Tye News

It may not count as an official Christmas snow, but Abilene received at least four inches of snow on the day before Christmas, and the prospects of a white Christmas on Friday are good.

Tye Fire Department & Hawley Fire Department contacted. 12/18 10:44 AM - Round bale of hay reported on fire on County Road 611, south of Trent.

Wrecker was found abandoned at approximately 7:37 PM in Rising Star. 12/11 12:39 PM - Caller on 911 wanted to report an incident that happened in Dallas.

Icy conditions on area bridges proved hazardous for Big Country drivers like this one on the West Highway 80 bridge near Tye Monday afternoon.

Bruce Holliday, 36, was arrested without incident and transported to the Taylor County Jail where he is currently being held on a $25,000 bond.

Calling Party did not want to file a theft case at this time. 11/04 12:35 p.m. - Caller states a neighbor is learning how to drive, and is damaging the bar ditches on their road near Tye.

A grease fire in an Abilene apartment was extinguished by the building's automatic sprinkler system.

Jim Ned Volunteer Fire Department responded and brought the fire under control in approximately 15 minutes.

Warrant out of Tarrant County for Nonpayment of Child Support. Subject was transported to the Taylor County Jail where he is currently being held on a $1,500 bond.

Severe storms brought high winds and driving rains to parts of the Big Country on Thursday.

Calling Party stated two people had been thrown from a wagon being pulled by a horse.

9/29 4:35 p.m. - During a traffic stop in the 6000 block of Highway 84, a passenger in the vehicle was found to have an Abilene Municipal Court warrant for Driving While License Invalid.

Officer assisted her in gaining entry into the residence. 9/28 1:37 p.m. - Report of a possible intoxicated driver south-bound on Highway 83/84, in front of Abilene Regional Medical Center.

Wayne Goforth, new evangelist for the Woodland Heights Church of Christ, will begin a series on "Keys That Will Unlock The Book of Revelation." He has conducted this series across the country as guest speaker at various churches as well as in a yearlong series in Preceptor Magazine and now brings this to Brownwood.

Calling Party near Merkel said he left with the military approximately six years ago and rented his home to another party.

He is currently in the Taylor County Jail on a $50,000 bond. 9/19 3:35 PM - Officer working off-duty security at a business in the Mall of Abilene observed a female in the store who had been warned of Criminal Trespass previously.

Dyllan Lindsey of Sweetwater is undefeated in all-around honors. He won his first all-around buckle Saturday in the Walk-Trot Class of the Open Horse Show in the 2009 West Texas Fair and Rodeo.

Tye Police, Metrocare and Tye Volunteer Fire Department responded. 9/14 9:18 p.m. Report of discharge of a firearm, north of Merkel near FM 1235.

Phone connection with Calling Party was lost. Officers checked W. Business 20 into Abilene.

Residence was vacant. Appeared to have been struck by lightning. 9/4 6:35 p.m. - Report of fire near FM 707 & FM 1235 near Tye.