Coke County News

The Ruths, like every other Coke County ranching family, performed numerous early morning duties.

Less than two weeks after Hardin officials announced an agreement with American Police Force to house prisoners and stimulate the Hardin economy the questions and controversy continue.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Man killed on Hwy 277 in hit-and-run By Celinda Emison Wednesday, August 12, 2009 The Texas Department of Public Safety is looking the driver of a pickup believed to have struck and killed a Sweetwater man who was walking along U.S. Highway 277 Tuesday afternoon.

YAHOO! More folks in Big Country and across state seeking food stamps By Doug Myers Saturday, August 8, 2009 One of roughly every eight Taylor County residents now benefits from SNAP, the program commonly referred to as food stamps.

YAHOO! More folks in Big Country and across state seeking food stamps By Doug Myers Saturday, August 8, 2009 One of roughly every eight Taylor County residents now benefits from SNAP, the program commonly referred to as food stamps.

2006: A female inmate commits suicide at a GEO jail in Val Verde County after alleging she was raped by another inmate and sexually harassed by a guard.

A one-vehicle rollover in Coke County claimed the lives of two women Monday afternoon, according to the Department of Public Safety.

Health care experts have coined the term "medically disenfranchised" to describe the more than 60 million Americans who lack regular care.