Officials Weigh Action Over Cemetery Upkeep Failures

STONEWALL COUNTY
  • Stonewall County Judge Ronnie Moorhead and Commissioner Gary Myers listen in as County Attorney Riley Branch provides legal guidance regarding the county’s cemetery maintenance contract.
    Stonewall County Judge Ronnie Moorhead and Commissioner Gary Myers listen in as County Attorney Riley Branch provides legal guidance regarding the county’s cemetery maintenance contract.

    Stonewall County commissioners spent considerable time during their June 23 meeting reviewing photographs and video footage showing significant vegetation overgrowth at multiple county-maintained cemeteries. The images prompted concern about whether the county’s recently executed cemetery maintenance contract was being upheld.

    Earlier this year, the county approved a three-year agreement with local…