Gaines County News

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.

Funeral services for Nettie Lambert, age 95, of Seminole, Texas, will be held Saturday, April 18, 2009, at 2 p.m. at Assembly of God Church, with Rev Ronnie Fisher officiating.

SEMINOLE Leading the District 3-3A Championships by 13 strokes, the Andrews boys golf team will try to lock up the District 3-3A title at 9 a.m. today at Gaines County Golf Course.

SEMINOLE The Monahans girls golf team has been almost untouchable this season. Now, the Lady Loboes have their first chance to lock up a postseason berth.

As they gear up to plant this year's crop, for many peanut farmers in Gaines County it's time to cast the dice and hold their breath because the fate of the region's industry could depend on October's harvest.

The search for a missing Denver City woman is still ongoing after another organized search effort resulted in no new leads.

Despite declining cotton acreage nationally and statewide, farmers on the High Plains are projected to grow more cotton to replace other crops that didn't fare well in 2008.

It has been nine days since 64-year-old Judy McCullough was last seen and her family needs your help.

Seminole Police arrested six people on drug charges, Tuesday morning. Miguel A. Lomeli, Dolores V. Lomeli, Matthew A. Rodriguez, Keshia Pitcox, Kirk Alan Orona, and Kaci M. Rios are being bars at the Gaines County Jail.

Gaines County will not be voting on alcohol sales any time soon. According to the Gaines County Clerk's Office, the Monday deadline for a petiton to request a local election to legalize the sale of alcoholic beverages in the county passed with no petition turned in.

Two South Plains areas consider legalizing alcohol sales. The Bailey County Commissioners approved a May election ballot for the city of Muleshoe.

Chlamydia continues to be the most prevalent disease in the United States. Effective spatial monitoring of chlamydia incidence is important for successful implementation of control and prevention programs.

A Gaines County Commissioner was arrested over the weekend. According to the Seminole Sentinel News, Charlie Lopez was pulled over by a DPS Trooper and arrested for driving while intoxicated.

The salmonella outbreak that has killed at least eight people and sickened hundreds was just another blow to peanut producers on the South Plains already facing lowered prices and decreased demand.

The new junior high school will cost about $22,680,300. The Pampa Independent School District board of trustees accepted Western Builders guaranteed maximum bid at the Thursday night school board meeting.