Archive - 2013
April 24th
During the Nolan County Commissioners' meeting on Monday, discussion was held which stemmed from a request by a business in the oil/gas transportation industry to re-establish a rail line--which crosses County Road (CR) 108--and put it back into service.
Ken Tootle with MAALT made the presentation to the commissioners, in which he gave an overview of the company. The Fort-Worth based company has been in the business for around a decade, boasting 400 employees and several branches in Texas and Oklahoma, among others.
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 42 calls for service, issued 1 citation and made 1 arrest on April 22, 2013.
The SPD received 15, 911 calls.
Accidents:
• 800 block of E. 16th.
Calls for service:
• Family violence assault/endangering a child — Sweetwater.
• Criminal mischief — 600 block of Pecan.
• Theft — 800 block of Bowie.
• Family violence assault — Sweetwater.
• Burglary of a habitation — 500 block of Orange.
Arrested by SPD:
• Santos Vera, 24 — City warrants.
At press time, the Class 3A softball playoff between Sweetwater and Pecos on Saturday was in the process of being moved to another location in Lubbock. If the change is made today, it will be announced on the Sweet-water Reporter web site.
FRIDAY, APRIL 26
Baseball
Sweetwater varsity will host Snyder, 7 p.m.
Track
Sweetwater qualifiers at Region I-3A meet, Lubbock (Texas Tech University).
Blackwell, Highland and Roscoe qualifiers at Region II-1A, Division II meet, Angelo State University.
SATURDAY, APRIL 27
Baseball
Sweetwater JV will play at Snyder, noon.
Softball
Sweetwater vs. Pecos (Class 3A bi-district playoff), 7 p.m., TBA, Lubbock.
Tennis
Sweetwater middle school teams play at district meet in Big Spring.
Track
Sweetwater qualifiers at Region I-3A meet, Lubbock (Texas Tech University).
These Sweetwater High School athletes will compete at the Region I-3A track meet Friday and Saturday at Texas Tech University’s Fuller Track in Lubbock.
Kneeling from left are Kayla Chowning, Suede Shirley, Kendra Crosson, Kelsi Crosson, Abby Garcia, Marissa Sanchez; and standing, Kaleb Hoover, Nick Nemir and Deandre Gatson.
These eight Highland girls will all be competing this Friday and Saturday at the Region II-A, Division II track meet at Angelo State University.
Pictured from left are Sabrina Romero (800-meter relay), Kelsi Johns (800-meter relay, 800-meter run), Hannah Allen (1600-meter relay, 300-meter hurdles), Sierra Allen (800-meter relay, 1600-meter relay), Beth Richburg (1600-meter relay, 100-meter hurdles, 300-meter hurdles, discus), Lora Stewart (1600-meter relay, 400-meter run), Madison Moseley (800-meter relay, 1600-meter run), and Kailee Hall (relay alternate).
Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high near 62. Winds will be from the north-northeast at 10 to 15 mph.
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 42 and eastern winds at 5 to 10 mph.
Visit weather.gov for more information.
April 23rd
By
Linda Kite, Sweetwater-Nolan County Health Department
National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from vaccine-preventable diseases and celebrate the achievements of immunization programs in promoting healthy communities. This year’s NIIW is April 20-27. Infants are particularly vulnerable to infectious diseases; that is why it is critical to protect them through immunizations. Each day, nearly 12,000 babies are born in the United States who will need to be immunized against 14-vaccine-preventable diseases before age two.
Though short-lived, the burn ban for Nolan County was reinstated during the county commissioners meeting held on Monday at the Nolan County Courthouse.
Nolan County Judge Tim Fambrough had ordered the lifting of the ban on Friday, April 12, although its reinstatement was listed on Monday's agenda. However, in a statement released after the meeting on Monday afternoon, the emergency burn ban and fireworks ban will remain in effect for 90 days unless significant rainfall is received.
On Saturday, the Sweetwater Middle School Robotics Program took five teams to compete in the GEAR Robotics Competition at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. The competition officially began on March 23, when the theme of the competition was revealed. This year's theme was Dr. Roboto. It focused on how robots are used in the medical field.
To compete, each team designed a robot, programmed it to complete simulated medical missions and write an engineering essay explaining how they approached the challenge. Each team also came up with a team name and t-shirt design for the competition. Â
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