To wear a mask, or not to be required to wear a mask—that seems to have been the question swirling around many locales—including in Andrews—since the virus surge following Texas’ reopening.
The chamber of commerce’s decision around a month ago to cancel its annual Fourth of July festivities came at a time when the virus situation was relatively quiet in Andrews.
A routine traffic stop recently in southwest Andrews led to the discovery of a substantial amount of drugs and the arrest of a local man, according to authorities.
The commissioners court on Tuesday approved submitting an opposition letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission concerning a proposal to change regulation of disposal of “very lowlevel radioactive waste in Andrews County and the rest of the United States.”
A Monday night law enforcement pursuit in which shots were fired at a DPS trooper from the suspect vehicle ended in Midland County after two suspects—including an Andrews man—were shot by officers.
The commissioners court on Tuesday heard a letter from an Andrews couple requesting that the county approve a mandatory mask-wearing ordinance in enclosed areas in public.