Roby News

Social media workshop: Russ Altman, assistant director of the Texas Tech University Small Business Development Center, will present a social media workshop from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Mockingbird Branch of the Abilene Public Library.

Ever dream of winning the lottery? The golden ticket holders on this list might convince you otherwise.

Mr. Edwin "Sonny" Williams, 67, funeral service today at 10 a.m. at Kiker - Seale Funeral Home Chapel with Rev.

Sunday, August 23, at 5p.m. The First United Methodist Church will have a prayer walk.

Good morning! I hope a few of you got a few hours of sleep last night... those storms sure made a lot of noise.

A Roby man has been arrested in connection with a murder this weekend. Gregory Joel Redden, 56, of Roby, is currently in the Fisher County Jail.

Funeral Services for James Walter Guynes, age 82, of Early will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday July 29, 2009 at the Davis Morris Funeral Home Chapel with Ryan Smithey officiating, interment to follow in Blake Cemetery under the direction of Davis Morris Funeral Home.

A front moved through the area Saturday dampening Fourth of July activities and bringing showers to Abilene and northern regions of the Big Country, The front brought wind clocked at up to 33 miles per hour Saturday night, forcing the cancellation of the fireworks show at Nelson Park.

James "Jim" Luevano, 85, of New Cumberland passed away Friday, July 3, 2009. He was a Native American Raramuri Indian, born March 17, 1924, in Roby, Texas, a son of the late Anthony and Paula Navaretti Luevano.

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.

Nearly 800 boys and girls will compete in the 11 events of the rodeo. The THSRA is on the second year of a three-year contract that is up for renewal next year.

Severe thunderstorms blanketed portions of West Texas on Tuesday, dropping baseball- and golf ball-sized hail and prompting the issuance of some tornado warnings.

Saturday: High near 74, low 56, 20 percent chance of precipitation. Sunday: Slight chance of thunderstorms, high near 80, low 62.

George and Beth Turner of Roby, TX celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, March 29, 2009 in the Metroplex with friends.