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January 29th, 2011
Big Spring City Council this week acted on a measure that might help take a small bite out of the city's bond debt, a move that could save taxpayers between $5,000 and $25,000 a year.
The council met with Lubbock-based First Southwest representative Eric Macha regarding general obligation bonds that were issued in 2002. According to Macha, the bonds — which if left on their current course will be paid off in 2014 — are eligible to be refinanced at a lower interest rate that could save the city thousands of dollars during the next three years.
Long-time Big Spring Herald employee Bill McClellan has been named managing editor, Publisher Ron Midkiff announced Friday.
As managing editor, McClellan will oversee all aspects of newsroom operations at the Herald.
“We considered several candidates for the position, but we feel Bill, with his knowledge of and familiarity with this area, was the perfect fit for the job,” Midkiff said.
January 28th
A reward has been offered for information leading to the whereabouts and/or safe return of 13-year-old Hailey Dunn of Colorado City, who has been missing since Dec. 27. Call the Colorado City Police Department at (325) 728-5294 with information.
Time is quickly running out for are residents who haven't paid their 2010 property taxes, with Monday being the last day to ante up before accruing penalties and interest.
Area property owners have until 5 p.m. Monday to pay their property taxes or have their payment post marked, according to County Tax Assessor Kathy Sayles.
Think you are the only one with problems? Guess what? You're not.
That was the message nationally-known motivational speaker Lisa Smartt relayed at the Healthy Woman second anniversary celebration held Thursday night at the Dora Robert Community Center.
A bit of the U.S. Air Force's past and future intersected at Hangar 25 Air Museum Thursday afternoon.
The museum, which commemorates the history of the Army Air Force Bombardier School and Webb Air Force Base in Big Spring, played host to a large group of cadets who participate in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Course program at Midland High School.
The Junior ROTC students visited the museum to learn more about Air Force history in general and Webb Air Force Base history in particular.
The forecast for Saturday’s Ninth Annual Children-In-Need Chili Cook-off is warm and sunny — a departure some year’s parka-wearing temperatures.
But it still will be chilly enough to appreciate the taste of spicy and not-so-spicy chili created by some of the region’s most flavorful chili cooks. West Texas Centers and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 3188 will team up once again Saturday to raise money for West Texas Centers Children-In-Need fund.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Thursday and 7 a.m. today:
• ALEXANDER SERGIO BLANCO, 21, of 1905 Wasson Rd. Apt. 54, was arrested Thursday on a warrant for criminal mischief.
• BENITO PAREDEZ, 45, of 611 N.W. Ninth St., was arrested Thursday on a charge of driving while license suspended/invalid with a previous conviction.
• RANDI JO HAIR, 38, of 511 Goliad, was arrested Thursday on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
• MARIE BUCKNER KAUSS, 50, of 428 Hillside Dr., was arrested Thursday on a warrant from another agency.
January 27th
A preliminary report from anthropologists at Texas Tech University have identified the skull found in Howard County in mid-December as both human and male, but law enforcement officials remain guarded concerning the investigation.
Sheriff Stan Parker said Wednesday his office has received a partial preliminary report relating to the skull, which was discovered Dec. 20 north of Big Spring.
Local law enforcement made more than a dozen arrests Wednesday afternoon on felony narcotics warrants, part of a six-month investigation into the traffic of drugs in the Crossroads area.
According to officials with the Big Spring Police Department, the investigation was conducted by the BSPD's Narcotics Division with assistance from the police department's criminal investigation division, Howard County Sheriff's Department, Howard County District Attorney’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security's San Angelo office.
