Jones County News

Earl McCaleb, 92, longtime Anson civic and church leader, decorated WWII veteran, and a recipient of Sports Illustrated's 1963 Silver Anniversary All-America Award, died Monday, November 23 at his home in Abilene.

Six former Abilene residents were arrested on drug charges Friday in Hawley. During the bust, law enforcement officers seized 558 grams of methamphetamine and a small amount of marijuana.

A two-vehicle crash killed four people Saturday morning in a head-on collision about 35 miles north of Abilene on Highway 83 and about five miles south of Hamlin.

Tim Shields is followed by son Tyler as they strip cotton Tuesday in a Jones County field south of Hawley.

Gene Clift, 73, died on Monday, Oct. 26, 2009, in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Oct.

Gardening seminar: The Jones County Extension Office will host a fall gardening seminar from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Anson Housing Authority Building at 1302 Ave.

A parent approached the Merkel Independent School Board this week to consider an ROTC program, which would bring a junior military course to the district located in the vicinity of Dyess Air Force Base.

A Jones County man was killed after his vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer rig in Anson Monday afternoon.

Loss estimated at $161.85. Theft report taken. 9/2 12:48 PM - Officers located two subjects in a stolen vehicle at the intersection of S. 14th & Barrow.

Jones County commissioners are going to voters to ask whether the office of county surveyor should be abolished.

Reporter-News photo by Nellie Doneva Lola Long will turn 100 on July 4. She lives at the Community Care Center of Stamford.

Hispanic business leaders owe it to past and future generations to get involved in the community, Abilene attorney Sam Reyes told the Hispanic Business Council's annual meeting Thursday evening at the First Financial Bank executive dining room.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Around the Big Country 06.09.09 AROUND THE BIG COUNTRY Monday, June 8, 2009 ABILENE Grand opening: A grand opening for Tower Tech Systems Inc., a wind tower manufacturing company, will be at 1:45 p.m. today at 1126 N. Arnold Blvd.

Site preparation began this week on the Jones County Intermediate Sanction Facility located on the northeast side of Anson.

Coordinated work between the Gatesville Police Department and the Coryell County Sheriff's Office uncovered a methamphetamine lab in the Gatesville area, leading to the arrest of two people, with a third still on the lam.

Lack of an adequate water supply has temporarily put plans to build a mesquite wood-fueled power plant in Hamlin on hold.

Dewey Crockett Rister, 84, of Avoca, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2009 at his home.

Recital: Frush Music Studio will conduct a Spotlight on the Family Recital at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Woodward-Dellis Recital Hall at Hardin-Simmons University.