Four legged courthouse resident Thomas the cat in Breck County
In Stephens County Courthouse Breckenridge a chubby cat named Thomas roams the halls. Once a skinny stray in 2013 he was adopted by the court and now freely visits offices, lounges on desks and even nets a regular belly rub from staff. He weighs 16 pounds and enjoys companionship with a fixed female cat named Gracie.
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Breckenridge
Thomas
Stephens County
Richard Cook
Abilene
Sharon Trigg
Gary Fuller
Bonnie Marsh
Cook
Richard
Marsh
Trigg
Gracie
Thomas the Cat
Joanie Gipson
Stephens County Clerk's Office
Kristi Strawbridge
Cat
Community events round up in Midland and Odessa
A string of local happenings includes Brown Bag Lunch at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum with Greg West at 11:30 a.m. Other events feature Lead Me to the Cross at Odessa Adventist Center nightly Aug 15-29 with Willy Ramos, Myster ies at the Museum fundraiser at the Midland museum, West Texas Dance Club at VFW Building, Cody Bryan Band at Basin Burger House, Alzheimer's Walk planning in Odessa, and Healthy Paws Walk at the Odessa Family YMCA. Details include locations, times, contact numbers, and websites.
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Greg West
Permian Basin Petroleum Museum
1500
West
Midland
Www
Petroleumamuseum.org
Willy Ramos
Odessa Adventist Center
Mac
Willie Wilson
The
Alzheimer's Association
Odessa
Kimmy May
Kmay
Alz
Alzheimer’s Association
Alz.org
Odessa Family Ymca
Mike Neeley
E. University Ave
PetSmart
Amy Schwartz
Wendy Hilliard
Dallas Fed taps Harvard professor as new president
Harvard Business School professor and associate dean Robert Steven Kaplan was named president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, succeeding Richard Fisher who stepped down in March. Kaplan, 58, will assume duties September 8 after a career at Goldman Sachs and authorship of leadership books. He was born in Prairie Village Kansas and brings leadership and public service to the Dallas bank.
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Washington
Harvard Business School
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Dallas Fed
Federal Reserve
Robert Steven Kaplan
Richard Fisher
Kaplan
Martin Marshall
Harvard
Goldman Sachs Group
Prairie Village
Kansas
Renu Khator
Dallas Bank
Fed
Barack Obama
Bank of Hawaii
Allan Landon
University of Michigan
Kathryn Dominguez
Senate
West Texas wildfire containment eyed by end of day
A wildfire burning about 5 500 acres in Tom Green County West Texas was 50 percent contained by Monday midday and expected to be fully contained by day’s end. Lightning started the blaze Friday threatening about 75 nearby homes near Christoval, with one unoccupied house and one barn burned.
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San Angelo
Texas
Tom Green County Emergency Services
Steve Mild
Milch
Christoval
Blue Bell to resume ice cream distribution in select markets
Brenham based Blue Bell Creameries says it will restart distributing ice cream in phases after halting sales due to contamination. The first phase starts August 31 and includes markets in Texas cities Brenham Houston and Austin and in Birmingham Alabama with plans to re enter 15 states across five phases.
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Blue Bell
Texas
Alabama
Brenham
Obituary for Dennis Card of Fort Stockton Texas
Dennis Card died August 12 2015 in Crane at 87. Born October 1 1927 in Loving New Mexico to Earl and Ollie Card. He lived in Pecos and was active in church, Jaycees Masonic Lodge FDAF VFW and Water Carnival. Survived by wife Joyce two sons Kendall and Kyle daughter Kelly brother Bud eleven grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren private memorial at a later date. Remembrances at heritagefuneral home of the big bend site.
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Fort Stockton
Dennis Card
Crane
Dennis
Earl and
Ollie Buchanan
Loving
New Mexico
First Baptist Church of
Pecos
Jaycees
Masonic Lodge
Greater Texas
FDAF
VFW
Water Carnival
Joyce Elaine Kuykendall Card
VADM
Kendall L. Card
Becky
Knoxville
Tennessee
Kyle B. Card
Glynetta
Kelly Griffin
Bart
Austin
Texas
Carroll
Bud” Card
Beth
McCamey
Earl Card
W.L. Card
Garland Card
Stella Anthony
Nita Smith
Heritagefuneralhomeofthebigbend.com
Death notices touch Odessa Monahans and local deaths
Albert Galindo Belloc 59 of Odessa died Aug 14 2015 at Medical Center Hospital. Rosary 7 p.m. and funeral Mass 10 a.m. at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church burial at Ector County Cemetery Peaceful Gardens. Survivors include son Albert Belloc Jr and daughter Yvonne Marshall. Margie Nufiez 69 of Monahans died Aug 15 2015 with service 2 p.m. at St Johns Catholic Church. She worked at Coca Cola plant and is survived by 2 sons, 2 daughters, 1 father, 12 grandchildren and 19 greats. Abel C Fuentes 55 of Odessa died Aug 16 2015 at Medical Center Hospital services pending with Acres West Funeral Chapel.
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Odessa
Albert Galindo Belloc
Medical Center Hospital
Acres West Funeral Chapel
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church
Peaceful Gardens
Ector County
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Mexico
Albert Belloc Jr
Phoenix, Ariz
Yvonne Marshall
Gilbert, Ariz
Raul Belloc
Eloy, Ariz
Monahans
St. John’s Catholic Church
Fort Davis
Coca-Cola
Michael Lario
Abel C. Fuentes
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Ronald W
Petroleummuseum.org
West Texas Dance Club
Tommy, Jean and Jerry and Co
E.ast St
Sven
Betty Berry
A.staffin
Cody Bryan
Basin Burger House
N. Colorado St
Dallas
Ham
Montgomery
Sylacauga
Ala
Broken Arrow
Okla
Austin Austin
Austin American- Statesman
Don Zimmerman
Council
Public Utilities Committee
Associated Press
C. Dennis Card
Ees
Hillary E. Brunner
DPM
PinPointe
Basinpodiatry.com
Maria Margaretta “Margie’ Nufiez
Maria Margaretta
Margie” Nuffiez
Cruz Lario
Oklahoma City
Alice Medrano
Kermit
Nanette Hernandez
Wink
Cruz Fuentes
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