Sweetwater News

Covering more than 1,800 acres, Texas Tech University is the nation's second largest campus.

The Masonic Lodge No. 571 in Sweetwater is sponsoring a summer reading program at Sweetwater Intermediate School.

The Masonic Lodge No. 571 in Sweetwater is sponsoring a summer reading program at Sweetwater Intermediate School.

T. Boone Pickens will arrive at Sweetwater's Avenger Field at 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday, July 2, with a film crew from ABC-TV's "Nightline" news program.

' Authorities recovered 21 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 20 pounds of cocaine Wednesday morning from a bus on Interstate 20 at Sweetwater.

Written by Thomas Watson Saturday, 28 June 2008 The West Texas Wind Energy Consortium held its monthly luncheon at the Center at TSTC on Thursday.

Keli Atkins loved to play softball as a girl. She later took her own daughter back to the same ballpark -- this time as coach and team mom.

Photo by Brian McCormack A man who was driving a motorcycle on Wednesday crashed through a plate of glass at the O'Reilly auto parts store in Sweetwater.

Damaging high winds and rain lashed Sweetwater on Thursday night. A number of local residents woke up this morning to find trees down or stripped apart while others were still without electricity.

Photo by Brian McCormack A man who was driving a motorcycle on Wednesday crashed through a plate of glass at the O'Reilly auto parts store in Sweetwater.

Meanwhile, an electric cooperative with member in nine Midwestern and Western states began studies to install carbon capture controls at a North Dakota Power plant.

Head west on Interstate 20 and eventually the lush green trees of East Texas will diminish and be replaced by noticeably shorter mesquite trees growing in the shadows of thousands of much taller, white ...

Oncor brought its Smart Texas energy consumer education program to the Nolan County Plaza Shopping Center on Thursday.

Legendary oil man T. Boone Pickens warned at Oil and Gas Investor's Energy Capital Forum that the U.S. is facing an energy crisis that is being swept under the rug by other political issues.

By Celinda Emison Friday, June 6, 2008 High winds caused significant roof damage to several homes in Rotan, downed tractor trailer rigs and power lines in Nolan County and fueled wildfires in southwestern ...

Photo by Thomas Watson Sweetwater Intermediate School held a perfect attendance drawing for students during a special awards ceremony on Tuesday.

By Kristi Hsu Friday, June 6, 2008 Local students who failed their Algebra I class this year will get a free ride to summer school.

Abilene's streak of not hitting 100 degrees remains intact, but other Big Country towns were not so lucky Tuesday.

Authorities say a West Texas man is dead after a weekend crash in western Nebraska.

Nolan County Commissioners maintained the lifting of the county's burn ban when they held their regular meeting Tuesday.