COLORADO CITY — Sales tax revenues continued their slide, falling more than $25,000 to $46,250 this year. Last year’s September allocation was $71,981. Year-to-date, the city’s sales tax allocations are down 16 percent compared to last year. The county’s allocation fell from $52,508 to $21,071, a drop of nearly 60 percent.
FISHER COUNTY — The Fisher County Senior Citizens Center will soon have ZAAZ machines, which are low-impact, vibration plate machines that cause involuntary reflexes that the company claims will improve people’s health. A grant from the West Central Texas Council of Governments is paying for the machines.
SWEETWATER — A Sweetwater teacher resigned after being accused of having an improper relationship with a student. Although few details were released, Superintendent Terry Pittman confirmed Tuesday that a coach/teacher at Sweetwater ISD resigned. According to the Sweetwater Police Department, there is an investigation underway.
POST — Garza County sheriff’s deputies arrested Lee Thomas Jr., 32, after they say he pointed a firearm at several people in a residence Saturday in Post. Thomas was arrested on a warrant for aggravated assault, family violence, with a deadly weapon.
BIG SPRING — A man walking on South Gregg Street was killed by a vehicle Sept. 24. According to an article in the Big Spring Herald, Daniel James Lafler was crossing the street when he was struck by a pickup truck. The article stated that police determined the driver was not at fault in the accident.
HOWARD COUNTY — Howard College officials voted to raise the tax rate by 3.32 percent, increasing ad valorem — or property tax — revenue by $538,000, according to an article in the Big Spring Herald. The additional money will be used to upgrade the fire alarm system, repair the coliseum’s chiller and perform maintenance that has been delayed due to financial constraints. The college also planned a $500 employee pay raise in this year’s budget.
LAMESA — Because of a shortage of inspectors, the city is increasing permit fees to cover the cost of bringing building inspectors in from out-of-town. According to an article in the Lamesa Press-Reporter, the city had been using inspectors from Brownfield and Seminole, but scheduling conflicts have forced the city to hire inspectors from Big Spring, Midland and Lubbock. The average increase is $40 per permit, the article stated.
SEMINOLE — A roughly two hour stand-off between law enforcement officers and a 23-year-old Seminole resident ended shortly before midnight on Tuesday with the man’s arrest. According to the Gaines County Sheriff’s Office, Tyler Ray Aguilar-Newman was charged with a third-degree felony assault on a public servant and a Class A misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief following Tuesday’s altercation.
BROWNFIELD — Gillham Park, more commonly known as the “duck pond,” is undergoing a makeover in the coming months. As part of the project, the existing lakes in the park will be dredged and deepened and a third lake will be dug out and made permanent. Currently the third lake holds water only as overflow from the larger bodies of water. Restroom and shower facilities will be constructed and an RV park with free accommodations are planned.
ANDREWS — A three-year-old girl is recovering after she was bit by a rattlesnake that had gotten into the kitchen of her home. Marissa Hernandez was taken to Lubbock, where she remained hospitalized for two days. The girl’s mother, Jennifer Hernandez, said she was cooking when she heard her daughter crying while standing next to her and initially thought she had hit herself. Jennifer Hernandez didn’t know what had bitten her daughter, but a doctor in the Permian Region Medical Center emergency room recognized the injury as a snake bite.
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