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Hospital district closing in on appointment
May 17th, 2012
By RICHARD MARK GLOVER
PRESIDIO, BREWSTER counties – Big Bend Regional Hospital District directors will appoint new board members for Districts 1, 3 and 4 at a special May 23 meeting in Alpine.
“We’ve received two applicants each in Districts 3 and 4,” said hospital district Executive Secretary Maria O’Bryant. “We’re still looking for candidates in District …
DA, judge candidates file campaign finance reports
May 17th, 2012
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
FAR WEST TEXAS – Elections in the United States are fair and free, but campaigns aren’t.
In American politics, you’ve got to pay to play. While the candidate who raises the most money doesn’t always win an election, correlations in many cases do exist that suggest the candidate with the most money creates …
Marathon ISD business manager indicted
May 17th, 2012
MARATHON – Fred O. Stair, the Marathon Independent School District business manager the past 14 years, has been indicted on a felony count of allegedly taking $200,000 in school district funds, according to Brewster County district court records.
Meeting April 16, a Brewster County grand jury indicted the 69-year-old now-Brownwood resident on one count of misapplication …
New board sworn in, Wimberly is new principal, band director hired, robotics team gets big bucks, superintendent search begins
May 17th, 2012
By ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN
MARFA – Newly elected and re-elected Marfa ISD school board members were sworn in Tuesday night. Tina Lujan, Mark Cash, Zachary Moerbe and Cosme Roman took the oath of office before school faculty and the public during a special meeting of the school board.
“As you know, we have some daunting work ahead …
Storm with rain, wind, lightning causes damage in Terlingua, Study Butte
May 17th, 2012
By RICHARD MARK GLOVER
STUDY BUTTE, TERLINGUA – A guest cabin burned after being struck by lightning as a fast moving thunder storm with rain, hail, thunder, and lightning roared through south Brewster County Monday afternoon.
“Burned it all the way down,” said Louise Hammer, owner of the Wildhorse Station, a hotel located five miles north of …
State agriculture commissioner in Fort Davis today for wildfire conference
May 17th, 2012
FORT DAVIS – Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples will lead a roundtable discussion in Fort Davis today with local leaders in Jeff Davis County to establish strategies to mitigate wildfires. Prior to the meeting, Commissioner Staples will get a firsthand look at wildfire damage in the region.
The gathering begins at 9:15am today in the Jeff Davis …
Incumbents win in Presidio
May 12th, 2012
PRESIDIO – Presidio City Council incumbents Edgar Sotelo and Rafa Carrera were returned to office in Saturday’s election, while Oscar Moreno Jr. was voted onto the panel in a three-election race.
New Presidio City Council member Oscar Moreno Jr. (staff photo by DIANA AGUIRRE ARMENDARIZ)
Newcomer Moreno received 106 votes, Sotelo polled 102 votes, …
Marfa’s Lujan medals at state
May 12th, 2012
Sanderson’s Williams takes the gold with new state record
Jarett Lujan races his way to the bronze medal at the state track & field meet in Austin. (photos by TRAVIS HARSCH)
AUSTIN, MARFA – Jarett Lujan placed third in the 800-meter run at the state track and field meet in Austin on Saturday, while …
Marfa school board takes new shape
May 12th, 2012
MARFA – An appointed incumbent was elected while an incumbent was defeated in Saturday’s Marfa school board election.
Marfa school board members, from left, Tina Lujan, Zach Moerbe, Cosme Roman, and Mark Cash take the oath of office. (staff photo by ALBERTO TOMAS HALPERN)
Appointed incumbent Tina Lujan outdistanced challenger Caesar Melendez. Lujan, a …
One incumbent wins, one loses on Alpine school board
May 12th, 2012
ALPINE – School board incumbent Yadon Hardaway was re-elected while incumbent Webbie Carvajal lost in Saturday’s school election.
Place three Hardway outdistanced challenger Jeanne Lewis by a vote of 110 to 73.
The new place one trustee is Eddie Natera, who defeated Carvajal 88 votes to 52 votes.
Terms for Hardaway and Natera are three years.
The vacant place …
