Archive - Sep 2012
September 22nd
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Friday and 7 a.m. Saturday:
⢠ERNESTO ALONZO, 39, of 1900 Martin Luther King Blvd., was arrested Friday on a warrant for driving without being secured by safety belt.
⢠BRESHA DENAE RANDLE, 19, of 1805 Mittel Ave., was arrested Friday on warrants for fail to appear (x2), expired registration and failed to control speed.
⢠THEFT was reported:
In the 1600 block of E. Sixth.
In the 3500 block of E. I-20.
In the 1100 block of Hwy 176.
In the 300 block of S. Rex in Forsan.
Annette âAnnâ Marie Weaver, 81, of Big Spring, died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at Midland Memorial Hospital. The family will receive friends from 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow at 3 p.m. at Weaver Family & Friends Cemetery with Wade Cobb, minister of the Gathering in Midland, officiating.
September 20th
Light the bonfire, strike up the band and don the black and gold â Big Spring homecoming time has arrived.
Big Spring High School 2012 homecoming celebrations kick into high gear tonight and continue with events scheduled through Saturday.
BSHS students have marked homecoming all week with themed âdress up days,â but really get a chance to celebrate tonight at the annual bonfire rally. This year, the bonfire has been moved from the the old city compost facility to a vacant lot adjacent to Memorial Stadium. The event is scheduled to begin at around 8 p.m.
School enrollment is busting out all over, it seems.
Fueled by the oil industry hiring boom, most area public schools are seeing a surge in enrollment figures, officials confirmed.
Nowhere is the increase more notable than at Big Spring Independent School District, which is recording enrollment figures not seen in more than a decade.
The latest count shows 4,148 students enrolled at BSISD campuses, an increase of more than 200 from the same time last year â and that figure doesn't take into account more than 80 children enrolled in pre-kindergarten classes.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Wednesday and 7 a.m. today:
⢠JOSE MONTEMAYOR JR., 45, of 427 E. Davis Rd., was arrested Wednesday on a warrant from another agency and a warrant for speeding in a school zone.
⢠AMARIS BERNAL, 25, address unknown, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for theft â more than $50 and less than $500.
⢠BURGLARY OF A HABITATION was reported:
In the 2500 block of Langley.
In the 3700 block of Dixon.
⢠ASSAULT was reported in the 2300 block of Kentucky.
⢠THEFT was reported in the 1900 block of Wasson.
Elsie Spurgin, 66, of Big Spring, died Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 at her daughterâs home. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
September 19th
Big Spring â
The Steersâ redemption of last yearâs 0-10 record is well underway.
Big Spring is now 3-0 as they head into Fridayâs homecoming game against Andrews and senior linebacker Max Pappajohn has played a big part of the programâs success.
âHe had the big hit of the game (against Lake View) defensively,â BSHS Head Coach Phillip Ritchey said. âHe is all over the field making plays and being a leader.â
Pappajohn also plays tight end on the offensive side of the ball.
Coahoma â
Vocational training at Howard College has not only taken off, but is continuing to grow, according to the quarterly update received by the Big Spring Economic Development Corporation on Tuesday afternoon.
Kinsey Hansen, solid works representative for Howard College, reported that the summer cohort â May through August â had 31 students enrolled in 40 classes. All students completed the course, with 17 who have identified that their courses led to employment. Fall enrollment shows 68 students in 147 vocational training classes.
ACKERLY â The exes are coming home to Sands High School this week.
Sands will hold its quadrennial homecoming festivities, culminating with Friday nightâs football vs. Highland.
As with many other high schools in the area, Sands will have themed âdress up daysâ leading up to the weekend, when the majority of homecoming activities are scheduled:
⢠The schoolâs drama club will hold a spaghetti supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday in the school cafeteria
Shirleen Knox, 58, of Big Spring died Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, at her residence. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, at Spring Creek Fellowship.
She was born Dec. 18, 1953, in Midland, Texas, to Frances and Hal Davis. She married Burl Knox on Dec. 17, 1987, in Big Spring. She has been a lifetime resident of Midland and Howard counties.
