Though the Guns & Hoses annual softball fundraiser wasn’t staged this fall due to the virus pandemic, the Shop with a Cop and Christmas with a Firefighter programs continued.
A high-speed vehicle pursuit early Tuesday that spanned two counties and reached speeds of well over 130 miles per hour ended when the suspect vehicle—a BMW—crashed out and officers quickly ran down the suspect on foot.
An approximate $1 million project involving improvements at the ACE Arena requested by the Andrews County Junior Livestock Association was approved Tuesday by the commissioners court.
A virus outbreak at the local nursing home that began last week when six residents tested positive on Dec. 8 continues to increase daily, according to hospital officials.
The body of an Irving, Texas, man who had been missing for nearly three weeks was found Saturday afternoon in a vehicle stuck in sand on ranchland in southwest Andrews County, according to a sheriff’s office press release.
During a recent weekly COVID meeting, local leaders considered a new approach to get out a message surrounding virus prevention that’s been ongoing for months.
