Cleburne Councilman Warren to talk local history at commissioners court
Sep. 21—Longtime Cleburne Councilman John Warren will discuss the history of East Cleburne during Monday's meeting of the Johnson County Commissioners Court. The court meets at 9 a.m. in Room 201 of the Johnson County Courthouse, 2 N. Main St. in Cleburne.
A Cleburne native, Warren grew up and still lives in East Cleburne.
A book penned by Warren, "The Legacy of East Cleburne," led to Warren's invitation to speak during Monday's meeting.
Warren recently donated the first two volumes of the book to the county with plans to donate additional volumes as he finishes them.
The first two volumes are housed in the Johnson County Courthouse Museum and available for public view. The museum preserves the history of the county and its cities within.
"These will be kept in the Cleburne section of our museum, of course," Johnson County Historical Commission Chairwoman Sandra Neeley said. "These volumes are an important addition to the museum because we don't have a lot of history on East Cleburne."
Warren and Rev. Johnie Dollarhide, president of the East Cleburne Ministerial Alliance along with others presented a series of panel discussions titled "The Legacy of East Cleburne" in 2019 and 2020.
"Our main purpose is to show that East Cleburne is not a separate country of city by itself but rather that its a part of Cleburne," Dollarhide said of the presentations at the time. "Those from here who excelled, excelled not only for East Cleburne, but for all of Cleburne."
