Avoca News

SFC Steven L. Derrick, US Army Stamford, Texas SFC Steven L. Derrick, US Army , 40, of Stamford, passed away Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in Abilene.

Martha Nell Spore, 62, of Throckmorton County, Texas, passed away on Friday, Sept.

Open house: An open house will be held at 6 p.m. Monday at Wylie High School. Parents will pick up a copy of their student's class schedule and follow an abbreviated bell schedule.

Teachers from Big Country schools recently toured TSTC's Sweetwater campus. The program, known as Real Tech, is an effort to create interest in TSTC via teacher recommendations to students who may be well-suited for one of its curriculums.

Dewey Crockett Rister, 84, of Avoca, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2009 at his home.

I appreciated the letter of May 2 from Bob and Janice Allen, of Avoca. It spoke to a problem I, too, have encountered.