MAY '97 ARCHIVES
January ... February ... March ... April
... May ... June ... July
... August ... September
... October ... November
... December
May 31 -- Area
news digest: Second Big Spring policeman fired ... Brownwood
woman leads police on high-speed chase ... Stolen chemicals recovered
... Former Coleman man killed ... Arizona couple arrested for
marijuana possession ... Water project to be completed before
end of year
May 31 -- Three
hours of terror: Fort Griffin man mauled by bull
May 31 -- Run
down by a truck: Abilene records first homicide of year
May 31 -- Social
Security summit: Budget neglect amounts to child abuse,
former legislator says
May 31 -- Marks
end of fund-raising effort: Sunday is Dyess Night at Prairie
Dogs game
May 31 -- Big
Country Adult Education Cooperative: 53 receive diplomas
May 31 -- Wylie
High School graduation: Grads urged to mark their spots
in the world
May 30 -- One-vehicle
wreck: Grand Prairie man in serious condition after accident
May 30 -- Big
Country Adult Education Cooperative: Grad finds inspiration
in daughter
May 30 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Landmark Cedar Gap church finally passes
on
May 30 -- Response
to need: Food Bank expands facility
May 30 -- Hendrick
Medical Center: Hospital screens newborns for hearing
problems
May 30 -- Runoff
elections: Area voters return to polls
May 30 -- Area
news digest: Baird City Council calls special session
... Fisher County woman bitten by rattler ... Social Security
summit to be held ... Employee suspected in Subway burglary
May 30 -- At
rural convenience store: Fire may have been set to cover
burglary
May 30 -- Still
looking for support: Crime task force funding still uncertain
May 30 -- Black
Chamber of Commerce: 'Quiet hero' honored for work in
community
May 29 -- Area
news digest: Ambulance finances council's chief concern
... Two injured in wreck ... Callahan County commissioners hire
extension agent ... Former county attorney charged with DWI ...
Merkel to build new bus barn ... Ranger sets salaries ... Howard
County officials to explore vehicle purchase
May 29 -- Abilene
ISD: Former band director accused of inappropriate touching
May 29 -- Property
tax reform: Abilene homeowners unsurprised by legislative
failure
May 29 -- Accused
of harassing teens: Baird City Council relieve marshal
of duties
May 29 -- Claimed
an addiction to painkillers: Man sentenced for burglaries
to obtain drugs
May 29 -- Abilene
federal court: Woman sues Dow Chemical
May 29 -- Abilene
Red Cross: Abilene relief workers head to Jarrell
May 29 -- Memorial
Day house fire: Rule family died from smoke inhalation
May 29 -- Selling
tobacco to minors: Undercover operation shows most stores
in compliance
(May 28 -- Area
news digest: Four treated for injuries suffered in two
accidents ...
May 28 -- 'Memorial
Day Massacre': Local charities fall victim to 'massacre'
May 28 -- Texas
Project Learning Tree: Teacher first in state to win national
environmental award
May 28 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Man and dog circled United States
May 28 -- Resignation
package: Lambert to receive pay through August
May 28 -- Taylor
County Commissioners: Service promise lands firm equipment
contract
May 28 -- Could
be tried later, though: Jury finds man incompetent to
stand trial
May 28 -- Bizarre
circumstance: Hamby woman seriously injured in accident
May 28 -- Memorial
Day incident: Rule fire kills four
May 28 -- Up
and down year: Fire latest tragedy to hit community
May 27 -- Positive
Behavior: APD's "Contracts and Bonuses" program
keeping kids on straight and narrow
May 27 -- Memorial
Day: Remembering the valor and the sacrifices
May 27 -- Belle
Plain Gathering: Cowboy poet, novelist entertains crowd
May 26 -- Memorial
Day: Prisoner of the Japanese remembers the war
May 26 -- Burglary
Ring Cracked: Four counties wide and 12 suspects deep
May 25 -- Zero
tolerance: Adult drinkers dodge bullet; teens in line
of fire
May 25 -- Fighting
underage drinking: Judge using creative sentencing on
teens
May 25 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Fate of Tuscola Hotel is in bank's hands
May 24 -- Abilene
High graduation: Eagle symbol for life, grads told
May 24 -- Abilene
ISD: District sees decrease in number not graduating
May 24 -- Area
news digest: Brownwood woman critical after wreck ...
