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Earthquake Rocks Lower Panhandle
People in Lubbock and across parts of the South Plains and Permian Basin reported feeling an earthquake Monday night. The USGS reports it was a 4.9-magnitude earthquake roughly 90 miles southeast of Lubbock. It was centered about 10 miles northeast of Hermleigh, east of Snyder just east of the Scurry-Fisher County line, north of U.S. 180. It had a depth of about 4.8 miles. A few minutes later, at 10:46 p.m. a 4.4-magnitude quake was observed just northwest of the initial epicenter, in Scurry County.
4.9M earthquake near Snyder, felt in Lubbock
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - People in Lubbock and across parts of the South Plains and Permian Basin reported feeling an earthquake Monday night. The USGS reports it was a 4.9-magnitude earthquake roughly 90 miles southeast of Lubbock. It was centered about 10 miles northeast of Hermleigh, east of Snyder just east of the Scurry-Fisher County line, north of U.S. 180. It had a depth of about 4.8 miles. A few minutes later, at 10:46 p.m. a 4.4-magnitude quake was observed just northwest of the initial epicenter, in Scurry County.
Earthquakes shake Texas on Monday night, felt in Dallas-Fort Worth
DALLAS — Three earthquakes rattled Texas on Monday night, and the aftershock was felt all the way in the D-FW area. The quakes took place between 10:30 p.m. and midnight, and the epicenters were near Hermleigh in Scurry County, about 250 miles from downtown Dallas.
Intersect Power Secures $837 Million in Project Financing to Build 1 GWh of Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 17, 2024-- Intersect Power, LLC, (“Intersect Power” or “Intersect”), announced today the closing of two separate transactions representing an aggregate of $837 million of financing commitments for the construction and operation of three standalone Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) in Texas. The transactions cover portfolio-level construction debt, tax equity, and term debt financing with industry-leading partners. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240717196955/en/ Active construction at the Lumina II battery energy storage system (BESS) project in Scurry County, Texas. When construction is complete, the site will have 86 Megapacks, Tesla’s battery energy storage system, that will provide 320 MWh of battery storage with a two-hour duration. (Photo: Business Wire)
Retirement Party for Shelley Smith
BIG SPRING, TX — Longtime West Texas Centers CEO Shelley Smith, LMSW, will retire this month from the Mental Health Authority she has championed the past 40 years. A retirement party for Shelly Smith, long time CEO of West Texas Centers, will be held this Friday at Hotel Settles from 1-3 Pm. This is a come-and-go event.
Big Country personnel deployed to assist with Hurricane Beryl response
BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Saturday morning, Scurry County EMS and three personnel tied to the Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department, including EMT Keegan Pruitt, Captain and EMT Martin McDonnell, and Firefighter Cody McDonnell, left for San Antonio as Beryl prepares to make landfall in Texas. EMS vehicles from several counties, including Nolan County, are part […]
Snyder man sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder
SNYDER, Texas — A Snyder man has been sentenced to life in prison for murder. According to the Scurry County District Clerk, Rogelio Gutierrez Gallegos, Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for a first degree felony murder charge. Gallegos' charge comes after a stabbing that happened September 13,...
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