COLORADO CITY — The Colorado City City Council approved two policies related to public records recently. According to an article in the Colorado City Record, requests for public information may only be submitted to Public Information Officer Donna Madrid. Previously those requests could be made to any city employee. Additionally, the city will issue cell phones to city employees for work-related use in order to preserve text messages and other public information.
BIG SPRING — Fifteen volunteers from the Big Spring Rotary Club and Keep Big Spring Beautiful collected 25 bags of trash during a recent effort to clean up FM 700 near the Cosden Community Credit Union. The group planned to focus on Birdwell Park as its next project, according to an article in the Big Spring Herald.
ROTAN — The Rotan High School marching band received first division ratings at San Angelo University’s Concho Classic, finishing in third place among the nine competing bands. According to an article in the Double Mountain Chronicle, band director Jessica Watkins refers to this month as Bandtober, which will see the 34-member marching band travel to three consecutive competitions in its effort to return to the University Interscholastic League State Marching Festival.
LAMESA — Less than one month after the “Southern Cross” opened south of Lamesa, the new intersection of Hwy. 349 and U.S. Hwy. 87 saw its first major accident Tuesday. One person was taken by ambulance to meet a medical helicopter to be transported to a Lubbock medical facility. Another individual was taken by ambulance to Medical Arts Hospital, according to an article in the Lamesa Press-Reporter.
DAWSON COUNTY — More than $60,500 will be divided equally among four agencies. Receiving about $15,125 each will be the Dawson County Library, Dawson County Senior Citizens Center, Rainbow Room and Dawson County Child Welfare Board. The county named those four organizations when applying for unclaimed capital credits from the Texas Comptroller. According to an article in the Lamesa Press-Reporter, the money comes from unclaimed capital credits issued by electric cooperatives.
SEMINOLE — Candidates seeking an endorsement from Seminole Hospital District will have to look elsewhere after a new policy was approved that bars the district from taking part in politics. According to an article in the Seminole Sentinel, the policy states “The District shall not incur any expenditure for political activities. For purposes of this policy, political activities shall be defined as any activity associated with the direct or indirect support of or opposition to a candidate for elective public office at the federal, state or local level.”
BROWNFIELD — A simple traffic stop on Oct. 5 turned into an arrest with what appeared to be more than 100 pounds of marijuana. Ruben Valles, of El Paso, was northbound on the Seagraves Highway when he was stopped. Valles was booked into the Terry County Law Enforcement Center with a combined bail of $200,000 for charges of possession of marijuana greater than 50 pounds but less than 2,000 pounds and unlawful use of a criminal instrument, according to an article in The Brownfield News.
ANDREWS — An Andrews woman was stabbed Tuesday evening during a domestic altercation on the Andrews Post Office parking lot, according to police. A male suspect was detained at the scene by two licensed handgun holders until law enforcement officers arrived, according to an article in the Andrews County News. The suspect was arrested and faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
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