Archive - Jan 22, 2013 - News Article

Transmission Summit 2013 set for grid expansion region

January 22, 2013

Sweetwater will host more than 125 energy and infrastructure leaders from more than a dozen states around the USA on Wednesday and Thursday for the 5th annual Transmission Summit 2013 on the campus of Texas State Technical College West Texas. The 5th annual Transmission Summit is in the hub of Texas’ $9 billion grid expansion and the world’s largest concentration of wind energy generation. The event includes project updates, business networking and industry sponsor exhibits. The event is sponsored by the Texas Wind Energy Clearinghouse.

Texas Midwest Day at the Capitol slated for Feb. 5

January 22, 2013

Texas Midwest Community Network announces plans for Texas Midwest Day at the Capitol on Feb. 5. Community leaders from throughout the region are encouraged to participate.
“Generally speaking, rural communities are at a disadvantage when it comes to influencing state lawmakers,” says TMCN President Kathy Keane of Eden. “By joining together, a larger group of rural delegates gets more attention and presents a stronger voice in Austin.”

Three suspects in custody after cross-country pursuit

January 22, 2013

Law Enforcement Officials have arrested three individuals that were hiding in a house in southeast Colorado City in Mitchell County. 
Early Monday morning, a Texas Highway Patrol Trooper had stopped a vehicle for speeding over one hundred miles an hour while traveling east near the Mitchell/Howard County line on Interstate 20. As the trooper approached the vehicle, the driver stepped out and began shooting. A pursuit ensued with the violator. The trooper lost sight of the vehicle near the community of Loraine in eastern Mitchell County. 

FSA emergency loans available to 207 disaster counties in Texas

January 22, 2013

USDA Texas Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting Executive Director James B. Douglass announced that 207 counties in Texas were declared a disaster on Jan. 9, 2013, due to drought and heat using the new, streamlined Secretarial Disaster Designation process. Under this designation, producers with operations in any of the 157 primary disaster counties or 50 contiguous disaster counties are eligible to apply for low interest emergency loans.

Blotters for January 18-20, 2013

January 22, 2013

The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 162 calls for service, issued 14 citations and made 17 arrests from Jan. 18-20, 2013.

The SPD received 71, 911 calls.

Calls for service:
• Burglary of a vehicle — 1400 block of E. 12th.
• Credit/debit card abuse — 400 block of SE Georgia.
• Stalking — 800 block of San Carlos.
• Theft — 1400 block of Hailey.
• Burglary of a habitation — 700 block of Hill.
• Theft — 400 block of SE Georgia.
• Theft — 400 block of SE Georgia.
• Runaway — 1200 block of Towncreek.
• Trespassing — 1900 block of Chester.

Tuesday's local weather outlook

January 22, 2013

We'll be seeing a bit of a warm up today, with a high near 63 and mostly sunny skies. Winds will be from the south at 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight, expect mostly clear skies and a low around 46, with southern winds at 10 to 15 mph.
Head on over to weather.gov to learn more.