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Callahan County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Callahan County, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 119 in Callahan County, TX

  1. Hawkins child assault trial delayed againRead the original story

    Saturday Jul 12 | Abilene News-Headlines

    News YAHOO! Hawkins child assault trial delayed again By Daralyn Schoenewald schoenewaldd@reporternews.com Friday, July 11, 2008 The trial for a Callahan County man with ties to the House of Yahweh has been ...

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  2. Hawkins child assault trial delayed againRead the original story

    Friday Jul 11 | Abilene Reporter-News

    The trial for a Callahan County man with ties to the House of Yahweh has been postponed again, a representative of the county's district attorney's office said.

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  3. Commissioners back feral hog controlRead the original story

    Wednesday Jul 9 | Abilene News-Headlines

    YAHOO! Commissioners back feral hog control Taylor County commissioners took aim at feral hogs Tuesday by supporting a proposal to increase funding to fight predators across the state.

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  4. Texas Monthly rounds up local cowboys

    Tuesday Jun 24 | Abilene News-Headlines

    ... The magazine ran photos of two other local cowboys -- Donald Rutledge, of Abilene, and Rooster Hargrove, of Callahan County. Hargrove poses in his worn cowboy hat with his thumbs tucked into his front pockets on Page 108. Rutledge, now 84, began ...

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  5. Herf

    Jun 14, 2008 | The Big Apple

    ... hand- rolled cigarette of unknown filling while driving a motor vehicle and keeping an eye peeled for the Callahan County sheriff. Later I found the term 'herf' described nicely the method for getting a good mouthful of tasty smoke from my favorite ...

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    Related Topix: Clyde, TX, Austin, TX, Jonestown, TX

  6. End of the World? House of Yahweh says soRead the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | Report news

    ... Eula on Feb. 13. Reporter-News photo by Brian Schmidt Yisrayl Hawkins greets supporters before entering the Callahan County District courtroom on Wednesday for his bond reduction hearing. "What a beautiful sight," said Hawkins upon seeing how many ...

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  7. End of the World? House of Yahweh says soRead the original story

    Jun 11, 2008 | Abilene News-Headlines

    ... Eula on Feb. 13. Reporter-News photo by Brian Schmidt Yisrayl Hawkins greets supporters before entering the Callahan County District courtroom on Wednesday for his bond reduction hearing. "What a beautiful sight," said Hawkins upon seeing how many ...

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  8. Texas Methamphetamine Distributors SentencedRead the original story

    Jun 10, 2008 | Federal Bureau of Investigation

    ... 23, 2007, after a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety, on routine patrol on Interstate 20 in Callahan County, Texas, observed a red pickup truck speeding. Miller was driving the pickup and during the traffic stop, he gave the trooper ...

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    Related Topix: Texas, Abilene, TX, Abilene Metro

  9. 'Bob the Builder,' 'Mumbling Mike' sentencedRead the original story

    Jun 10, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... 23, 2007, after a trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety on routine patrol on Interstate 20 in Callahan County observed a red pickup truck speeding. Miller was driving the pickup and during the traffic stop, he gave the trooper consent ...

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    Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Abilene Metro

  10. End of the World? House of Yahweh says so 69

    Jun 6, 2008 | Report news

    ... Eula on Feb. 13. Reporter-News photo by Brian Schmidt Yisrayl Hawkins greets supporters before entering the Callahan County District courtroom on Wednesday for his bond reduction hearing. "What a beautiful sight," said Hawkins upon seeing how many ...

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  11. Fewer speeding tickets being written in Big Country

    Jun 7, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... tickets/warnings: - Kent County -- 174 Place you're more likely to get a ticket instead of a warning: - Callahan County Places you're more likely to get a warning than a ticket: - Fisher or Stonewall counties The only Big Country counties where more ...

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  12. Doomsday Prophet Faces Bigamy ChargesRead the original story

    Jun 6, 2008 | ABC News

    ... that religious shield and you're gonna be held accountable," said Shane Deel, the district attorney in Callahan County, Texas, who has filed the criminal counts against Hawkins. Hawkins, 73, the founder of the House of Yahweh religion, located on a ...

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  13. Doomsday Prophet Charged With Bigamy

    Jun 6, 2008 | ABC News

    ... that religious shield and you're gonna be held accountable," said Shane Deel, the district attorney in Callahan County, Texas, who has filed the criminal counts against Hawkins. Hawkins, 73, the founder of the House of Yahweh religion, located on a ...

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  14. Texas sect leader: Doomsday begins June 12Read the original story

    Jun 6, 2008 | ABC7News

    ... to dealing with the beginning of the end, Hawkins is also dealing with some serious legal problems. The Callahan County district attorney has filed felony bigamy charges against Hawkins, alleging he has multiple wives. He has pleaded not guilty to ...

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    Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Abilene Metro

  15. Sect leader: Doomsday Begins Next ThursdayRead the original story

    Jun 6, 2008 | WPVI-TV Philadelphia

    ... to dealing with the beginning of the end, Hawkins is also dealing with some serious legal problems. The Callahan County district attorney has filed felony bigamy charges against Hawkins, alleging he has multiple wives. He has pleaded not guilty to ...

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    Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Abilene Metro

  16. Wheat: A banner yearRead the original story

    May 27, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... rtilizers. The record crops keep coming in despite a recent storm that damaged up to 2,000 acres of wheat in Callahan County a few weeks ago.

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  17. Memorial Day Weather: Fire hazard returns to areaRead the original story

    May 23, 2008 | Abilene News-Headlines

    Memorial Day Weather: Fire hazard returns to area By Celinda Emison Thursday, May 22, 2008 Memorial Day Weather Forecast Today: Mostly cloudy, 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, high of 94, low 72.

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  18. Memorial Weekend Surprise

    May 21, 2008 | Times Record News

    ... that Lake Jackson (Brazoria County) was the lowest in the state at $3.53 and the highest was $3.99 at Clyde (Callahan County). On May 6, the Energy Information Administration, in its short-term energy outlook, projected gasoline would average $3.52 ...

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    Related Topix: Memorial Day, Life, Holidays, Brazoria County, TX, Lake Jackson, TX, Clyde, TX, Wichita Falls, TX

  19. Second Mormon Polygamy Sect under the Eye

    May 19, 2008 | Magic City Morning Star

    ... get together and follow some con man and throw their lives away, that's their right in this country,' said Callahan County District Attorney Shane Deel. 'But to me, when you do that to children and they don't have a chance, that's where the biggest ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Religion

  20. Where would you go during a tornado?Read the original story

    May 17, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... 12 killed, 20 injured - Runnels, Coleman, Callahan counties on April 8, 1922 -- 12 killed, 90 injured - Callahan County on April 28, 1950 -- 5 killed, 5 injured - Throckmorton County on April 21, 1985 -- 3 killed, 0 injured - Coleman County on May ...

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