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Researchers in the United Kingdom are looking to infect healthy volunteers with the Coronavirus in hopes of studying the disease and developing a vaccine to help end the worldwide pandemic. 

In a rare weekend session and wanting to waste little time, the Senate is on schedule to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court by the following Monday. 

The Leading for Innovation Program at Dyess AFB allows airmen to hone their skills and network with other Air Force bases. 

The Trump campaign reportedly raised $247.8 million in September, far less than the Biden campaign's reported  $432 million.

Governor Greg Abbott announced that the state's Public Safety Office will be funding $296 million in grants for a variety of programs and services in Texas to support a broad range of public safety initiatives. 

The Greater Texas Foundation has awarded TSTC a $715,742 to help develop a performance-based education initiative. 

The Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds Texans that many driver license offices across the state continue to offer appointments on Saturday. Appointments remain open at offices statewide. 

European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier said Brexit trade negotiations will continue past Thursday’s deadline set by U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and could continue into next month.

Small business face more than just customers with or with our protective face masks; they face economic uncertainty. 

On the third anniversary of the #MeToo movement, founder Tarana Burke says that the group's vision for the future is clear: The group will also focus on inequality. 

President Donald Trump is trying to seal the art of the deal with constituents that were once considered in the bag in the long ago days of 2016; big business and those in so-called red states. 

Early voting began in Texas this week with long lines to prove it. Texas is one of the few places in the U.S. that is not allowing widespread balloting by mail.

First Lady Melania Trump has stated that the Trump's 14 year-old son, Barron, had tested positive for the coronavirus but has since tested negative.

As we near the holiday season, the Sweetwater Goodfellows remind all that it is time to start thinking of less needy families in our area. Signs-ups  for applicants will begin on October 21 and run through to October 23 at the Sweetwater Fire Station from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m. 

Can the U.S. Postal Service be trusted to deliver mail on time?

Senator John Cornyn delivered the opening remarks at the Senate Judiciary Hearing on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. 

Two students have tested positive at Blackwell CISD. The first student is in the fourth grade, while the other student is a sophomore.

On Saturday, November 7 Moe Bandy will perform as part of the Western Heritage Show.

Sweetwater Fire Department visited Southeast Elementary School to teach the students about fire safety. 

Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) presented military medals to Larry Wilkinson honoring Wilkinson's late father. Sergeant Sam Wilkinson was a veteran of World War II and a recipient of a Purple heart Medal for wounds received while in Europe. 

After being laid off last spring, Ronald Jones pursued a life-long dream of becoming a welder. 

The Nobel Prize in chemistry went to two leading researchers for a gene-editing tool that has revolutionized the world of science. The technology provides scientists the ability to alter DNA.

Stephen Miller, a senior advisor and speechwriter for the Trump administration has tested positive for the coronavirus, a White House spokesperson said.

The SNAP center in Sweetwater is open for lunch and activities once again.

Congressman Jodey Arrington applauds EDA grants to support rural business development in West Texas.

President Donald Trump is back at the White House, saying he is ready to get back to work and indicated a desire to get back on the campaign trail. 

The Chamber of Commerce, Sweetwater-Nolan County will be hosting their next Young Professionals "After Dark" event on October 22.

White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has tested positive for COVID-19.

Stricken by COVID-19, President Trump was flown by helicopter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda Maryland and is expected to stay a few days as a precautionary measure. 

President Trump's campaign manager, Bill Stepien and former advisor Kellyanne Conway have both tested positive for the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive fore the coronavirus.

In a bid to reopen grades K-12, the federal government will be distributing millions of coronavirus tests to states. 

The Texas Department of Public Safety is investigating a fatal crash.