Mitchell County News

A Mitchell County Justice of the Peace was killed late Wednesday or early Thursday when his motorcycle hit a deer on Farm Road 821.

Conditions varied widely across Texas, with crops off to a good start in some areas thanks to rains.

A man was seriously injured after the 18-wheeler he was driving crashed and burned on Interstate 20 in Mitchell County, officials said.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Around the Big Country 04.14.09 AROUND THE BIG COUNTRY Monday, April 13, 2009 COLEMAN Ground breaking: A ground-breaking ceremony for the new 20-bed Alzheimer's Home was held Monday at the home's future location just west of the Holiday Hill Nursing Home in Coleman.

Big Country YAHOO! Big Country Around the Big Country 02.25.09 ABILENE Singers needed: The Abilene Community Theatre needs three men for the gospel chorus in its production of "Phantoms of the Opry: or the Last ...

There hasn't been a murder in Mitchell County in more than 10 years, but Sheriff Patrick Toombs has found himself with a double homicide on his hands after a small party in Loraine turned deadly Friday.

As drought prevailed, pasture and stock tanks dried out and burn bans were put in place in many counties, reported Texas AgriLife Extension Service agents.