Throckmorton News

YAHOO! Family can ride bike to historic frontier forts The Texas Forts Trail has announced a new partnership with the Wichita Falls Streams and Valleys for the development of "The Texas Forts Tour, a ride through history." The Texas Forts Tour is a family-friendly three-day bicycle ride scheduled for Columbus Day weekend, beginning and ending in ...

Vickie Milam, co-owner of J Doolittle & Co., enjoys finding artists, potters and craftsmen for her shop, which features largely all local art.

As a self-classified wildly independent person, I make sure that I am always able to help myself, and I detest asking for anyone else's assistance.

The Coleman Community Baptist Church will host Greater Vision, the most award-winning trio in Southern Gospel music, at 7 p.m. tonight.

Four months have passed since the Critical Needs Task Force recommended the Abilene Independent School Board upgrade facilities and create a career tech high school.

Spirituality YAHOO! Spirituality Area church news 06.05.09 Thursday, June 4, 2009 Information about churches' vacation Bible school for the summer can be included in this column.

Throckmorton residents will celebrate the first phase of their downtown renovation at 6:30 p.m.Thursday. Participants will bring tables or blankets along with picnic baskets and stroll the downtown parks and courthouse lawn listening to entertainment.

At last night's "Day of Decision Rally," timed to coincide with the California Supreme Court's ruling on Proposition 8 , the cries of "We're here! We're queer! Get used to it!" rang out above the roar of traffic at the corner of Cedar Springs Road and Oak Lawn Avenue.

Lynna Ray spent several years working as a security guard in a prison before becoming warden.

Torin Halsey/Times Record News Rachel Liles explains a collage project to a group of her students at How Great Thou Art Kids Art Studio.

0216, I was dispatched to the 1600 block of N Brents. Dispatch advised there was loud music in that area.

Courtesy In conjunction with the 11 sculptures being installed on the Kemp grounds and in the visitor's entrance for "Art on the Green," artwork by Joe Barrington, above, is being shown in the NorthLight Gallery.

The Kemp Center for the Arts is always trying to sculpt a new dynamic on the arts scene, and the arts center is doing so once again with its "Art on the Green" Sculpture Invitational.

Saturday: High near 74, low 56, 20 percent chance of precipitation. Sunday: Slight chance of thunderstorms, high near 80, low 62.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Long-awaited rain could make appearance in Big Country By Celinda Emison Saturday, May 2, 2009 The potential for severe weather is expected to continue through the weekend, forecasters from the National Weather Service in San Angelo said Friday.

A tornado watch that remains in effect until 8 p.m. tonight was issued by the National Weather Service for Callahan, Taylor, Jones, Fisher, Nolan, Throckmorton, Haskel and Shackelford counties.

Colored lights will illuminate the night sky during a festive block party May 2 when the Avenue of Light on Lancaster Avenue is turned on for the first time.

Local Crime Blotters Sherman Police Department Daily Bulletins for 4/17 thru 4/20/2009 [04/18/2009 15:32, TREVORS, 108] Stevens 201 On 04/18/09 at 1350 hours, Officers were dispatched to the 600 block of East Rosedale Street in reference to a man with the gun.

Stephanie Kelly and Erika Hammond were crowned Miss Lubbock Texas and Miss Lubbock Texas Teen, respectively, during pageants held Saturday evening at Irons Middle School.

Fertilizer sale: Boy Scout Troop 272 is selling 40-pound bags of Southwest Green fertilizer.