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It’s the first BBQ drive-thru in Texas for semi-trucks

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A former oilfield trucking facility converted into a restaurant has enabled the first drive-thru in Texas for semitrucks, according to its owners.

Man who fled crash scene is apprehended on warrant

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A single-vehicle accident the morning of Sept. 16 in northeast Andrews resulted in a telephone poll that was impacted coming down on a parked vehicle and the driver fleeing the scene, according to police.

Court authorizes judge to talk rec center with AISD

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Now that the demolition of the middle school annex facility—the former junior high building—is completed and only some debris remains on the south end, negotiations will soon begin on a prospective opportunity for the site.

Former jail facility is decommissioned

The former county jail at the courthouse served its time as a law enforcement staple for decades here.

It held thousands of inmates in over 60 years of use, and in later years, passed state jail commission inspections largely because the state understood plans were in place to construct a new facility here.

The old jail on the second and third floors of the courthouse was replaced about a year ago by a new, single story facility in southeast Andrews.

On Tuesday, the commissioners court acted on a request from the sheriff’s office to decommission the former jail.

Redistricting plan would move Andrews County

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A redistricting map being considered by a Texas House committee would move Andrews County from State Rep Brooks Landgraf’s House District 81 into a district to the north to better fit ideal populations for districts, according to state officials.

Landgraf, who sits on the Redistricting Committee, said in a social media post Tuesday population figures from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 count that impact redistricting interests motivated the possible change.

ACN grieves the loss of longtime photographer

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Those with the newspaper are grieving the loss of longtime employee Linda Drake Kirchner, who died Sunday after a battle with COVID-19.

Kirchner, 68, worked as a photojournalist for nearly 40 years, including two stints with the Andrews County News. She was known for breaking news photos, whether it was waking up in the middle of the night to capture pictures of accidents and fires or following other stories from her police radio.

Kirchner received several awards for her photos during a career that dated back to her high school days in Andrews.

A fitness trip with veterans

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Fitness is defined as the condition of being physically fit and healthy.

It’s a state for which A.J. Montanez is striving.

Whether it’s grueling 100-mile bicycle race or a run with the Andrews Run Club he organized over the summer, Montanez is all about the fitness aspect.

Montanez is also not afraid of trying new avenues to achieve it.

This weekend, he’ll hop aboard a trail bicycle for the Trail Warrior Project’s bike packing trip in the Rocky Mountains around Ruidoso.

Parker appointed to county’s election administrator role

The commissioners court didn’t have to look far to find a replacement for former Andrews County Election Administrator Gracie Mendoza.

Acting on a recommendation from the Andrews County Elections Commission, the court hired a candidate from within for the role.

Bobi Parker, a deputy from the county clerk’s office, will begin as the new election administrator on Thursday, according to county officials.

Fire marshal outlines safety concerns with vendor event

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During the initial Andrews Trade Days event— staged last March—the James Roberts Center was so packed with vendor booths that there wasn’t a lot of walking room between them.

September sets record for confirmed virus cases

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The number of new confirmed virus cases in September confirms what healthcare officials have said about the Delta variant’s transmission capabilities.