Student released after surgery ... Church arsonist given 15-year
sentence ... Pecos man killed on I-20 ... Breckenridge man sent
to prison
May 24 -- Many
in 817 area affected: New area code goes into effect
May 24 -- 'The
Lost World': Early viewers approve of new adventure
May 24 -- At
Abilene State Park: Pioneer Day set for June 7
May 24 -- Abilene
State School: Worker pleads guilty to injuring a disabled
person
May 24 -- Cooper
High School graduation: Students take achievements to
'real world'
May 23 -- Area
news digest: Man run over on I-20 was intoxicated ...
Man pleads guilty in church arson case ... Fog, mist blamed in
head-on collision ... Special grand jury indicts Roby man ...
Merkel school board hires teachers ... Grand jury to look at hunting
death
May 23 -- Abilene
ISD: Hiring freeze to thaw soon
May 23 -- 12th
Armored Division museum: City Council approves purchase
of building
May 23 -- Ken
Ellsworth Column: Fern Taylor Day in Eastland
May 23 -- Hendrick
Health System: Cancer center aims to educate sun-worshipers
on dangers of tanning
May 23 -- Take
action soon: Pecan casebearer invades Abilene region
May 23 -- Accused
of stealing stereos: Abilene trucker arrested on theft
charge
May 23 -- Property
tax reform: Increased homestead exemption one possible
compromise
May 23 -- Nonprofit
Resource Center: Give volunteers chance to advance, speaker
advises
May 22 -- Home
folks happy too: Proposal brings praise from state officials
May 22 -- Hendrick
Medical Center: Bill would allow hospital to establish
police force
May 22 -- City
manager for hire: Lambert finalist for post in The Colony
May 22 -- Citizens'
Library Review Panel: City Council expresses confidence
in panel
May 22 -- Building
new facility: Support expressed for idea
May 22 -- Mailbox
Improvement Week: Postal Service encourages sprucing up
boxes
May 22 -- Champion
for Texas: Aspermont boy chosen by Children's Miracle
Network
May 22 -- Special
Olympics: Athletes depart for summer games in Houston
May 22 -- Recycling
Texas: DOT using crushed glass in roadways
May 22 -- Area
news digest: Accident victims improve ... Anson City Council
welcomes run-off winner ... Arson trial set to begin ... Man dies
from accidental gunshot ... Crowd gives negative reaction to plan
... Erath County jury convicts woman of drug possession
May 21 -- Not
that simple: Brown County commissioners mull over ambulance
service
May 21 -- For
the Industrial District: DCOA ensures electricity, natural
gas availability
May 21 -- City
of Eastland: Commissioners approve grant applications
May 21 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Did Winters roar during the '20s?
