County Judge Newt Cunningham introduced Savoy Mayor R

  5. Article · Jul 20, 2026 · By Allen Rich

    Possible federal lawsuit looms over Fannin County (opens the original)

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    Fannin County, Texas -- For years, people watching Fannin County politics have wondered when the other shoe would fall. It hit the floor Tuesday, July 14, 2026, when Allen (A.J.) Self, Ann Stimmel, David Chase and Dean Lackey filed a 202 petition to investigate possible fraudulent claims that led to grand jury indictments on December 19, 2024 for theft of currency by deception. After 18 months of accusations without actual evidence, the indictments were dismissed for lack of probable cause. A Te

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