Archive - Mar 2012
March 27th
Doug Sitter State Farm, one of two State Farm agencies in Sweetwater, has recently opened an office in the community. The Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce honored the new office with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Friday, March 23, 2012. The local office is located at 208 Lamar Street.
Shown right are Doug and Brandi Sitter, along with their children, Maddox and Chloe and employee Danica Hickson, accepting their first dollar from Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Brenda Stirl.
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 138 calls for service, issued nine citations and made eight arrests from March 23-25, 2012.
The SPD received 57, 911 calls.
Accidents:
• 300 block of Lamar.
Calls for service:
• Theft — 400 block of NE Georgia.
• Theft — 1100 block of E. Broadway.
• Duty upon striking — 300 block of Lamar.
• Theft — 1100 block of Burch.
• Forgery — 1200 block of Marvin.
• Counterfitting — 400 block of NE Georgia.
• Burglary — 900 block of E. 17th.
Arrested by SPD:
• Richard Montemayor, 54 — Public intoxication.
On Monday, March 26, 2012 God opened the gates of Heaven and Robert Oscar (Bob) Clark went home. He was welcomed by his mother and father and sisters and brother who had been waiting for him a long time. Bob lived in this world 91 years. He was born in Sylvester, Texas on Jan. 30, 1921, to Early Roy and Ethel Mae Clark. He was raised in Knox City and moved to Sweetwater at the age of eight years. He worked for various companies for many years. He was at M'System Grocery Store when it burned. He was at The Village Grocery when he retired in 1986.
Terrance Robert (Terry) Wells, 69, passed away Monday, March 26, 2012 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital in Sweetwater.
David Wayne Pritchard, 47, of Roscoe and formerly of Neosho, MO, died March 22, 2012, at his home, following a short illness. David was born Feb. 13, 1965, in Stella, MO, the son of Jerry E. and Lillys (Williams) Pritchard. He served in the U.S. Navy, Jan. 16, 1986, through Jan. 15, 1990, and currently owned and operated D and A Construction. David married Amy Bradshaw on Oct. 8, 1992, at Miami, OK and she survives.
WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 28
Baseball
Sweetwater varsity plays at Brownwood, 6:30 p.m.
Golf
Sweetwater girls play first leg of district tournament at Wylie.
Softball
Sweetwater JV and var-sity play at Brownwood, 5 and 6:30 p.m.
THURSDAY, MARCH 29
Golf
Sweetwater boys play first leg of district tourna-ment at Snyder.
Tennis
Sweetwater JV plays at Snyder tournament.
Track
Sweetwater JV and varsity boys are at Colorado City meet.
Roscoe junior high teams are at district meet in Christoval.
Highland and Blackwell junior high teams are at district meet in Roby.
FRIDAY,
MARCH 30
Sweetwater High School’s varsity softball team will resume its season on Wednesday with a 6:30 p.m. game at Brownwood. Members of the team are, top row standing from left, Cierra Knox, Suede Shirley, Kendra Crosson, Alicia Finn, Kelsi Crosson, Claire Williams; middle row kneeling, Angela Garza, Maty Montgomery, Kinsey Browning, Keyli Turner; front row seated, Megan Holsey, Jerren Villa, Jackie Carey. Not pictured are player Loni Mendez, head coach Bobby Williams and assistant coach Al Miller.
March 26th
Craig Slaughter, Sweetwater High School's head football coach and athletic director the past three years, announced today that he is resigning to accept a similar position at Llano.
Slaughter has posted just a 9-21 record at Sweetwater, with three straight sub-.500 seasons and no playoff appearances, since replacing the highly-successful Kent Jackson in 2009 at a school known for its winning football tradition.
JavaJax recently hosted a special, mid-week live music performance on Wednesday evening, March 21. En route from Austin's SXSW (south by southwest) Music Festival to a show in Lubbock on March 22, Hudson Moore performed in Sweetwater.
Check him out on the Videos section of our website to see a live performance he gave at the Reporter office.
It’s March – the birds are singing, the grass is green and the sun is shining for a longer period of time, it seems. Embrace the season by doting a bit on your major appliances.
Spring cleaning includes cleaning large appliances – such as the air conditioning unit and refrigerator – that might have been overworked in previous months. Equipment maintenance could save money on electricity and help you avoid costly repairs.
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