May 21 -- At
DOT hearing: Civic leaders make pitch for highway route
May 21 -- Social
Security: Changes planned for payment
May 21 -- Citizens
Library Review Panel Panel to recommend building new library
May 21 -- Class
of '97: Graduates have far-flung summer plans
May 21 -- Taylor
County commissioners: Contractor awarded bid to build
Big Country Hall
May 21 -- Rising
Star ISD: School security to be increased
May 21 -- Cogdell
Memorial Hospital: Public hearing allows input on hospital
decision
May 20 -- Beginning
of New Era: Reporter-News to become Scripps newspaper
May 20 -- Who
Is the New Owner? Scripps a billion-dollar media conglomerate
May 20 -- ARN
Timeline Newspaper, Harte-Hanks historical highlights
May 20 -- Library
Review Panel: Decision on new library could be made today
May 20 -- Pentagon
Military Review: Dyess could be handful of Texas bases
to gain
May 20 -- City
Council Advance: Home for future museum of 12th Armored
Division targeted
May 20 -- AISD
School Board: Technology experts give board green light
on plan
May 20 -- Follow
the Leader: Walker returns to Abilene to lead AHS band
May 19 -- Abilene
ISD: Board to recognize top students
May 19 -- Weldon
Edwards: Sale marks end of an era in cattle ranching
May 19 -- Stonewall
County: Voters threatening to oust county officials
May 18 -- Fatal
crash: Sweetwater woman dies in accident
May 18 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Pepper Belly's is just another name
May 18 -- Begins
in July: New Ranger police chief chosen
May 18 -- Capitol
Scorecard : How area legislators voted during the past
week
May 18 -- Criminal
puffing: Teens seem unafraid of new smoking proposal
May 18 -- A
family event: Hispanic seniors recognize parents' contributions
May 17 -- ACHS
students: Brother, sister take top spots at graduation
May 17 -- Renovations
wrapping up: Jones County officials moving back into courthouse
May 17 -- Environmental
Forum on Regulatory Compliance for Small Businesses: Business
and regulators told to keep talking
May 17 -- Bumber
crop: Riot of wildflowers courtesy of wacky weather
May 17 -- Windsor
Apartments: Residents claim management insensitive to
needs
May 17 -- Defective
citation?: Officer who arrested city manager resigns
May 17 -- Area
news digest: Superintendent named Administrator of the
Year ...
May 17 -- Dan
Garcia: Veterans service officer for Taylor County, dies
at 54
May 17 -- Jim
Ned ISD: Travel in store for retiring educator
May 16 -- Eastland
senior: Student rescues child from attacking dog
May 16 -- Abilene
ISD: Hiring freeze officially ends
May 16 -- To
be used as annex: Breckenridge hospital buys late doctor's
home
May 16 -- Stempel
Manufacturing: Business to close by end of the month
May 16 -- Effective
immediately: AHS band director resigns
May 16 -- Try
transit week: CityLink manager, transportation official
learn ins and outs of buses
May 16 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Louise Nelms is glad she was angry
May 16 -- Following
Doc Beazley: New director named for Six White Horses at
HSU
May 16 -- Final
tribute: Honor guard ready to serve
May 16 -- One
of the best: Abilene's efforts in finding missing children
brings national recognition
May 16 -- Area
news digest: Husband convicted in 20-year-old murder of
former Big Spring woman ... Jury finds man guilty of sexual assault
... Albany City Council resolves motel standoff ... Co-ed stable
after accident ... Trial postponed .. Investigation continues
into truck death
May 15 -- Area
news digest: Merkel hires new band director ... Brownwood
council approves convenience store ordinance ... Cisco to seek
motel's delinquent taxes ... Colorado City to study landfill options
... Eastland accident injures one ... Eastland school board approves
land purchase ... Assisted living center planned for Snyder ...
Recount shows larger defeat margin
May 15 -- After
plea bargain: Abilene man gets probation for assault using
car
May 15 -- In
UIL competition: Rule scholars repeat as academic champs
May 15 -- At
Dyess AFB: Russian defense minister makes brief stop
May 15 -- End
of exhibit: Zoo's last sea lion dies
May 15 -- Against
Abilene physician: Nurse files sexual harassment suit
May 15 -- Gifts
in everyday life: Speaker urges finding the significant
in the small
May 14 -- Area
news digest Anson school board swears in new members ...
Baird school board honors student athletes ... Breckenridge ISD
adopts drug-testing resolution ... Brownwood ISD considers single-member
districts ... Erath County grand jury returns indictments ...
