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March 22nd, 2011
Doyle Hooper, 72, died March 19, 2011, at his home in Big Spring. A family visitation will be held Tuesday, March 22, 2011, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Services will be held Wednesday, March 23, 2011, at 10 a.m. in Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel with Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Home Hospice of Big Spring in Big Spring.
Wendell Mayo, of Big Spring, formerly of Midland, passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at Ellis Funeral Home in Midland from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Funeral services have been scheduled for 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2011, in the Ellis Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Mark Lindsey of the First Baptist Church of Big Spring officiating. Interment will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park.
Score an assist to Mother Nature.
In a game stretched over three days because of inclement weather, the Big Spring Lady Steers used early and late offensive explosions to claim their District 5-3A softball opener, 11-9, against the Sweetwater Lady Mustangs Monday at the Big Spring ISD Softball complex.
TODAY
• Baseball — Snyder at Big Spring, 7 p.m.
• Baseball — Lubbock Roosevelt at Coahoma, 7 p.m.
• Baseball — Forsan at Midland Trinity, 5 p.m.
• Softball — Snyder at Big Spring, 6:30 p.m.
• Softball — Lubbock Roosevelt at Coahoma, 5:30 p.m.
• Softball — Lubbock Christian at Forsan, 5 p.m.
• Golf — Forsan boys at Big Lake tournament.
WEDNESDAY
• Golf — Coahoma boys and girls at Roosevelt tournament, Lorenzo CC.
• Golf — Forsan girls at Big Lake tournament.
THURSDAY
• Golf — Big Spring girls at Lamesa tournament.
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March 21st
Billy Minchew, 79, of Big Spring died Sunday, March 20, 2011, in a Midland hospital. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2011, at the Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park.
Mr. Minchew was born March 16, 1932, in Coahoma and married June Hightower on Nov. 5, 1956, in Lovington, N.M.
CLYDE — Beulah Minerva (Aunt Beulah) Fiaminghi, 99, of Abilene, died Thursday at her home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the First Evangelical United Methodist Church, 6010 Hwy. 277 in Abilene with Brother Jerry McNeill, Brother Ronnie Newton and Brother Don Wilson officiating. Burial will follow in Elmwood Memorial Park under the direction of Bailey-Howard Funeral Home of Clyde. Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the church.
A one-vehicle rollover on Interstate 20 west of Big Spring left one person dead and sent three others to the hospital.
According to Department of Public Safety reports, 20-year-old Brianca Marie Beltran of El Paso was pronounced dead following the accident, which took place shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday near FM 818. She was not wearing a seat belt, troopers said.
After being arrested Friday on charges of hindering police investigators and possession of drugs, Billie Dunn — mother of missing Colorado City teen Hailey Dunn — has filed a protective order against former live-in boyfriend Shawn Adkins.
Dunn made the announcement she had filed a “no trespassing” order against Adkins shortly after being released from custody following her arrest on charges of hindering apprehension and prosecution, possession of dangerous drugs and making a false report to police officers. All three charges are misdemeanors.
The possible fate of the Big Spring State Park tops the agenda for Tuesday's meeting of the Big Spring City Council, as the municipality — along with members of county government — attempt to formulate a plan to keep the facility open in the face of massive budget cuts by the state legislature.
The council is expected to discuss ongoing efforts by both the municipality and Howard County officials to keep the park from being closed, as well as appoint a committee to evaluate the issues involved in the matter.
Financial planning may not seem like a health issue, but it is.
Healthy Woman is sending out a Call to Action: Women and Financial Preparedness. Troy Tompkins, CMFC, will be the featured speaker for the April 9 event. This is the third year that Healthy Woman has been held in conjunction with the Health Fair.
