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An awaited return to dine-in

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Greg Revelez has never seen anything like it during his 37 years of restaurant operation in Andrews.

Mobile testing site will be set up at fire station

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A state-operated mobile virus testing effort is scheduled for Friday at the fire station, but registration begins a day later than originally planned, county officials said this week.

Qualifications for engineering service submitted for county’s TIF project

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The commissioners court on Tuesday opened statements of qualifications for engineering services for the 2020 Transportation Infrastructure program.

COVID -19 Safety Tip: Cinco de Mayo a time to Celebrate … Safely!

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With Covid-19 shelter in place orders being lifted in May in many areas of the state, there will be many reasons to celebrate including the traditional celebration of Cinco de Mayo, and many will choose to celebrate with margaritas, beer, or tequila shots. However, if you have been drinking to celebrate this day, deciding to drive home will be risky for you and others — and could even be deadly.

How to Manage Stress Through Music

(StatePoint) With routines upturned and health concerns top of mind, many people are feeling an extra amount of stress these days, too much of which can be bad for one’s mental and physical health.

However, music has many mood-boosting, stress-relieving benefits. Here are four ways to incorporate more of it into your life without even leaving the house:

• Too much time spent scrolling through social media can induce anxious feelings. Allow music to provide a healthy distraction from digital devices. Carve out a block of time each day to practice your instrument.

Shooting suspect, victims argued over dog deal

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More details have emerged in the possible motive of a drive-by gunfire incident last month that occurred at a southwest Andrews home where six occupants were sleeping.

Bullets fired from an assault rifle nearly struck the residents inside the house, investigating officers said in a probable cause arrest report.

The document also states that a suspect and the residents had verbal confrontations prior to the shooting incident.

Police arrested a suspect last week, but offered no information concerning a possible motive at that time.

Man injured after falling nearly 20 feet at city landifll

A local man sustained serious injuries Thursday morning when he plunged nearly 20 feet into the construction pit at the city landfill, according to a sheriff’s office press release.

The 65-year-old man was initially transported to Permian Regional Medical Center by Andrews EMS and was later flown to a larger hospital for treatment of his injuries, Andrews County Sheriff Rusty Stewart said.

Authorities didn’t release his condition as of Friday afternoon.

Hospital, nursing home personnel test negative

With no new virus cases over the week and many recoveries, the health department began random testing of those with a high potential of exposure—namely medical and nursing home personnel.

Results from all 10 hospital and nursing home personnel came back negative, Permian Regional Medical Center CEO Donny Booth said Friday morning.

The health department planned to continue random testing with EMS, police department and sheriff’s office personnel, according to Booth.

City looks at financial impact from ‘double whammy’ of oil bust, virus

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With the current situation involving the virus and oil bust, an inevitable financial impact will continue to be felt by the City of Andrews and other local governing entities.

It’s just the nature of how things occur.

The city council discussed the projected extent of the financial hit during Thursday night’s city manager comments. Andrews City Manager Steve Eggleston outlined the city’s sustainability during the virus crisis and economic downturn.

County’s estimated value down nearly 10 percent

Preliminary taxable values distributed to local taxing entities this week are down approximately 10 and 11 percent—with the exception of the city, which actually experienced a slight increase compared to this year’s certified values.

The preliminary estimates were released this week by Andrews County Appraisal District Chief Appraiser Susan Brewer.

Brewer said there are various factors that can change numbers between now and the time the certified taxable values come out in June.