Gaines County News

Gulf Coast Western's CEO Matthew H. Fleeger has announced the successful testing of their highly anticipated exploration well in Gaines County, Texas.

Several picnic areas along South Plains highways are being considered for closure or reassignment to county or city authority, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.

Resurrection Mass Service will be 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 23, 2009 in Slaton's Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church.

After rising much of the year, Odessa saw its jobless rate decrease for the third consecutive month when statewide figures were released Friday by the Texas Workforce Commission.

Jimbo Grissom harvests his 34th consecutive peanut crop this fall. His father brings in his 63rd straight.

It was with much sadness that I read of the death of longtime editor Al Stubbs. He served the Daily News long and well as editor.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIDLAND HAS ISSUED A * SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR... GAINES COUNTY IN WEST TEXAS... CENTRAL LEA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO... * UNTIL 1245 PM CDT/145 PM CDT/ * AT 1042 AM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH ACROSS ...

Doyle Gene Miller, 73, of Amarillo, Texas, died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009. He was born July 3, 1936, near Advance, son of William Marvin and Wilma Ann Miller.

Big Country YAHOO! West Central Texas 4th highest in drilling West Central Texas trailed three other districts in the number of oil and gas drilling permits issued in July by the Railroad Commission of Texas.

Graveside services for Bertha Elizabeth LeBlanc Boone, 71, of Wolfforth, will be held at 10 a.m. today with Rev.

O.C. Elliott, 88, of Seminole passed away Saturday, August 29, 2009 at his residence.

Greg Morgan CBS7 Chief Meteorologist Wednesday July 22, 2009 Heavy rains continue to fall across parts of the Permian Basin this morning.

Jordan Reagan CBS 7 News July 22, 2009 With today's rains came the flooded streets.

Weather and crop conditions are a mixed bag across Texas as drought continues to hamper crops in some regions while others benefit from timely rains.

Koby Reed is in an optimistic mood. The Gaines County farmer is hoping late-season rains have given his cotton crop the boost they need to carry through a dry summer despite gloomy outlooks earlier this year.

Weldon Shook has always wanted to farm. He grew up on a farm near Seagraves, Texas, and told his dad early on that he wanted to pursue that career.

CBS 7 News Staff June 20, 2009 ANDREWS, TX - One person is trapped in a vehicle after it rolled over at about 4:00 p.m. 1 mile north of the Gaines County line on North Highway 385.

A Denver City man remained in critical condition at Covenant Medical Center Wednesday night, following a fatal accident Tuesday night in Gaines County.