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Large grassfire almost requires home evacuation in NW Andrews

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A Monday grassfire aided by wind gusts that reached peaks of nearly 60 mph came close to requiring home evacuations in northwest Andrews County, according to authorities.

Increased costs linked to virus causes change with city’s water line replacement project

A city project involving a substantial water line replacement from a wellfield north of town will require a new plan moving forward after PVC pipe prices significantly increased in recent months, city council members learned during Thursday’s meeting.

More than 8,000 have been vaccinated

Andrews County’s vaccine numbers continue to steadily climb, while the actual virus cases remain on the decline.

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Vehicle search turns up THC gummies well within the reach of three infants

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Two Hobbs, New Mexico, women were arrested late Monday after officers discovered substantial amounts of marijuana and THC gummies located in a vehicle within the reach of three infants inside it, according to police.

Officers found some of the marijuana inside the vehicle in a diaper bag.

Bree Nakia Carter, 21, and Maranda Ann Carter, 20, were apprehended and charged with possession of a controlled substance Penalty Group 2 between four and 400 grams, abandon endanger child criminal negligence and possession of marijuana.

Trustees approve technology purchase

The school board last Tuesday approved purchasing computer server infrastructure and a backup appliance that will provide room for growth over the short term.

School officials said the present server has basically reached its life expectancy, so to speak.

Trustees approved a recommendation from central office administration to purchase four Dell VxRail servers and a Dell Data Protection backup appliance at a total cost of just over $83,000.

STEADY RISE IN PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES RINGS ALARM BELLS

Pedestrians now account for 1 in 5 traffic deaths in Texas

As spring approaches, more and more Texans will take to the streets, and TxDOT has an important message for both drivers and pedestrians: watch out for each other.

State officials warn that pedestrian deaths are continuing to rise in Texas, and now account for 1 in 5 of all traffic fatalities. In 2019 alone, 5,975 traffic crashes involving pedestrians occurred in Texas, resulting in 669 deaths, a 5% increase in fatalities over the previous year. Another 1,317 people were seriously injured.

Council hires architect for $6-million facilities project

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The longtime plan to address needs with the present city hall building—along with overcrowding at the police station—was revisited Thursday following the recent presentation and review of a detailed outside facilities study.

Council members approved hiring an architect to design a new city hall facility, which will open the present one to the police department, according to city officials.

It’s the final solution to the city hall building project that began around seven years ago and initially involved renovating the current facility.

Suspect vehicle in high-speed pursuit has two year old in it

A high-speed vehicle pursuit initiated by local police early Wednesday in west Andrews reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour on Highway 385 and ended in Odessa when the suspect vehicle crashed out, according to police.

The driver, 26-year-old Jevon Bell of Odessa, got away after fleeing the accident scene on foot, while officers found a woman and a two-year-old child in the crashed blue pickup, authorities said.

Eggleston earns strong annual review

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Andrews City Manager Steve Eggleston on Thursday received an “overwhelmingly positive” annual review by the city council, according to mayor pro-tem Keith Livingston.

The city council met in an executive session to discuss Eggleston’s performance over the past year.

It was the second such evaluation of Eggleston after he took over the city manager position held by former Andrews City Manager Glen Hackler several years ago.

Eggleston received positive reviews both times, according to city officials.