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McDonald is Pigskin Pick ‘em winner

Pam McDonald was the winner of the newspaper’s final Pigskin Pick ‘em Contest.

McDonald outdistanced the prognosticating pack by missing only four contests the final week.

For garnering top honors, McDonald received the top $75 cash prize.

McDonald missed three games in the collegiate ranks and one in the NFL.

Her misses in college games included Washington’s upset over Washington State, Texas A&M over LSU and Boise over Utah State.

In the NFL, she missed Denver over Pittsburgh.

Thanksgiving at Disney World

ALL-AMERICAN

Julia Cargill and her family experienced a surreal Thanksgiving holiday last week.

Cargill, an Andrews High freshman cheerleader, performed in the All-American Thanksgiving Parade at Disney World in sunny Orlando, Florida on turkey day.

The event consisted of All-American cheerleaders performing routines during a mile-long parade through the Magic Kingdom theme park. Thousands were in attendance.

All is calm, all is bright Friday

CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

The lights at night were big and bright…deep in the heart of Texas.

Friday night’s Christmas Light extravaganza in Andrews lived up to its billing, according to event organizers.

The festivities kicked off with the annual Rockin’ Jingle Bell Christmas Light Parade before moving to the Christmas Light Show on NW Ave. D.

Hundreds turned out to view the various colored lights that came in numerous forms.

Company proposes a spendy transmission line project

A Lubbock utilities company is proposing a $20 million transmission line project in southwest Andrews County, according to a public notice appearing in this edition.

Sharyland Utilities L.P. hopes to construct a single-circuit, 345-kilovolt electric transmission line from a present switchyard to a new one it would build, the notice states.

In all, the project would be approximately 10.3 miles long and constructed primarily on monopole structures in a right of way approximately 175 feet wide, according to the notice.

WTI crude oil trades below $50

West Texas Intermediate crude prices hit lows this week that haven’t been seen in more than a year.

At one point Thursday, WTI was actually trading below $50 a barrel, according to Markets Insider. The $49.47 trading price early Thursday was listed as a 52-week low.

It’s been well over a year since WTI dipped under the $50 range, but prices rose to over $52 a barrel before trading closed Thursday.

Traffic stops lead to drug arrests

Two separate routine traffic stops by local police officers in the past week led to arrests involving manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance charges, according to police.

In both instances, what appeared to be crystal methamphetamine and large amounts of cash were recovered, Andrews Police Chief Ronny McCarver said.

One arrest involved the discovery of a “substantial amount” of meth—the specific charge was between four and 200 grams—in a vehicle, according to police.

The actual amount was “closer to the 200” gram figure, police said.

Assault involves man running into minivan with car

An Andrews man was arrested Monday after he “intentionally” hit the back end of a minivan with his car and caused physical pain to the driver, according to the investigating sheriff’s deputy.

Juan Carlos Cisneros was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting arrest, authorities said.

The incident appeared to be domestic in nature and occurred at a residence in the 1400 block of SE County Road 800. Officers initially responded to the scene of an automobile accident, according to the arrest report.

Local Dance Welcome to Everyone

The Andrews Senior Center hosts a monthly dance that brings couples in from all over the Permian Basin and New Mexico.

Doug and Coni Wegner of Odessa, travel to Andrews every third Monday once a month for the dinner and dance hosted by the senior center. This event is held every month with chances to win door prizes and the opportunity to meet new people. The dinner is a potluck social. Bring a dish and join in the activities.

Passenger who fled suspect vehicle on foot arrested in Andrews County

A law enforcement pursuit of a stolen vehicle that originated in New Mexico later entered Andrews County, where it slowed down some but did not come to an end. The

Markets due to bounce

It is said the world is in a state of bankruptcy, that the world owes the world more than the world can pay, and ought to go into chancery and