Moore County News

Rep. Swinford will not file for re-election State Representative David Swinford informed the Moore County News-Press on Monday that he will not file for re-election in the 2010 Republican Primary.

The investigation into the shooting death of a Dumas man last Thursday remains under investigation.

A Dumas police officer shot and killed an armed man Thursday night after responding to a domestic-violence call, the Texas Department of Public Safety said Friday.

A Dumas man is dead after police say he pointed a gun at an officer. Police got a domestic dispute call last night around 9:30 p.m. to the 200 block of Peach Avenue.

In an effort to curb youth obesity in the Moore County area, the Killgore Memorial Library has partnered with the Moore Healthy Families Youth Coalition to offer exercise and activities for Dumas area children during the Christmas break.

According to information provided by the 69th District Attorney's office, Javier Yebra was found guilty of the enhanced felony of aggravated assault.

A man with more than a dozen criminal convictions was sentenced Wednesday to 50 years in prison for stabbing a Cactus woman at least six times last year.

T he local food pantry in Moore County needs some help. The Moore County Press reports that the pantry is in need of donations to help meet the needs of the community.

Moore County and Nixle are providing residents of Dumas, Sunray, Cactus and other residents of Moore County with a new way of receiving important information like storm warnings, or missing children alerts.

The Moore County Press in Dumas reports that the well known A&E channel will be setting up shop soon.

Refugio Rivera, left, and Brian Carter work in the industrial motor control station for a wind turbine at Amarillo College East Campus Matt Strasen / Amarillo Globe-News Matt Davis works on the mechanical systems station for a wind turbine at Amarillo College East Campus.

Sixteen million dollars, that's how much it will cost to build a new overpass in Dumas.

NACEL Energy Corporation, a wind power company, today confirmed it has filed an Application for Interconnection with Southwestern Public Service Company for the Company's 30 MW Blue Creek wind power project located in Moore County, Texas.

The Cactus City Manager was arrested in Moore County last week for criminal trespassing.