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City Council Appoints Phillips to Fill Vacant Position on Council
The Coleman City Council met Thursday, July 18, 2024, at City Hall. Agenda item number 6 was to appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy on the City Council for Place 2, West Ward, in accordance with the City of Coleman Charter, Section 2.06. Two names were mentioned, Joe Haynes and Berry Phillips. The Council voted to appoint Berry Phillips to fill the unexpired term of Place 2. Phillips will take the place of Sharlene Taylor Hetzel whose resignation from the Council was effective June 5, 2024. The Council also awarded a bid to Core & Main Waterworks of San Angelo for the Texas Water Development Board Lead Service Line Replacement Project. In other business, items 9 and 10, pertaining to a Pole Attachment License Agreement, were withdrawn from the agenda at the beginning of the meeting.
2024 Big Country Blitz Cover
Year five of Big Country Blitz is here and the magazine is going to be bigger and better than ever. The magazine was delivered to headquarters this morning and will be distributed across the area next week. Before you see it in person, here is a look at the cover,...
Awards Day Held for Coleman Public Library Summer Reading Program
The Coleman Public Library and Friends held Awards Day for the 2024 reading program “Adventure Begins at Your Library” on Wednesday, July 17th, at 2:00 pm at the Family Center in the City Park. Those attending were delighted to participate in a magic show presented by Bronson Chadwick funded with a grant from Coleman County Foundation. Mr. Chadwick is a past president of the Texas Association of Magicians and regional vice president of the Society of American Magicians. He’s entertained over 1,000,000 people.
Wildcats Ready For UAC Media Day
ABILENE - The United Athletic Conference will host its Preseason Media Day on Tuesday, July 23. Texas Live! in Arlington will host the event for the second straight year and it will be streamed live on ESPN+ from 11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. CDT. ACU will be represented by head...
San Angelo's Fort Concho celebrating western heritage with two events
Fort Concho in San Angelo will host two events celebrating western heritage on the weekend of July 27-28, according to a news release. On July 27, National Cowboy Day comes to the fort at 630 S. Oakes St. with a western art show in the Quartermaster Galleries. The doors open...
Abilene mother outraged after salesman takes daughter with Down Syndrome to dealership to buy car
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC)- Abilene resident Angie Martin is a working mother of 7. She came home Tuesday night to a disturbing scene, her third youngest, 27-year-old Hope Martin nowhere to be found. Hope is diagnosed with Down Syndrome, and her mother has full legal guardianship over her, so when she was notified that a sales […]
Food for Thought: Dead insects, rodent feces at this week’s low performer
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Every week Lubbock health inspectors surprise local restaurants - checking to see who’s keeping clean and he needs to clean up. This week, we’re serving up a mixed plate. KCBD NewsChannel 11′s Christy Hartin dishes out the details in tonight’s Food for Thought....
CBS affiliate in El Paso ending most of its local news programming
El Paso’s CBS affiliate is eliminating most and perhaps all of its local newscasts, the latest erosion of local news in the nation’s 23rd largest city. “Beginning August 5, we will be making changes to the way we produce news in El Paso and refocusing our resources across our two stations in the market, CBS4 and KFOX14,” said Jessica Bellucci, a spokesperson for Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns El Paso’s FOX and CBS affiliates.
More Businesses Coming to Lubbock’s Covenant Park
Summer Moon Coffee is bringing its famed oak-roasted coffee and signature sweet cream Moon Milk® to a second location in the Hub City. The Austin-based coffee shop will open its second location in late 2024 at Covenant Park. This second Lubbock location will be a fantastic addition to the Summer Moon family of coffee shops. The shop will feature a drive-thru, online order ahead, and free Wi-Fi, ensuring convenience and comfort for all visitors.
MPD searching for serial stalking suspect
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Midland Police Department is asking for help from the community to locate a man accused of stalking multiple people. According to Crime Stoppers, 34-year-old Santiago Granger has been identified as a suspect is several stalking cases reported in both Texas and New Mexico. While law enforcement officials believe Granger may be […]
Charles Middle School in El Paso, Texas are enforcing a new dress code for students that will ban them from wearing black clothing and hoodies.
This news comes on the heels of school districts across the country exploring different dress codes, in order to stop distractions in the classrooms. In a letter from Principal Nick DeSantis, parents were informed that the school had adopted a new dress code based on "policy feedback from families, faculty and staff." The reason for the ban on black clothing? DeSantis wrote that the look has “taken over the campus” and is associated with “depression and mental health issues and/or criminality.”
San Elizario’s first McDonald’s dedicated; new Westside animal services center opens
This is your weekly news roundup, which takes a quick look at some developments in government, politics, education, environment and other topics across El Paso. The Lower Valley town of San Elizario opened its first-ever McDonald’s restaurant Wednesday, July 17. Newly elected San Elizario Mayor Miguel Chacon, El Paso...
Lubbock escape room announces closure in July
LUBBOCK, Texas— Lubbock Escapes, an escape game room located at 3025 34th Street, announced its closure on social media. According to the post, effective as of July 14 “Lubbock Escapes has elected to close our escape room.” The closure comes after much consideration from the game room. “We share wonderful memories with our escape room […]
Man chased down, shot and left to die on sidewalk, El Paso police say
Tristan Alexander Colgrove arrested on murder charge. Police: Friend lied about being shooter, then changed his mind. A man was chased down, shot and left to die on a sidewalk following accusations of domestic violence at a Northeast El Paso apartment earlier this month, court documents state. El Paso police...
Cultural expert explains mysterious structure found in Borderland desert
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — An “out-of-place” structure in the middle of the Borderland desert has had some El Pasoans scratching their heads. From occult affiliations to a potential film set, speculations have been put to rest after an expert confirmed the site is a ceremonial sweat lodge. According to Gerardo Rodriguez, a cultural anthropologist, […]
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