Murder suspect evades law enforcement officials
May 14 -- Taylor
County commissioners: Commissioners vote to help taskforce
May 14 -- Community
Development Block Grant: Forum participants seek programs
for Abilene's youth
May 14 -- Old
school ties: Howard Payne names new president
May 14 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: New business owners land in Eastland
May 14 -- For
Father's Day: Mayor issues call to fathers
May 14 -- Property
tax reform: Fraser says Senate tax bill better for Texas
May 14 -- Library
expansion: Library panel may reach decision next week
May 13 -- Library
Controversy: Likelihood of a new library a stronger option
now
May 13 -- Taylor
County Property Taxes: Home values rise again, but not
as steeply
May 13 -- Meanwhile,
Back in Austin...: House, Senate miles apart on tax relief
May 13 -- Wylie
School Board: District looking to technology to streamline
the routine
May 13 -- City
Beautification: Big Spring's downtown getting facelift
May 12 -- Life
as Usual in Roby: Small-town lottery winners sticking
with basic values
May 12 -- Growing
Money: Cotton, not lotto, key to Roby's future
May 12 -- Wylie
School Board: How to spend state dollars topic of discussion
May 12 -- Police
Report: Vandals strike over the weekend
May 11 -- Newsbytes:
A little diversion ... Mayor honors 10-year-old ... A moment of
confusion ... Blasted horn
May 11 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Emus on the loose in Mitchell County
May 11 -- McMurry
graduation: Sessions: Future constantly changes
May 11 -- ACU
graduation: Grads told be patient
May 11 -- HSU
graduation: Seek God and fellow man, grads told
May 11 -- Capitol
scorecard: How area legislators voted during the past
week
May 10 -- Graduation
time: ACU to confer 429 degrees Saturday
May 10 -- College
graduation: HSU graduates 220
May 10 -- McMurry
graduation: Sessions to receive honorary doctorate at
commencement
May 10 -- The
Visitor Center: Ground broken for new Dyess center and
memorial
May 10 -- Area
news digest: Contributions sought for Tye family ... Gorman
man injured
May 10 -- William
Sessions: Former FBI director says bureau can return to
former glory
May 10 -- Shot
drinking buddy: Man given six-year sentence for shooting
May 10 -- Help
wanted: Council in no hurry to replace Lambert
May 10 -- Downtown
library search: Musgrave attorney buys interest in One
City Center
May 9 -- Another
day, another dollar: Council receives annual pay
May 9 -- Abilene
City Council: Council approves technology needs assesment
May 9 -- First
woman to hold post: Sharon Hicks hired as city attorney
May 9 -- Unexpected
move: Lambert resigns as city manager
May 9 -- Disaster
advice: Communities should prepare for crisis
May 9 -- Vision
for healthier community: Expanded health center opens
near Hendrick
May 9 -- Proposed
freeway corridors: Second round of hearings begins next
week
May 9 -- Bowing
out: Abilene ISD honors retiring teachers
May 9 -- Rustlers
caught: Three charged with felony cattle theft
May 9 -- Tire
shredder: Legislation could shut down Stamford recycler
May 9 -- Child
playing with matches: Home damaged by fire
May 9 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: People speak about bluebonnets
May 9 -- Baby-shaking
trial: Adams gets seven years for injuring daughter
May 8 -- No
explanation given: Sporting goods chain selling property
May 8 -- Baby-shaking
trial: Adams convicted of recklessly hurting daughter
May 8 -- Abilene
City Council: Decision near on new city attorney
May 8 -- Helping
hand: Ward students help North Dakota school
May 8 -- Coming
home: Injured co-ed thanks firman who saved her
May 8 -- Building
codes: Committee approves inspection suggestions
May 8 -- Transplant
Games: Disabled weightlifter captures fourth gold medal
May 8 -- Mall
demolition continues: Officials announce new stores
May 7 -- Area
news digest: Breckenridge city commissioners approve euthanasia
agreement ... School board members installed ... Gunman no-billed
in death of prowler ... Autopsy confirms that angler drowned ...
