Bailey County News

"The constitutional amendment authorizing the financing, including through tax increment financing, of the acquisition by municipalities and counties of buffer areas or open spaces adjacent to a military installation for the prevention of encroachment or for the construction of roadways, utilities or other infrastructure to protect or promote the ...

Olene Francis Cunningham, Grandma, 86, of Odessa, passed away on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 at Parks Methodist Retirement Village.

September 8, 2009 By Enrique Rangel Nearly every morning Bailey County Commissioner Juan Chavez and as many as a dozen other people get together for breakfast at a restaurant in Muleshoe, the county seat.

By next year's census, more Texas counties are expected to be majority Hispanic, a trend that could include the rest of the state in 30 years.

Four people with extensive law enforcement experience have announced plans to apply for sheriff.

NewsChannel 11 received calls from concerned viewers in Bailey County Saturday afternoon, about a stand-off in Enochs.

NewsChannel 11 received calls from concerned viewers in Bailey County Saturday afternoon, about a stand-off in Enochs.

Three new cases of H1N1 flu have been confirmed in the South Plains region. The three new cases are a 35-50 year old female from Bailey County, a school-aged male from Dawson county, and a school-aged male from Arizona visiting relatives in Lubbock.

Polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today across the state for municipal and school district elections - along with special interest ballot issues in several South Plains counties.

Backers say alcohol sales would bring a boom to Muleshoe's economy. Detractors say a rise in crime and addiction isn't worth extra tax revenue.

Jennyslippers, the Women's Associates of the Chamber of Commerce in Muleshoe, is taking applications for booth space at their annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar.