Reporter-News Archives FEBRUARY '97 ARCHIVES January ... February ... March ... April ... May ... June ... July ... August ... September ... October ... November ... December Feb. 28-- Explosion rocks Micrometals/Texas Feb. 28-- 101st Fort Worth show has mega power in its sale Feb. 28-- Longtime cobbler reflects soul of Breckenridge Feb. 27-- Local teachers to be able to surf the Net cheaper Feb. 27-- Mauling victim going home today Feb. 27-- Stenholm buying residence in Fairway Oaks Feb. 27-- Fires cause state of emergency in Comanche County Feb. 27-- Area college students recognized Feb. 27-- Planning and Zoning commissioners deal with Expo expansion Feb. 27-- City's new technology liaison "the right person" Feb. 27-- ACS casting Net far and wide Feb. 27-- Hamlin schools appealing TEA ruling on former teacher Feb. 27-- Controversy at Dry Gulch Road Feb. 27-- Child loses second parent in two months Feb. 26-- From Chita to Abilene via the Rotary Club Feb. 26-- Library review panel to tackle other issues Feb. 26-- Taking in the memories in Breckenridge Feb. 26-- Commissioners to allow controlled burns Feb. 26-- Commissioners anxious for timely financial reports Feb. 26-- Doc Beazley announces retirement Feb. 25-- Nature tourism holds promises for Texas Midwest Feb. 25-- Jury sentences man to life for prison murder Feb. 25-- Area students find out about medical science Feb. 25-- Local anaconda may be a movie star Feb. 25-- Dry conditions in area serious problem for potential fires Feb. 25-- Museum begins search for new director Feb. 25-- Nancy Jones named to Tech Board of Regents Feb. 25-- Abilene visitor has 15 classmates on The Wall Feb. 25-- Odds 'n' Ends: A collection of unusual stories Feb. 24-- Dyess fares well under Clinton's budget proposal Feb. 24-- A tale of two signs and two churches Feb. 24-- Rainfall has big value for area wheat farmers Feb. 24-- Gen. Northington leaving Dyess in March Feb. 24-- 300 seek state jail job at Colorado City Feb. 24-- Winning Lottos: An area kinda thing Feb. 24-- Nonprofits to show their stuff at the Mall Feb. 24-- Fosters are lucky Lotto winners in Stamford Feb. 23-- Col. Sturch assumes command of the Dyess 39th Feb. 23-- Residents grab part of history at auction Feb. 23-- Vintage diesel found in buried cache in Anson Feb. 23-- Comanche County investigators looking at skeleton Feb. 23-- Talk of reuniting Abilene under one district premature Feb. 23-- Talk of reuniting Abilene under one district premature Feb. 22-- Otis Wiley: The colorful career of a successful lawman Feb. 22-- Tort reform and Nolan County: The story of large judgments Feb. 22-- Newsbytes for Sunday, Feb. 2, 1997 Feb. 22-- Abilene schools earn ticket to state math competition Feb. 22-- Texas facing issue of military absentee votes Feb. 22-- A tale of two signs and two churches Feb. 22-- Merchants workers in shock Feb. 21-- Gramm talks about Workplace Act in Abilene Feb. 21-- Wylie board to examine contracts of administrators Feb. 21-- Cops in Shops: Keeping minors from buying Feb. 21-- Reese named to head up College of Biblical and Family Studies Feb. 20-- HSU student critically injured Feb. 20-- Woman on trial for withholding medicine from daughter Feb. 20-- COG officials: Proposed bill shifts power to state Feb. 20-- 75-year-old company lays off 125 locally, 1,400 systemwide Feb. 20-- Merchants workers in shock Feb. 20-- Wylie school administrator contracts extended Feb. 20-- Library may open doors on Sunday Feb. 20-- Body identified, but mystery has just begun Feb. 20-- "Vision Thing" on the minds of members Feb. 20-- Board looks at student community