The city council took a “proactive step” Thursday in approving an ordinance that creates licensing and regulatory processes for game rooms and amusement redemption machines.
Local public healthcare officials estimated that the omicron virus variant would peak near the end of January and case numbers would begin heading the opposite direction of the upward trend they’ve been on most of this month.
As it stands now after about a week into the filing period, it appears there will be contested races with the school and hospital board elections in May.
A resolution approved Thursday by the city council will provide incentives for developing single family residential developments in Andrews to help promote local economic development and stimulate business and commercial activity.
Those desiring to glean more information about candidates running in the upcoming March Primary Election should plan to attend Thursday night’ Candidate Forum put on by the Andrews County Republican Party.
The county’s active virus case numbers ballooned over the past week, likely confirming the omicron variant’s emergence here, according to local healthcare professionals.
The city council heard an annual EMS/ambulance report Thursday that revealed an increase in 911 calls received during 2020-2021 compared to the previous year.