Former deputies suing Howard County ... Charges pending in Mitchell
County death
May 7 -- Local
officials believe: Dyess in good position to deflect next
round of base closures
May 7 -- Beating
the buzz: Bee traps monitor northward movement of killer
bees
May 7 -- Taylor
County: Commissioners request outside audit of treasurer
May 7 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Construction is painful but needed
May 7 -- McMurry
graduation: Former FBI director to deliver commencement
address
May 7 -- Citizens
Library Review Panel: Panel delays library decision
May 7 -- Baby
shaking trial: Estranged wife says accused was selfish,
lazy
May 6 -- Library
Review Committee: More than 100 people attend hearing
May 6 -- Shaken
Baby Trial: Toddler now legally blind, unable to crawl
at 18 months
May 6 -- Learning
About Fire: Hawley students take smoke break
May 6 -- Food
Bank of Abilene: Organization looking for new executive
director
May 6 -- Westgate
Town Centre: New owners to hold groundbreaking ceremony
May 6 -- Abilene
City Council: Flood relief plan draw agreement from engineers,
homeowners
May 6 -- What
Shortage of Gymnastics? YMCA to enlarge program by adding
daytime classes
May 6 -- AISD
School Board: Trustees set boundary lines, vote to not
give middle school choice
May 6 -- Being
Culturally Sensitive: Wylie students bring real world
into academics
May 5 -- Abilene
ISD: Boundary tinkering continues
May 5 -- New
hours: Library opens to patrons for first time on a Sunday
May 5 -- After
52 years: A forgotten tragedy to be memorialized
May 4 -- Ken
Ellsworth column: Sweetwater ranch is full of relics
May 4 -- USA
Weekend poll: Local teens looking for more independence
May 4 -- Citizens'
Library Review Panel: Library town hall meeting set
May 4 -- Military
voting: Bill would deny some military votes in local elections
May 4 -- Area
election roundup: Voters favor incumbents
May 4 -- Abilene
City Council: Drennan, Vasquez win re-election
May 3 -- Abilene
Regional Airport: Boarding fees may increase
May 3 -- Area
election advance: Big Country citizens to exercise right
to vote
May 3 -- Abilene
city elections: Election officials hope to increase turnout
by increasing polling sites
May 3 -- New
in town: Merkel auto dealership changes hands
May 3 -- Low
on cash: Task force seeks funding
May 3 -- House
of Yahweh: Newborn pronounced dead at birth
May 3 -- Balanced
budget effort: Stenholm praises budget agreement
May 3 -- Cinco
de Mayo observance: Councilwoman urges unity
May 3 -- Near
Colorado City: Lawmen investigate another fall from a
vehicle
May 2 -- One
bottle of whiskey on the wall: Dublin city manager out
of jail; officer may be out of job
May 2 -- A regular
Plato: CJC grad has passion for philosophy
May 2 -- Making
a difference: Local girl receives honor from Mrs. Clinton
May 2 -- National
Day of Prayer: Small crowd observes day at City Hall
May 2 -- Federal
court action: Bank robbers to be returned to cities of
crimes
May 2 -- Area
Digest: High winds blamed for wreck ... Man robbed at
roadside park ... Arrests made in area school burglaries ... Survey
to be taken during elections
May 2 -- House
of Yahweh: Baby in critcal condition
May 1 -- Taylor
County finances: County's books should be up to date,
treasurer says
May 1 -- Federal
budget: Deficit reduction will require program reforms,
professor says
May 1 -- City
Council elections: Candidates using similar ad campaigns
May 1 -- Dyess
AFB: C-130s participate in working vacation
May 1 -- Area
news digest: Investigation pending into woman's death
... Wreck with horse kills Dublin man ... Dublin man drowns at
Lake Leon ... HSU grad named Albany superintendent
May 1 -- Cogdell
Memorial Hospital: Snyder voters to decide hospital's
future
May 1 -- Texas
Scholars recognition: Graduates face final test, mayor
says
May 1 -- Big
Spring gasoline retailers: Settlement reached in price-fixing
suit
May 1 -- Class
of '97: Top AHS pair put the friend in friendly rivalry
May 1 -- 50
years in prison:Jury finds Pardo guilty of murder
May 1 -- Callhan
County Water Supply: Most bids come in under estimates
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