Callahan County News

Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains recognized 12 women as Women of Distinction at a banquet in Lubbock earlier this month.

New drill: Clavo Oil, LLC will drill Well No. 104 on the Ray Green 2295 lease, 2.01 miles north of Putman, in the Callahan County Regular field.

Bigamy charges against the leader of the House of Yahweh religious sect in West Texas have been dropped as part of a plea agreement.

By STEVE CAMPBELL Bigamy charges against West Texas sect leader Yisrayl Hawkins were dismissed Thursday after the head of the House of Yahweh pleaded no contest to four cases involving child-labor violations, the Callahan County attorney announced.Hawkins, 74, was scheduled to go on trial Nov.

Boatwright stands with his birthday cake. Matt Strasen / Amarillo Globe-News Walter Boatwright, right, is congratulated by his grandson-in-law, John Sanderson, after San- derson helped lead a group of friends and family in singing "Happy Birthday" on Saturday at Potter House, where Boatwright celebrated his pending 104th birthday, which is ...

A sect leader's bigamy trial has been moved from Callahan County to Parker County after his lawyers argued that too many people in his home county are prejudiced against him.

We are in the middle of national 4-H Week . As a national project, 4-H has designated Saturday as a special day to do community service projects.

Abilene has been doused with rainfall totaling from 1 to nearly 2 inches over the past three days, according to precipitation readings measured at Abilene Fire Department stations across the city.

Earl Tharone Dean, 29, was arrested and charged with sexual assault for a May 15 incident in which he allegedly sexually assaulted a 17-year-old female.

One person was killed and another injured in a two-vehicle, head on collision Thursday afternoon in Callahan County.

We are still in a slow part of the year. Several items are gearing up, and some have already passed.

New drill: Minuteman Energy, LLC will drill two 2,000' wells on the Minuteman-Carr lease, two miles northwest of Brookesmith, in the Brown County Regular, Brown County Regular and Wildcat fields.

Attorneys for House of Yahweh leader Yisrayl Hawkins, set to stand trial for bigamy, argued for a change of venue during a pretrial hearing in the 42nd District Court in Baird Wednesday.

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison speaks to a group at the Taylor-Jones-Haskell County Medical Society about health care reform during a stop in Abilene Saturday, Sept.

Hannah Capraa s photo named Best of Show at the 4-H State Roundup. For the third year in a row, Hannah Capra has had one of her photographs named Best of Show at the 4-H State Roundup, held in College Station in June.

Hannah Capraa s photo named Best of Show at the 4-H State Roundup. For the third year in a row, Hannah Capra has had one of her photographs named Best of Show at the 4-H State Roundup, held in College Station in June.

If you have a weak heart, don't skip a beat in Haskell County. People who die in Haskell County are 31 percent more likely to die from heart disease than their neighbors an hour's drive to the south in Taylor County.

If you have a weak heart, don't skip a beat in Haskell County. People who die in Haskell County are 31 percent more likely to die from heart disease than their neighbors an hour's drive to the south in Taylor County.

1 to 1,375' on the Newton Heirs lease, three miles east of Cross Cut, in the Wildcat and Brown County Regular fields.

The Clyde Police Department is investigating a fatal traffic accident that occurred around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday on Interstate 20.