service Feb. 20-- New parking program goes into effect Thursday Feb. 19-- Some Board of Education members want to abolish TAAS Feb. 19-- Three charged in Rotan burglary Feb. 19-- Citywide access to fiber optic cables on hold Feb. 19-- Jesse Fletcher given United Way's Volunteer Service Award Feb. 19-- Jury sentences man to life for prison murder Feb. 19-- Coleman barbecue hits the spot Feb. 19-- Mitchell County's reserve is grand goat at Houston Feb. 19-- Groundbreaking for Teague Special Events Center Feb. 18-- Weather cancels today's Stamford and Ranger sales Feb. 18-- Warden to do double duty at Colorado City Feb. 18-- Councilman Don Drennan to seek a second term Feb. 18-- Stenholm named 'tax villain' but attacks the attacker Feb. 18-- Abilene woman's sister murdered in Fort Worth Feb. 18-- Campaign for abstinence hits local universities Feb. 18-- Slush and ice make driving hazardous in city Feb. 17-- "Questioned costs" laid out before City Council Feb. 17-- Three charged in Rotan burglary Feb. 17-- DCOA investing $5,000 in "kid entrepreneurship" Feb. 17-- Nature tourism holds promises for Texas Midwest Feb. 17-- Teacher wins Perini Award Feb. 17-- Reese named to head up College of Biblical and Family Studies Feb. 17-- City Council votes to add proposal to clean up charter Feb. 17-- Mason Staggs denied double jeopardy claim Feb. 17-- True love with a happy ending Feb. 17-- Carbon Playboy Club keeps going strong Feb. 17-- Student may have saved woman's life during fire Feb. 16-- Streets, otters and a fire truck head up list Feb. 16-- Urban planner praises Abilene's downtown Feb. 16-- United Nations results Feb. 16-- Possible changes to no-pass / no-play not popular Feb. 16-- City boots first "scofflaw" vehicle Feb. 15-- Cattle market in a strong recovery Feb. 15-- Wedding bells follow a night in the snow Feb. 15-- Young inventors demonstrate original thinking Feb. 15-- Ira Hill to receive Alumnus of the Year Award Feb. 15-- Wasted training costs affect Pentagon each year Feb. 15-- Groundbreaking for Teague Special Events Center Feb. 14-- Filing season opens for city, school board Feb. 14-- Should requiring volunteerism in schools be required? Feb. 14-- ACU Lectureship Notes Feb. 13-- Explosion rocks Micrometals/Texas Feb. 13-- ACU Lectureship Notes Feb. 13-- Young ministers want to put out fires Feb. 13-- Abilene area schools recognized for high test scores Feb. 13-- 2 Wylie incumbents file for new terms Feb. 13-- Zoning committee looking at more on-premise consumption Feb. 13-- ACS casting Net far and wide Feb. 13-- Returning to family values is the key, lecturer insists Feb. 13-- Governor stumping his tax plan in city Thursday Feb. 13-- Area filings Feb. 12-- Health care groups ask for protection for children Feb. 12-- Welfare Office gets a new name Feb. 12-- Taking care of Christianity's heritage is a world priority Feb. 12-- Former lawman foils burglary Feb. 12-- Big Pig sale in Sweetwater breaks world record Feb. 12-- The two tenors are like father, like son Feb. 12-- Fraser: Regarding taxes, there are no sacred cows Feb. 12-- Stenholm talks to HR society about workplace legislation Feb. 12-- Lawsuit against United Supermarkets begins Feb. 12-- Young girl, 2, dies in well collapse Feb. 12-- Bryan's John Young was King Solomon at ACU Feb. 11-- Tempering miracles of science with Christian responsibilities Feb. 11-- ACU Lectureship Notes Feb. 11-- Child's death brings questions about other existing structures Feb. 11-- Some McMurry students upset over commencement move Feb. 11-- Nation's weather drives up local gas prices Feb. 11-- Library may open doors