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January 21st, 2011
David Edward Clinkscales, 56, of Las Cruses, N.M., died Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, in a Carlsbad, N.M., hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at the First Baptist Church in Big Spring with the Rev. Bobby Fuller officiating.
ARLINGTON — Emma Hightower, 63, died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Moore Bowen Road Chapel with interment at Moore Memorial Gardens.
BELTON — Memorial services for Charles Thomas Ketner, 32, of Boerne, will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 22, 2011, at the Christian Temple Church in Colorado City. Mr. Ketner passed away Jan. 18, 2011.
Neel Glenn Barnaby Jr. passed away suddenly Jan. 14, 2011, at his home on Toledo Bend Lake. Services are pending with Smith Funeral Home of Newton.
Ross Elliott Horner of Plano passed away on Jan. 19, 2011. Graveside services will be held at Trinity Memorial Park in Big Spring on Saturday at 11 a.m. To convey condolences or to sign an online registry, please visit www.tjmfuneral.com.
Charlene Birdwell, 80, of Big Spring, died Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, in a local hospital. Her services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring.
January 20th
Apparently reversing his stance from earlier in the day, Big Spring Independent School District Superintendent Steven Saldivar announced Wednesday afternoon that the elective Bible course offered at the high school will undergo a number of changes, including the instructor teaching it.
COLORADO CITY — Two more organizations have joined the search for 13-year-old Hailey Dunn in hopes of unifying volunteers currently scouring the small West Texas town and outlying areas.
Officials from the Laura Recovery Center for Missing Children and the Klaas Kids Foundation reported this week they have joined the search for the 13-year-old Colorado Middle School student who was reported missing to police by her mother Dec. 27.
Being a Boy Scout was more than just a personal choice for Brian Sweeney. It was a family tradition.
Sweeney, the son and grandson of Eagle Scouts, was recently named Lone Star District Executive for the Buffalo Trails Council of the Boy Scouts of America, meaning the 23-year-old Raleigh, N.C., native will oversee all Scouting programs in Big Spring.
People wanting to start a new business in Howard County will soon have another helping hand.
The Big Spring Economic Development Corp. announced it has contracted with Entrepreneur Alliance of Amarillo to provide start-up help to those wishing to open their own businesses in the area.
Terry Wegman, BSEDC executive director, said the firm will open a temporary office in the Chamber of Commerce building around the first of February. Plans call for consultants to be available to the public approximately four days a month.
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