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March 5th, 2011
COLORADO CITY — It's been more than two months since 13-year-old Hailey Darlene Dunn mysteriously disappeared from her home in Colorado City, and while searches for the girl continue throughout the West Texas region, investigators say there have been no new breaks in the case.
Chase Allen Musgrove, 23, of Big Spring, died Thursday, March 3, 2011 at University Medical Center in Lubbock. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with Clint Collins, pastor of Life Church, officiating. Burial will be at Trinity Memorial Park.
Mary Jane De La Garza Garcia, 61, of Big Spring, died Thursday, March 3, 2011, at Hospice House in Odessa. Vigil services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Myers & Smith Chapel. Funeral mass will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial at Mount Olive Memorial Park.
Bryan Vincent, 35, of Vernon died Thursday, March 3, 2011, in Baylor County. Funeral service will be Tuesday, March 8, 2011, at 10 a.m. at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating will be the Revs. Harold Brown, Doug Shelly and Barney Railsback. Interment will be at Wilbarger Memorial Park under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home.
Betty Lou Benson, 77, of Big Spring, died Friday, March 4, 2011, at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Memorial Park. Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith.com
Harvey Cooper, 70, of Big Spring, died Saturday, March 5, 2011, in a local hospital. His services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring.
Thomas H. Weaver, 85, of Big Spring, died Friday, March 4, 2011, at Scenic Mountain Medical Center. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
March 4th
A Big Spring man was arrested Thursday in connection with an aggravated robbery reported Jan. 7, according to law enforcement officials.
Charlie Jake Turner Jr., 31, of 900 S. Aylesford, was arrested Thursday by officers with the Big Spring Police Department on a warrant for aggravated robbery.
According to Sgt. Tony Everett, public information officer with the BSPD, Turner was arrested for the alleged robbery of the 7-Eleven store at 1209 E. 11th Place that was reported at approximately 3:54 a.m.
t's the club's only fund-raiser of the year but considering the Big Spring Prospector's Club Gem and Mineral Show is in its 42nd season, it must be a successful one.
“It enables us to pay the utilities, purchase new saw blades or grinding wheels, make repairs, things like that. The money we raise at the show keeps us going,” explains Barbara Carter, the club's vice president. “It's a lot of work, but it's worth it.”
The Big Spring VA Medical Center will host a town hall meeting Thursday to discuss upcoming changes planned for the hospital in the coming year.
The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday in the outpatient lobby of the medical center, located at 300 Veterans Blvd.
Daniel Marsh, director of the West Texas VA Health Care System, said that WTVAHCS leadership will provide information regarding newly implemented programs, changes to existing programs and some future programs in the planning phase. Construction and staffing plans also will be shared.
