Fisher County Sheriff's Sale 2026

Tuesday, January 6th at 2 p.m. there will be a public auction at the north door of the Fisher County Courthouse, located at 112 North Concho in Roby, Texas. The following properties will be up for sale:

• Parcel 5741 - 202 East Burnside in Rotan - .241 acres - a house and land
• Parcel 7793 - 205 North Walton in Roby - .344 acres - a house and land
• Parcel 7594 - 805 West South 1st in Roby - .586 acres - commercial property, a motel
• Parcel 6318 - 401 East McArthur in Rotan - .241 acres - a house and land
• Parcel 6611 - 611 East 6th in Rotan - .482 acres - a house and land
• Parcel 5385 - 258 County Road 713 (6th St) in McCaulley - .482 acres - a house and land
• Parcel 5724 - 202 East Johnston in Rotan - .273 acres - a house and land  
• 8 tracts of working interest in oil leases - 

1. Jonisue Stiff lease, operator Ohlhausen Oil Company
2. J. W. Cave "D" lease #20126, operator Ohlhausen Oil Company 
3. Jonisue No. 2 lease, operator Ohlhausen Oil Company
4. Morris -B- lease, operator TCS Petroleum Company  
5. Jonisue Stiff lease, operator TCS Petroleum Company
6. W. B. Wetsel lease #3715, operator Ohlhausen Oil Company 
7. James "A" Cave lease #20469, operator TCS Petroleum Oil Company
8. J. W. Cave lease #20064, operator TCS Petroleum Company 

I searched hard for those Jonisue leases, but didn't come up with much. It's a mystery to me where they're listed on the Fisher CAD. On the Railroad Commission website, it looks like the wells were never developed, due to crowding, or the operators have changed. I'm not even 100% sure on the other lease numbers. I was just stabbing in the dark there. I didn't try very hard at all to find the Morris -B-.

For more information on the Cave and Wetsel leases, on the appraisal district site go to Search>Ohlhausen, choose any of them, then click on Notice of Appraisal>View. 

Sources: Double Mountain Chronicle December 19, 2025 issue; Fisher CAD website; RRC website; Google earth

More candidates file, jail closed for good

 Four more potential candidates for Fisher County offices have filed "Appointment of a Campaign Treasurer by a Candidate" forms:

• Jackie Terry for Republican chair
• Brad Boyd for precinct four commissioner
• Robert Terry for precinct four commissioner
• Shelton Waldon for county judge

In other news, the commissioners court voted to decommission the jail. 

"It's a money pit," said Precinct One Commissioner Gordon Pippin. 

Precinct Four Commissioner Micah Evans did not vote for the closure.

The vote was taken during the monthly meeting on Monday.