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A big pig night at the ACE Arena

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The swine took center stage Thursday night during the Andrews County Junior Livestock Show at the ACE Arena. And there were a lot of pigs! In all, there were more

School board extends superintendent’s contract following annual evaluation

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School trustees on Tuesday approved extending Andrews ISD Superintendent Bobby Azam’s contract through 2023. The action came following an executive session involving the superintendent’s annual performance evaluation. With the contract

A beginning and an ending

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This year’s Andrews County Junior Livestock Show & Sale will provide both a beginning and an ending for Blake Edwards. It’ll be a new era for the family in that the oldest of Edwards’ three daughters will be showing animals at the local event for the first time.Secondly, Edwards will conclude his two-year stint as Andrews County Junior Livestock Association President following the show, which began Tuesday and runs through Saturday at the ACE Arena.

Show opens with a bang: Doe goats, rabbits, steers

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This year’s Andrews County Junior Livestock Show & Sale kicked off Tuesday night with a change. Doe goats were moved to the first night and joined rabbit and steer showing.

Filing period for May elections starts

The month-long candidate filing period opened Wednesday for a May election comprised of city council, school board and hospital board seats.Each of the three local governing entities have three positions up for election, according to election officials.

Andrews men receive time for assault incidents

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An Andrews man who sexually assaulted an adult female last summer at a residence in the northeast part of town was recently sentenced in 109th District Court, according to district clerk’s office records.Alexander Sweek Cabrera received a year in county jail and two years of probation after accepting a plea bargain during a recent hearing that reduced a count of aggravated sexual assault to a Class A misdemeanor assault, district clerk’s office records revealed.

January Luncheon of Andrews/ Gaines Retired School Employees

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The Andrews/Gaines Retired School Employees recently held their monthly luncheon at Andrews Country Club. The members welcomed Betty Yarbrough, director of The Life Center, as their guest. Debbie Burnett presented Betty with 75 children’s books, purchased by members of AGRSEA. The books are given to moms and dads who attend the parenting classes to read to their babies. Betty explained that older children who come into The Life Center with their parents often want a book also.

Financial Focus

Recently, we’ve seen an increased interest in mindfulness, although the concept itself is thousands of years old.

Man arrested for evading for second time in six months, third overall

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An Andrews man was arrested Wednesday after he continuously disregarded officer attempts to stop his vehicle, according to police. Steven Hernandez was apprehended around 2:40 p.m. outside a residence in

Intersection with overpass coming is site of crash

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Another injury wreck this week at an intersection notorious for major vehicle crashes likely reiterated the need for an overpass project there, according to authorities. The much-anticipated, multi-million dollar overpass