Taylor County News

A boil water notice for Merkel has been lifted after a break in a main was repaired and testing showed the water is safe to drink.

Gov. Rick Perry made a couple of quick stops in Abilene on Wednesday for a speech at Frontier Texas! and a private fundraiser at Perini Ranch.

Calling Party did not want to file a theft case at this time. 11/04 12:35 p.m. - Caller states a neighbor is learning how to drive, and is damaging the bar ditches on their road near Tye.

Abilene Independent School District officials are contemplating what to do next after voters soundly defeated a bond election for a Career Tech High School Tuesday.

A grease fire in an Abilene apartment was extinguished by the building's automatic sprinkler system.

Career tech high school bond election final result: For 40% - Against 60% As of 8:48 p.m.>>More election results A piece of excavating equipment valued at about $250,000 burned on the west side of Abilene on Tuesday afternoon.

A preliminary autopsy report suggests the shooting death of a 35-year-old Buffalo Gap man was an accident, but sheriff's office investigators are awaiting further tests before concluding their investigation.

Incident reports released Thursday by the Abilene Police Department: Theft, 1000 block of Cypress Street, Tuesday Two air conditioning units were stolen.

Authorities are investigating a blaze that took place late Tuesday or early Wednesday at a local cotton gin.

While early voting has been average so far, officials at Taylor County's Elections Office predict the last two days of early voting for the Nov.

A vehicle description was given, but no license number was available. Officers were unable to locate.

Horse Hollow Wind Farm in Taylor County, Texas. Texas again adds the largest amount of new wind energy capacity, and keeps its lead as the country's biggest wind producing state, the American Wind Energy Association reported today in its third quarter market report.

Officers could not hear any additional shots or locate anything suspicious. 10/16 10:50 PM - Off-duty deputy working security on West Highway 80 arrested a 20-year-old female from Austin for Consumption of Alcohol By a Minor and Misrepresentation of Age By a Minor By Document .

A case involving a Merkel Middle School football coach accused of delivering a paddling that left welts and bruises on the buttocks of at least one player will soon be in the hands of Taylor County's district attorney.

Officers contacted the subject, who works for a mortgage company and was sent to do an inspection of the residence.

Linda Gwin, a registered nurse with West Texas Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care System, administers a flu vaccination to Army veteran Harold Ingram at a drive-through clinic Wednesday at the VA Outpatient Clinic in Abilene.

On Monday, at about 6 p.m., Officer Joeris responded to a disturbance call in the 2800 block of South 41st.

Warrant out of Tarrant County for Nonpayment of Child Support. Subject was transported to the Taylor County Jail where he is currently being held on a $1,500 bond.

An employee of Merkel Middle School is part of an investigation concerning injury to a child at school.

Pat Carriker , campus director at Ben Richey Boys Ranch, loads food from the Food Bank of West Central Texas into a van.