Sweetwater News

The woman nicknamed "Bee" used to hover over Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas, while training to fly for the Women Airforce Service Pilots during World War II.

In less than two months from profile to placement by TCG's talented search team, Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital will soon become the home of an experienced general surgeon.

Roscoe will host a line-up of bands Saturday, July 4, for their Independence Day celebration, leading up to a fireworks show at around 9:30 p.m. The first band on stage across from City Hall on Cypress Street will be a group of Roscoe natives reunited under the name from their high school days, Purple Spirit.

Altezza to host Chamber Coffee The Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce will have its monthly Chamber Coffee at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, at Altezza Contracting Inc.

MCCAMEY A man wanted in the McCamey stabbing of his common-law wife was arrested Monday morning in Nolan County, Upton County Sheriff Dan Brown said.

A group of teachers from various school around the Big Country recently spent some time at Texas State Technical College .

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.

Sweetwater High School Concert Choir students performed at the Seasons Choir Festival in Arlington, and received a First Division "Superior" Rating from all three judges at the competition.A The Sweetwater Choir received a trophy for their "SuperiorA Rating" in Concert Performance.

The annual God and Country Community-Wide worship service will be held at 7 p.m. on Sunday, June 28, at Trinity Baptist Church.

The festivities for the Fourth of July are coming together. The parade route has been set, festivities are scheduled, all that's left is for the community to come out and have fun and enjoy the celebration.

Two Sweetwater youth, both racing in soap box derby cars sponsored by the Sweetwater Jaycees/Jaycee Rooster organizations, were the recent winners of the 13th annual Texas Midwest Soap Box Derby.

Gina Torres, Catering and Marketing Director for Schlotzky's, presents Jacque McCoy, Executive Director of Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, with a donation for Liberty Fest.

Baby Blue, a mascot representing the Sweetwater Pro Baseball Classic dropped by the reporter to spread some blue love.

The Sweetwater Fire Department recently hired a new member to its staff, Robert Ascencio, originally of Abilene.

The Nolan Divide Community Center is in need of a new roof. To help defray the cost of the repair, there will be a family fun night held at the community center, located at Highway 126 in Nolan, beginning at 6 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2009.

June 16, posted at: 4:08pm SKIES OVER SWEETWATER - by Julia Moberg Her dad planted the seed and now she's a published author.

The Sweetwater Elks Lodge hosted a flag disposal ceremony in honor of Flag Day Sunday evening.

Gertrude Jarvis, 85, a resident of Kerrville since 1968, died Thursday, June 11, 2009, at Peterson Regional Medical Center in Kerrville, Texas.

Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development , Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce, Texas State Technical College West Texas , Sweetwater business community, and the Sweetwater Independent School District , hosted a two day event called "Senior Interview Day." These two days were designed to assist graduating seniors in their interview skills.

One of the major engines of the Sweetwater/Nolan County economy is wind energy. On Tuesday, president and owner of EMA Electromechanical, Eduardo Montich, as well as members of the Sweetwater Enterprise for Economic Development board, ceremonially broke ground at the location of EMA's future Sweetwater branch.