Throckmorton News

No official boundaries have been drawn. No negotiations have begun to purchase property from landowners.

The city of Abilene is turning to Plan B for the site of the proposed $222.7 million Cedar Ridge Reservoir after gypsum was found at the original site, making it unsuitable for constructing a dam.

Commercial Metal Co. Recycling, a Fort Worth metal recycling plant, closed on 39 acres near Meacham Boulevard in north Fort Worth to relocate its business out of the path of the Trinity River Vision development planned along the banks of the Trinity River.

If he had been elected Taylor County's new Republican Party chairman, Lance Voorhees had it all planned out whom he wanted to serve in top leadership positions with him.

ABOVE: Artist Christie Anderson adds some sparkle to 9-year-old Molly Jakubicek's face Saturday during Christmas Magic at the Ray Clymer Exhibit Hall.

We were perusing the agenda for today's meeting of the city's Downtown Design Review Board, and a couple of items under "New Cases" caught our eye.

Career tech high school bond election: For 34% - Against 66% As of 7:05 p.m.>>More election results Spirits were high Monday among the four Big Country high school bands that competed in the UIL State Marching Band Contest, even though none of them made the finals.

First discovered in Texas about 1892, the boll weevil spread north from South America to become a damaging cotton pest.

As National Domestic Violence Awareness Month draws to a close, I am painfully reminded every day that domestic violence is something that touches everyone's life at one time or another.

The scene of a two-car fatal accident along FM 600 near Lake Fort Phantom Hill on April 9, 2008.

The speech will also be broadcast live on KAMU-TV Channel 4, campus cable Channel 82 and Suddenlink Cable Channel 700.

Today is the 17th annual Texas Department of Transportation 'Truck Roadeo.' Participants represent TxDOT maintenance offices from Vernon to Gainesville and south to Throckmorton and Graham.

Victor Cristales/Reporter-News The Olney High School band exits the field after their "Wizard of Oz"-themed performance at the annual Big Country Marching Festival, Saturday, Oct.

A fourth-generation Nebraska rancher will travel to Lubbock this week to accept a top industry honor.

The site plans for the City Place development in Downtown have been updated. The redevelopment of the former Tandy Center has hit some snags, but development still appears to be moving forward - just in a reduced and less-than-ideal fashion.

Glenn & Lana Throckmorton, of Midkiff, Texas, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy L'Shay Throckmorton, of Shallowater, to Timothy Jason Cook, of Levelland.

Three days. Three forts. 248 miles. That's the slogan for this weekend's Texas Forts Tour, an event geared toward promoting bicycle tourism in North Texas.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN ADDITION TO THE 2 TO 4 INCHES THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS.

The Throckmorton Greyhounds added double-digit scores to the board in all three quarters they played Friday night in a 79-34 win over the Woodson Cowboys.

Eddie Barrington, 77, of Throckmorton passed away Friday, September 4, 2009, in Throckmorton.