on Sunday Feb. 11-- Jury finds for grocery store in cigar trial Feb. 11-- Area Election Filings Feb. 11-- Sears Park Recreation Center pub spawns good hubbub Feb. 11-- Trammell home dedicated by Historical Commission Feb. 11-- Governor in town today Feb. 10-- Latest round of rain puts creeks on the rise Feb. 10-- Some Board of Education members want to abolish TAAS Feb. 10-- Area college students recognized Feb. 10-- Area filings Feb. 10-- Young woman makes art to pay medical bills Feb. 10-- Paul Vasquez to seek a fourth term Feb. 10-- Fathers still aren't spiritual mentors they need to be Feb. 10-- Fire kills Anson man Feb. 10-- Davis Scarborough dies at age 87 Feb. 10-- Bush cancels trip here due to weather Feb. 10-- New parking program goes into effect Thursday Feb. 9-- Threat of immobilizer getting city's hands on parking fines Feb. 9-- Area News Digest Feb. 9-- Governor Bush's approval rating higher Feb. 9-- Kiwanis Chili Day is today Feb. 9-- Gramm talks about Workplace Act in Abilene Feb. 9-- Area school board, council filings Feb. 9-- Hundley announces changes in administrative line-up Feb. 8-- Texas close to restricting teen-age abortion Feb. 8-- Texas close to restricting teen-age abortion Feb. 8-- Taxidermist creates a high tech rattler Feb. 8-- Group hopeful Congress will OK some of their recommendations Feb. 8-- 1939 group getting together for a reunion gig Feb. 8-- Juvenile Drinking: Tackling a growing problem Feb. 8-- TABC joint program works undercover Feb. 8-- Cops in Shops: Keeping minors from buying Feb. 7-- Lawmaker threatens to subpoena demographic information Feb. 7-- AISD board to look to the future Feb. 6-- Two proposed rewrites to charter expected to be approved Feb. 6-- Area Digest Feb. 6-- Nation's weather drives up local gas prices Feb. 6-- Returning to family values is the key, lecturer insists Feb. 6-- Wettest February on record a possibility Feb. 6-- Taylor County's rate up ... against state trend Feb. 6-- Area Election Filings Feb. 6-- AHS brings home more medals than ever before Feb. 6-- Brownwood ambulance company gets notice of City Hall Feb. 6-- AISD board to look to the future Feb. 6-- How many JPs? Feb. 5-- Comanche County crash kills one Feb. 5-- "Questioned costs" laid out before City Council Feb. 5-- Lawmaker threatens to subpoena demographic information Feb. 5-- Backing of longer hours, storefront branch formalized Feb. 5-- Student may have saved woman's life during fire Feb. 5-- Fraser: Regarding taxes, there are no sacred cows Feb. 5-- Former Huckabay coach acquitted of assault Feb. 4-- Area Digest Feb. 4-- Mitchell County's reserve is grand goat at Houston Feb. 4-- $11.2 million lawsuit against FDIC Feb. 4-- Area Filings Feb. 4-- DCOA investing $5,000 in "kid entrepreneurship" Feb. 4-- C-SPAN's School Bus makes a stop in Sweetwater, Abilene Feb. 4-- Family of dead man requests special prosecutor Feb. 4-- Workers overcome by fumes returning to work Feb. 4-- Ira Hill to receive Alumnus of the Year Award Feb. 4-- Teen given 10 years for gang activity, hitting police officer Feb. 4-- Jury sentences man to life for prison murder Feb. 3-- Young inventors demonstrate original thinking Feb. 3-- Mitchell County's reserve is grand goat at Houston Feb. 3-- Two "watery" items approved Thursday Feb. 3-- Area Filings Feb. 3-- Rabid skunk bites man cleaning rest stop Feb. 3-- Sweetwater truck spill Feb. 3-- Go ahead, ask Bob Hunter about his elephants Feb. 3-- Council tables Brownwood ambulance firm's license request Feb. 3-- Stenholm says balanced budget isn't dead yet, but ... 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