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Candidate files for 118th District Court Judge seat
By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer Big Spring attorney Tim Yeats announced this week he will be vying for the 118th District Court Judge seat in next year's election, as long time District Judge Robert H. Moore III has indicated he will not run for re-election. Moore, who has overseen some of the most controversial cases in Howard County during his ...
Howard County Health Center Finds Home
Greg Sherman CBS 7 News Big Spring Reporter November 6, 2009 A partnership has helped the proposed Howard County Health Center find a site after more than a year of searching.
Howard County Volunteer Firefighters Save House From Grassfire
President Barack Obama doesn't yet know all the details but promised the government would get "answers to every single question." Greg Sherman CBS 7 News Big Spring Reporter November 5, 2009 Quick work by Howard County Volunteer Firefighters and a little good timing helped save a house from a grassfire.
Voters Pass 3 Propositions That Could Affect Your Appraisal Values and Tax Rate
With the swine flu epidemic sweeping the nation, lawmakers are looking at ways to protect workers, but is their latest effort too intrusive to small businesses? Voters Pass 3 Propositions That Could Affect Your Appraisal Values and Tax Rate 11/4/09 Greg Sherman CBS 7 News Big Spring Reporter November 4, 2009 Voters across the state approved 11 ...
By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer Firefighters from three different agencies converged on a fire in Borden County Monday afternoon that destroyed a one-story home and threatened to spawn a wildfire, according to officials.
Sex offender roundup a Halloween tradition
By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer As little ghosts and goblins get ready to hit Big Spring's streets in search of tasty surprises Saturday night, District Adult Probation will once again do its part to protect the community with mandatory meetings for local sex offenders currently on probation.
BIG SPRING The Howard County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported explosion at the Alon plant outside of Big Spring on Monday, a dispatcher said.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. today: BRANDEE JO JOHNSTON, 24, of 1207 Lamar, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant from another agency.
By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer As Halloween approaches, many residents may turn a wary eye toward cemeteries, but don't count on local resident Charles Smith Jr.
3 Big Spring men accused of vandalism
Three Big Spring men were arrested Tuesday on warrants charging them with criminal mischief, a state jail felony.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. today: CASSIE RENEA EMERSON, 21, of 3202 Cornell, was arrested Monday on a local warrant.
'Bug' bites schools in Howard County
By STEVE REAGAN Staff Writer Flu season has taken a bite out of area schools' attendance figures.
Trial Date Set for 2nd Alon Appraisal Lawsuit
Greg Sherman CBS 7 News October 14, 2009 A trial date was set today in the Alon Appraisal Suit.
The event allows Howard County farmers and producers to get together for a luncheon to talk about what has gone on in the industry the past year.
Rollback Petition Drive Has Quarter Of Goal
By LYNDEL MOODY Features Writer Early efforts for a petition drive to force a rollback tax election over the city of Big Spring's adopted ad valorem tax rate for 2009-10 fiscal year has earned an estimated 300 signatures, according to officials with the Concerned Citizens Council Thomason "We're about two weeks into this deal and coming out of the ...
Olivarez indicted in 16-year-old's death
By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer A Howard County grand jury handed down 23 indictments Thursday, including a true bill for murder in the shooting death of a 16-year-old Big Spring youth.
Feds, Texas Cops Arrest 20 Gang Members
Twenty suspects were arrested this week during a three-day, joint anti-gang operation with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , Big Spring, Texas Police Department and Howard County, Texas Sheriff's Office that ended Wednesday, according to reports obtained by the National Association of Chiefs of Police.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. today: CHRISTINA GUTIERREZ, 26, of 2800 Highway 33, was arrested Thursday on a local warrant.
Chess Lee Gooch, 92, of Big Spring, died Wednesday at Scenic Mountain Medical Center.
Election means tax notices will be late
By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer Area property owners can expect to receive their 2009 tax bills a few days later than last year, as officials with the Howard County Tax Collector's Office wait for the results of the Big Spring Independent School Districts tax rate election to finish printing the final documents.
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