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July 6th, 2011
Three people pled guilty to Judge Glen Harrison during 32nd Judicial District Court proceedings on Tuesday.
Kenneth Gene Wiley pled guilty to theft over $100,000 but less than $200,000, a second degree felony. For his plea, Wiley received 10 years confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, probated for 10 years. He will have to pay a $2,000 fine, $309 in court costs and $193,354.29 in restitution to GE Energy. He will also have to serve 240 hours of community service.
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 202 calls for service, issued 29 citations and made nine arrests from July 1-4, 2011.
The SPD received 69, 911 calls.
Accidents:
• 800 block of E. 17th.
Calls for service:
• Runaway — 400 block of Seaton.
• Theft — 400 block of NE Georgia.
• Counterfeiting/Forgery — 100 block of NW Georgia.
• Assault — 100 block of E. Broadway.
• Information report — 1100 block of Mulberry.
• Information report — 600 block of E. Arizona.
• Accident involving damage to a vehicle — 800 block of E. 17th Street.
• Theft — 1700 block of Lamar.
July 5th
Fireworks lit up the evening sky after an entire day’s festivities including a parade, led by local fire departments, food, vendors, children’s activities, live music and a dance all at “Roscoe on the bricks.” The Roscoe Volunteer Fire Department handled the fireworks to make sure everything was under control.
The Texas Center for Quality & Patient Safety, an affiliate of the Texas Hospital Association, has received a grant from the Cardinal Health Foundation to improve medication safety in Texas’ rural hospitals.
A new technology program for local middle and high schools is forming, but is in need of donations.
Texas State Technical College (TSTC) West Texas in Sweetwater will be hosting a robotics competition called BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science and Technology) Robotics for six weeks this fall. The goal is to start a new competition center in Sweetwater for the Big Country, but not without the help of community support, contributions and sponsorships.
The National WASP WWII Museum celebrated the Women Airforce Service Pilots of WWII at WASP HOMECOMING 2011 on May 28, of Memorial Day Weekend. Approximately 1,000 people from all around the U.S. attended the day-long event. Twenty-two WASP were present who trained at Avenger Field in 1943-44 to become the first women to ever fly military planes in the United States.
July 2nd
The Sweetwater Police Department (SPD) received 29 calls for service, issued no citations and made four arrests on June 30, 2011.
The SPD received 19, 911 calls.
Calls for service:
• Sexual assault — Sweetwater area.
Arrested by SPD
• Ocie Jennings, 40 of Sweetwater — Possession of marijuana.
• Roger Smith, 44 of Sweetwater — Public intoxication.
• James Raney, 21 of Sweetwater — Warrant.
• Faith Stansell, 48 of Sweetwater — Public intoxication.
The Nolan County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) had 11 calls for service, served five civil papers and made one arrest on June 30, 2011.
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) documents reveal that representatives of the City of Stamford have been negotiating behind closed doors since 2009 with the proposed Tenaska coal plant over what is likely thousands of acre feet per year of Stamford water. Stamford, along with about 94 percent of Texas was in a state of severe, extreme or exceptional drought as of June 7, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor and drought conditions are not expected to subside in the near future.
SWEETWATER – The Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices in Nolan and Fisher counties will conduct a program for cattle producers hit by drought and fire from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. on Wednesday, July 6 at the Nolan County Coliseum Annex in Sweetwater.Â
“It’s been a tough year with no end in sight,” said Zachary Wilcox, AgriLife Extension agent in Nolan County. “Many of our producers have had a double-whammy due to the ongoing dry weather coupled with the huge wildfires we’ve been having.
Rep. Susan L. King as Joint Author proudly announces passage of HR 295 honoring Texas State Technical College-West Texas as a top ten percent award winner as chosen by the Aspen Institute. TSTC-West Texas is one of only 120 community colleges nationwide to receive this prestigious distinction.
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