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An Undying Love

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Family members of Jack and Miwako Smith understood through example the undying love the couple shared together—a love that pierced through their respective American and Japanese cultural gaps and resulted

Board approves proposed budget

The hospital board approved a proposed tax rate Monday that is slightly below the rollback rate, yet under the present-year figure. An increase in taxable value within the hospital district

Leak in city’s main water line requires day-long repair

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A main water line feeding the city from well-fields sprang a major leak either late Thursday or early Friday and required repairs by city workers all day and into the

Setting a boundary

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“Co-Parenting with a toxic ex” series continues. Give yourself permission to “set boundaries”. Setting boundaries may be tricky because even though you are going to be making changes to your

Factual info about spent fuel storage

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In November 2018, I wrote an editorial to provide some factual information about used nuclear fuel transport. Recently there have been several statements made in the media related to the

Oil, stocks tanking

Energy service companies continue to struggle. The XES ETF already trades beneath its 2009 panic low. Now trading at a mere $8.79, it looks to re-test its May low of

Andrews woman sentenced after admitting guilt to burglary of habitation in September

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An Andrews woman who admitted guilt to a burglary of habitation charge from last September was sentenced July 23 in 109th District Court, according to district clerk’s office records.

Jennafer Kelly Wilson received 10 years of probation for the burglary of habitation count from a Sept. 3, 2018, incident, and had a delivery of a controlled substance less than one gram charge dismissed during court action last month.

Driver flees from scene of highway accident

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A two-vehicle accident this week at an intersection notorious for serious crashes resulted in major damage but no injuries, according to authorities.

The crash at FM 181 and State Highway 115 involved two pickups and appeared to be caused when the front end of one of the vehicles collided with the back end of the other.

The driver of one of the pickups involved in the wreck apparently fled the scene following the crash.

But law enforcement officers quickly tracked down the pickup and made the driver return to the scene of the accident, according to authorities.

Memory care facility approved at PRMC’s strategic meeting

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MEMORY CARE

Providing a memory care facility for dementia and Alzheimer’s patients has been a primary ambition of those with the local hospital for several years.

The reason is because a strong demand exists for those services locally, Permian Regional Medical Center CEO Russell Tippin has said.

The hospital district’s $7.2 million bond proposal for a 24-bed memory care facility was defeated at the polls in November 2016.

Andrews Exes take a stroll down memory lane during reunions

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CLASS REUNION

Many involved with the annual Andrews Exes Reunion over the weekend took a stroll back in time.

For some, the stroll down memory lane went back a ways. Others didn’t have to stretch their memory banks too far.

But whether it was 10 years or 50 since they walked the halls of Andrews High School, everyone agreed it was good to catch up with classmates and reminisce about past glory days.

The AHS Class of ’69 was the featured 50-year reunion. Class members met at Dan Fisher’s home Friday night for a catered dinner.