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Jones County Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Jones County, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 34 in Jones County, TX

  1. Hawley rancher offers water deal to cityRead the original story

    15 hrs ago | Report news

    ... - but that Bland runs into problems, for example, because there is no groundwater conservation district in Jones County. Bell said groundwater conservation districts, as part of their efforts, decide how much water landowners can pump from aquifers. ...

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    Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Hawley, TX, Trent, TX, Sweetwater, TX

  2. Billie CottenRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 25 | ReporterNews.com

    ... Jesse Gossett, Sam O'Rear, T.J. Jones, Jeff Cumby and Billy Cumby. She was born September 27, 1923 in Hawley, Jones County, Texas to William Daniel and Julia (Pruitt) Cupps. She was the seventh of nine children born of this union, having five ...

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  3. Earl McCaleb

    Wednesday Nov 25 | ReporterNews.com

    ... the war, he returned to Anson and went to work with his father at McCaleb and McCaleb Insurance Agency and Jones County Abstract Co. Together they sold insurance and handled titles, abstracts and surveying for real estate purposes and for oil ...

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    Related Topix: Anson, TX

  4. Six people arrested in drug raid in HawleyRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Report news

    ... the bust, law enforcement officers seized 558 grams of methamphetamine and a small amount of marijuana. The Jones County Sheriff's Department and Anson Police Department assisted the narcotic units from the Abilene Police Department and the Taylor ...

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    Related Topix: Hawley, TX, Abilene, TX, Drugs, Anson, TX

  5. Four die in Jones County crashRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Abilene Reporter-News

    A two-vehicle crash killed four people Saturday morning in a head-on collision about 35 miles north of Abilene on Highway 83 and about five miles south of Hamlin. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Hamlin, TX

  6. Riding across America: Family visits Big Country on 7,000-mile tripRead the original story

    Monday Nov 23 | Report news

    ... kindness and hospitality of strangers along the road. They hope to complete their journey by August of 2010. JONES COUNTY - When Bill and Amarins Harrison decided about a year ago to take the "journey of a lifetime" with their three young daughters, ... 3 comments

    Related Topix: Mount Vernon, KY, Life, Holidays, Lughnasadh

  7. Four die in Jones County crashRead the original story

    Saturday Nov 21 | Abilene Reporter-News

    A two-vehicle crash killed four people Saturday morning in a head-on collision about 35 miles north of Abilene on Highway 83 and about five miles south of Hamlin. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Hamlin, TX

  8. Four die in Jones County crash

    Saturday Nov 21 | Abilene Reporter-News

    A two-vehicle crash killed four people Saturday morning in a head-on collision about 35 miles north of Abilene on Highway 83 and about five miles south of Hamlin. 2 comments

    Related Topix: Abilene, TX, Hamlin, TX

  9. As ofRead the original story

    Nov 3, 2009 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... vote on allowing alcoholic beverage sales for off-premise consumption. For 00% Against 00% Haskell County Jones County Vote to legalize sale of alcoholic beverages for off-premise consumption. For 00% Against 00% Nolan County Whether to allow sale ...

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    Related Topix: Abilene, TX

  10. Rains delay dryland cotton harvest

    Nov 3, 2009 | ReporterNews.com

    Tim Shields is followed by son Tyler as they strip cotton Tuesday in a Jones County field south of Hawley.

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    Related Topix: Hawley, TX, Agriculture, Science, Anson, TX, Eastland County, TX, Stamford, TX

  11. Kids Are All Right: Girl Scouts issue new guidelinesRead the original story

    Oct 28, 2009 | ReporterNews.com

    ... Nov. 7. Check this column next week for more details. UPCOMING EVENTS Countywide 4-H meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jones County activity center, Anson. 325-823-2432. Boy Scout food collection, Nov. 7. Bags and notes should be delivered in most areas ...

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    Related Topix: Abilene, TX

  12. Gene Clift

    Oct 27, 2009 | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

    ... will be in Hawley Cemetery directed by Adams-Graham Funeral Home of Anson, Texas. Born on May 15, 1936 in Jones County, Texas, Gene was a son of the late William and Nina (King) Clift. He was raised in Noodle and graduated from Noodle High School. ...

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    Related Topix: Lubbock, TX, Texas, Anson, TX, Breckenridge, TX

  13. Around the Big Country

    Oct 15, 2009 | ReporterNews.com

    Gardening seminar: The Jones County Extension Office will host a fall gardening seminar from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Anson Housing Authority Building at 1302 Ave.

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    Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Anson, TX, Hawley, TX, Eastland County, TX, Life, Food, Bar-B-Q

  14. Evelyn Mary HughesRead the original story

    Oct 13, 2009 | ReporterNews.com

    ... to and playing music, working crossword puzzles and taking care of her family. She was a lifetime resident of Jones County and was a Baptist. Mrs. Hughes was preceded in death by her parents; husband; four brothers, and three sisters. Evelyn is ...

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  15. Injured officers concern Abilene police chiefRead the original story

    Oct 12, 2009 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... deputy suffered a fractured wrist while trying to arrest a man after a vehicle pursuit in Abilene and a Jones County sheriff's deputy was injured while working security at a bar. "Each time such an assault occurs, families are impacted, our ...

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    Related Topix: Abilene, TX

  16. Abilene Metro panel eyes transportation projectsRead the original story

    Oct 9, 2009 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... board will meet Oct. 20 to consider approval of the projects. Chairman of the board is Dale Spurgin, judge for Jones County, and vice chairman is Norm Archibald, mayor of Abilene. Allen said the original ARRA allocation for local projects was $5 ...

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    Related Topix: Sports, Sports Etc.

  17. Joan HenryRead the original story

    Oct 5, 2009 | ReporterNews.com

    Joan Biggs Henry, 85, died on Saturday, October 3, 2009 in Abilene, Texas. The daughter of Minnie Viola Biggs and Charles Edward Biggs, Joan was born on November 28, 1923, in Lueders, Texas, spending her youth in Jones County.

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  18. Hazel 'MeMaw' Maserang ThomasRead the original story

    Oct 4, 2009 | ReporterNews.com

    ... born in Hawley, Texas to Eugene and Margaret (Howard) Maserang. She married Elmer Thomas on October 7, 1933 in Jones County. Hazel lived all of her life in the Big Country area. She was a member of Ft. Phantom Baptist Church. She was preceded in ...

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  19. Emily Peters: Merkel may consider ROTC

    Sep 25, 2009 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... to remodel the interior of the Life Skills building with bigger classrooms, new paint and flooring. Easier on Jones County voters About 600 voters in Jones County who live in the Abilene Independent School District won't have to trek over county ...

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    Related Topix: Merkel, TX, US Military, Dyess Air Force Base, US Air Force, Education Etc., Phantom Hill, TX

  20. Stamford man dies in accident

    Sep 8, 2009 | Abilene Reporter-News

    A Jones County man was killed after his vehicle was struck by a tractor trailer rig in Anson Monday afternoon.

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    Related Topix: Stamford, TX, Anson, TX