Tom Green County News

Because of the upcoming 4th of July Independence Day holiday on Saturday, several businesses and government agencies will be closed.

The Venable family arrived Wednesday from their home - Goodwell, Okla. - 310 miles north of Abilene for the start of the Original Team Roping Association Finals.

In addition to not imposing a burn ban for Tom Green county residents when they met Tuesday, Tom Green County Commissioners did approve a part time County Library Assistant for the main branch library.

Tom Green County Commissioners could decide to close a northwest Tom Green County Park today during their regular meeting.

A Tom Green County judge has sentenced a San Angelo woman to a year in jail after finding her guilty of animal cruelty for the treatment of 69 dogs and puppies taken from her home last year.

A local man is kicking off his campaign to run for Tom Green County Commissioner next spring.

Hutchison Announces 'Texans for Kay' County Chairmen For the Greater Concho Valley, Big Country and Permian Basin 6/16/09 Kay for Governor News Release June 16, 2009 Austin-Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison announced Annette Hopkins and Janet Payne as two of the county chairmen for the Permian Basin, Big Country and Concho Valley regions.

CRIME STOPPERS AND THE TOM GREEN COUNTY SHERIFFa S DEPARTMENT NEED YOUR HELP IN LOCATING A FUGITIVE WHO IS WANTED ON A WARRANT FOR SEX OFFENDER FAILURE TO REGISTER; PROBATION VIOLATION FOR THEFT AND EIGHT CITY WARRANTS.

Tom Green County Sheriffs office released the results of their efforts in the recent statewide "Click it or Ticket" campaign by law enforcement agencies.

Local book readers will have a chance to pick up some good buys next week. Thousands of books of all types will be on sale June 12th through the 15th at the McNease Convention Center during the Friends of the Tom Green County Librarya s annual book sale.

The suicide of a 15 year-old resident at a Texas school for the mentally disabled is the latest incident to add to the growing concern over how the Texas state schools are run.

A 2 hundred and 50 million dollar wind farm project for southern Tom Green County got a boost yesterday as County Commissioners granted a tax abatement to the firm proposing the new venture.

A plan to bring wind energy turbines to the southern portion of Tom Green county is now one step closer to reality.

CRIME STOPPERS AND THE SAN ANGELO POLICE DEPARTMENT NEED YOUR HELP IN LOCATING FUGITIVE WHO IS WANTED ON TOM GREEN COUNTY WARRANTS FOR DEADLY CONDUCT DISCHARGING FIREARM, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WITH DEADLY WEAPON, UNLAWFUL POSSESSION MARIJUANA, AND NO DRIVERS LICENSE.

With the recent abundant rains in the Concho Valley yesterday, which were reported to be up to 3 inches in some areas, Tom Green County Commissioners today recinded the current burn ban in the county.

A 340th District Court Jury sentenced a 40 year old Tom Green County woman to 20 years in State Prison for possession of Cocaine.

The high winds gusting to near 60 miles per hour overnight has brought some widespread power outages in the Concho Valley area.

County government doesn't have many friends in high places -- at least as high as the state capitol -- an Austin attorney told county officials here Wednesday.

Several routine topics will be discussed during this mornings regular meeting of the Tom Green County Commissioners Court.

The West Texas Youth Veterinary Science Workshop, open to all Texas youth, will be June 21-25 at the Tom Green County 4-H Center in San Angelo.