Reeves County names McGowen county attorney in unanimous vote
Reeves County Commissioners Court unanimously named Jack L. McGowen as county attorney to replace Robert S. Kent who asked to be relieved. McGowen took the oath of office by Judge Darrell H. Glover and will serve the unexpired Kent term.
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Reeves County Commissioners Court
Jack L. McGowen
Robert S. Kent
Kent
McGowen
Darrell H. Glover
Reeves County Court At Law
Alton Hughes
Bill Burnett
Texas Highway Department
Burnett
W.O
Bill
Tornadoes Hit Southern States Causing Heavy Damage
Tornados struck in three southern states with Camden Arkansas suffering major destruction. A storm left 80 000 Michigan homes without power as winter conditions persisted northward. Authorities report extensive damage, looting at a shopping center, and a disaster declaration for Camden with millions in damage anticipated.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Michigan
Forth Worth man held in county jail
Ernest Augustine Shrader a 30 year old from Fort Worth is jailed in Pecos in lieu of a 500 bond charged with theft of services over five dollars and under twenty after not paying for a motel meal He had earlier been released from the city jail for theft under five tied to another meal He was held at Reeves County Correctional Facility following the arrest and related charges Tornado injuries were reported in Oklahoma Arkansas and Mississippi and infrastructure damage noted from an ice storm in Michigan with power outages and traffic fatalities.
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Reeves County
Pecos
Ernest Augustine Shrader
Houston
Fort Worth
S. Cedar
Interstate 20
Country Club Drive
Ouachita County Hospital
Bradshaw
Arkansas
Mount Olive
Mississippi
Michigan
Detroit
Lions Club Blood Drive At Pecos Community Center
The Pecos Evening Lions Club with Reeves County Hospital Auxiliary runs a blood drive today from noon to 7 p.m. at the Community Center. Chair Otis Mawhiney notes the donation takes about 15 minutes and aims to meet a local quota with roughly 12 volunteers led by Lisa Lara, who urges helpers to contact 445-3405.
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Pecos
Reeves County Hospital Auxiliary
Otis Mawhiney
Lion’s Club
Reeves County Hospital
Lisa Lara
Lions Club
Lara
Austin Voters Endorse 16 Percent in South Texas Nuclear Project
In a tight race Austin residents approve retaining 16 percent in the South Texas Nuclear Project near Bay City, funding overruns with 215.85 million in bonds. The vote follows pressure from the Harrisburg Three Mile Island incident and yields mixed results among four ballot questions and city offices.
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Garth Jones
Associated Press
Austin, Texas
Austin
South Texas
Bay City
Texas
Pennsylvania
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Herb Woodson
Committee On Economic Energy
Carole McClellan
Bill Youngblood
Three incumbents win town council seats in Pecos City
In Pecos City voters reaffirmed three incumbent councilmen. Ben Matta led with 1281 votes, followed by Phillip Tyree with 1075 and Royce Cassell with 1036. Arnie S. Calderon defeated Madelynn West 601 to 547 in the nonbinding referendum on off premise sales.
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Pecos City
Ben Matta
Pecos
Phillip Tyree
Royce Cassell
Arnie S. Calderon
Madelynn West
Sunday beer sales vote tops Pecos district election
In Pecos and nearby towns, Sunday beer sales won by 902 to 835. Patty Montgomery led the Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent School District board race with 1263 votes, while JOEL W. DANIEL ousted Frank Perea for a three year term with 909 votes and David Hess ran unopposed for a one year term with 935 votes. Precinct tallies show Montgomery and other candidates across Pecos, Barstow, Orla, Saragosa, and Toyah, with total 2052 votes and absentee totals listed. A Pecos resident, Santos Lopez-Chavez, 20, was jailed on burglary charges with bond set at $10,000.
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Ises
Pecos-Barstow-Toyah Independent
Patty Montgomery
Joel W. Daniel
Pecos Savings and Loan
Frank Perea
David Hess
Perea
Lynn Gibson
Toyah
Pecos Montgomery
Daniel
Gibson
Hess
Barstow Montgomery
Cloudy to mostly cloudy with warmth and wind
Weather outlook for Pecos and vicinity predicts increasing cloudiness today, mostly cloudy tonight, and warmer conditions with continued wind. Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected late this afternoon and tonight, with widely scattered activity east of the mountains on Tuesday. High Sunday reached 85, low 53.
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Pecos
West Texas
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Madera Valley Water Supply Corporation
al Cate
Cate
Raul Florez
Marcos Martinez
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Bernardo Martinez
Barbara Peer
Poer
Marguerite Kent
Housing Authority
Ruben Fuentes
Meadowbrook
Robert Hinojos
North East
Ohio
New England
New York
Lower
Camden
Ark
Louisiana
Jerry Bradshaw
Little Rock
Bill Clinton
Justice of the Peace
Santos Lopez-Chavez
S. Walnut
Orla Montgomery
Saragosa Montgomery
Precinct
Toyah Montgomery
Montgomery
Gary Rogers
Pecos High School
Rogers
Joel W. Daniel New
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