Ward County 1981 Began Public Building Push and Trials
The year opened with startups of major public buildings, new four year terms for District Attorney Mike Wade and other officials, and renewed terms for several judges and commissioners. County officials faced stalled bond proceeds plans lacking a project timetable for a community center and a law enforcement center amid a controversial sheriff succession and a perjury case against dentist Robert Hausman being dropped for insufficient evidence.
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Ward County
Mike Wade
Randy Cleveland
Edith Porter
Johnny
I. Molina
James P. Hammond
Larry Fuller
John T. Ashcraft
H.A. Collins
J.H. Raglin
Clyde Benton
E.W
Dub’’) Whitt
Edward S. Hammond
Bert Potts
Lynn Pakcyk
Hurd Memorial Airport
Ward County Pilots Association
Robert E. Hausman
Gene Ader
County to invest proceeds in U.S. securities and earn higher interest
The county contemplates investing proceeds in U S securities to gain a higher rate of return. Odessa College Pyote campus enrolls 137 students during the first night of spring semester registration. Monahans City Council withholds prior approval of Southern Union Gas Co charge method for recouping expenses from energy audits. Texas Electric Service Co mails a letter to the P U C offering to perform audits on request at no charge. Commissioners approve plans for a new community center and law enforcement center and set bid opening for Feb 19. Colorado River Municipal Water District seeks legislative approval to expand territory to Ward and five other counties. CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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Texas Electric Service Co
Public Utilities Commission
TESCO
Colorado River Municipal Water District
Ward
Hall seeks Ward County Sheriff with 8 years in local law enforcement
D Hall announces candidacy for Ward County Sheriff. He cites over eight years in the county’s law enforcement, including five years as a deputy and three more with Monahans Police Department. A Coast Guard veteran, Hall holds crime prevention and law enforcement certifications and 28 college hours toward an associate degree. He will be 40 on April 29, is married to Linda with two children, and lives in Monahans. He is safety supervisor at Thrasher Trucking Co.
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D. Hall
The
Monahans News
Ward County
Hall
Sheriff’s Office
Monahans
Ser
U.S. Coast Guard
Linda
Clint
Clinda
Immanuel Baptist Church
Thrasher Trucking Co
Jim Scherr
U.S
Richard C. White
Scherr
el Paso
Ward County bingo election on January 16
Absentee voting began Tuesday at the Ward County Courthouse on whether to permit bingo for non profit organizations. The regular election is set for Saturday at precinct stations. State Comptroller Bob Bullock said 13 Texas counties and five cities will decide January 16 if non profit groups can run bingo. This is going to end the confusion about bingo in Texas.
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Ward County
Bob Bullock
Texas
Ward County appraisal board swears in directors and chair
Newly elected Ward County Central Appraisal District directors were sworn in by County Clerk Pat Finley during a Monday regular session. The body elected L B Jolley as chairman and Houston Branam as vice chair.
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Ward County Central Appraisal District
Pat Finley
L.B. Jolley
Houston Branam
Betty Love seeks reelection as Ward County district clerk
Betty Love announces her candidacy for Ward County District Clerk stating her appointment since March 31, 1981 and over 17 years in the office. She cites experience in criminal civil and domestic records, filing, bookwork, vital statistics, and passport services, plus ongoing updates to laws and procedures.
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Betty Love
The
Monahans News
Ward County
Court of Appeals
Court of Criminal Appeals
Harris seeks Ward County treasurer post campaign kickoff
Audrey Harris announces candidacy for Ward County Treasurer. She currently serves as secretary to District Judge Larry Fuller and previously worked eleven years as a drivers license clerk for the Texas Department of Public Safety. Her accounting duties in prior roles and current courthouse exposure underpin her qualifications.
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Audrey Harris
The
Monahans News
Ward County
Harris
Larry Fuller
Texas Department of Public Safety
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Odessa College
Pyote
Southern Union Gas Co
Law
Robert Messersmith
Law Enforcement
Tommie Huckabee
Messersmith
Geant
MPD
Sheriff
Comptroller
Betty
Barbra Walsh
Jack Forga
McMorries
Forga
Congressional
Everette Hewett
Jim McMorries
Jolley
Hewett
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