San Antonio mural of Alamo battle awaits new home
Tony Sheets salvaged his father Millard Sheets’s 20 by 32 foot oil painting The Death of Travis from the old Travis Savings and Loan building and stored it awaiting a permanent home. Heritage Auction Galleries estimates the mural at 200000 to 400000 dollars.
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San Antonio
Alamo
Tony Sheets
Sheets
Travis
Travis Savings and Loan
California
Millard Sheets
Heritage
Dallas
Kirsty Buchanan
Tlers
Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna
San Jacinto
Texas
Roswell Officials Warn on Illegal Carports at Town Hall
Roswell officials discussed carport violations at a Town Hall noting hundreds already exist and many more notices are likely. City planner Michael Vickers cautioned residents to obtain permits and review planning rules before building to ensure safety and uniform setbacks.
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Roswell Convention and Civic Center
Roswell
Michael Vickers
Vickers
Harris faces 15 years to life after federal gun conviction
Repeat offender Arthur Harris faces a minimum 15 year sentence under the Armed Career Criminal Act after a federal jury convicted him of felon in possession of a firearm. Harris has a long criminal record including burglaries and an aggravated assault. The case arose from a June 25 2010 Roswell incident involving his grandmother and a gun.
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Arthur Harris
Harris
Las Cruces
Roswell
Roger Heath
U.S
Holley
Xcel Grants Support Local Education and Environment Groups
The Xcel Energy Foundation will give four grants to Roswell area non profits: CASA receives 3000 for Thursday alternative school tutoring. ENMUR gets 5000 for Kids College summer program for ages 8 to 14 starting June 6. KRB receives 10000 for Summer Earth Camp for 20 youths starting July 25 with field trips and a community beautification project. Roswell GSDS gets 7500 with funds partly for Roswell GSDS programs.
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Xcel Energy Foundation
Chaves
ENMUR
Center For Workforce and Community Development
KRB
Renee Roach
Roach
Bottomless Lakes State Park
GSDS
Roswell
Xcel Energy
Riley Hill
Southwestern Public Service Co
Xcel
Burglars Take Food Cash Electronics From Local Spots
Thieves hit La Azteca at 105 E Tilden stealing 15 tortillas 12 apple soda cans and $10 cash. A vehicle on South Hemlock Ave had an XM Satellite radio Cobra radar detector cassette adaptor Usher Cologne and a partial bottle taken, valued at 245. Do Right Roofing at 1119 N Atkinson Ave reported a Dell laptop 1000 and a DVD VCR 98 stolen. Construction materials valued at 770 were taken from North Atkinson Ave between May 19 and May 24. Shots fired.
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la Azteca
E. Tilden
South Hemlock Avenue
N. Atkinson Ave
Dell
Atkinson Avenue
Police respond to drive by shooting and thefts in area
Police were dispatched to the 2800 block of Largo for a drive by shooting the second time in two days. A 76 year old resident reported his house was hit twice. Crimes also include cable theft from Xcel Energy at 910 E. Bland, a missing security cameras theft at Dairy Queen 701 W Second St, and a stolen work truck from Hahn Street. Call Crime Stoppers at 888 594 TIPS for information.
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Largo
Xcel Energy
E. Bland St
Eisenhower
Second Street
Dairy Queen
Second St
Hahn Street
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Ofischer
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Daly Roca
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Monte
Daily Bee
Sonnery
USA
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