Andrews High Band Instructor Darin Johns selected the patriotic theme for this year’s halftime shows about a year ago when circumstances now facing the nation were not known.
The first-month sales tax numbers for the new fiscal year were lower than what the city anticipated with conservative budget estimates, resulting in city officials keeping a close eye on expenditures.
Though some holiday activities could be canceled due to the virus pandemic, at least one Christmas staple providing a ray of hope in troubled times will continue on as planned.
An Andrews man was involved in a fatal, two-vehicle crash the morning of Nov. 7 in Ector County, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper.