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Top StoriesMarch 9, 1998High winds may have caused fireBy ROSIE FLORES Staff Writer High winds are being considered as the possible cause of a fire which occurred Saturday night and destroyed a business on the southwest side of Pecos. The fire came at the end of a day of high winds, which were
An old army surplus store, located on Highway 17 just north
"The fire then got into the shop next door to this building,
Police closed off Highway 17 to traffic between I-20 and
"By the time we arrived the surplus army store was already
The army supply store was totally burned and the building
Winds blowing out of the northwest blew smoke and lighted
"Our biggest problem was fighting the winds," said Elliott. It took firefighters about three hours to contain the fire.
The fire is still under investigation and fire marshal Jack
All six fire trucks were at the scene and ambulance crews on
"It was lucky that nobody was in the buildings at the time
No other damage was reported from the high winds, which blew
County to face overcrowding citationBy GREG HARMAN Staff Writer Reeves County Sheriff Arnulfo "Andy" Gomez said that when results of last week's inspection by Texas Jail Centers are returned in about 30 days, he expected the county jail to "flunk." The jail was cited for over-crowding by state officials at
"They said they were pleased with the rest of it," he said.
Texas Department of Jail Standards inspector Paul
Saturday crash leaves man deadBy GREG HARMAN Staff Writer A Houston maintenance foreman was killed early Saturday morning in a one-vehicle accident on U.S. 285 north of Pecos. Rodolfo Marquez Lazo, 44, was pronounced dead at 4 a.m. on
The DPS report said Lazo drove his 1989 model Nissan pickup
Lazo was pronounced dead on the scene by Justice of the
The accident was the third of the year in Reeves County, all
Departure of deputy, suspect delay arrestBy CARA ALLIGOOD Staff Writer When someone is indicted by a grand jury, it doesn't always take over five months to arrest them. But it did in the case of Diana Marie Ramos, 29, a former resident of Saragosa who was indicted for injury to a child under 15 on Sept. 11, 1997 but wasn't arrested for the crime until two weeks ago. Personnel changes at the Reeves County Sheriff's Department
Ramos was arrested on Feb. 26 as the result of an incident
According to a sheriff's department report, injuries to the
Ramos also apparently grabbed the boy's right hand and
According to the report, the boy's uncle arrived at the
The boy's uncle took the stick away from Ramos, broke it and
During an interview by law enforcement officers with the
When the boy was asked if his father ever intervened, he
The boy was also asked if his father hit him in the same way
Investigators also asked the boy if he was afraid to go
The investigators also determined that there was also a
Further, the investigators found that Ramos had lost one
However, after interviewing the 11-year-old, the officers
During that investigation, both Ramos and the deputy
Ramos was arrested for the crime on Feb. 26, but posted
Early voting surpasses 2,300Final early voting totals show that 1,968 residents of Reeves County have already cast their ballots by personal appearance in Tuesday's Democratic Primary Election. In addition, county officials said over 350 others have
Early voting by personal appearance has ended in Reeves
Polling places will be Box 1, located at the Pecos
Those voting in precinct 1 will vote at Boxes 2 & 11;
All local candidates are running in the Democratic primary,
The two-term Republican is being challenged by rancher
Shoving match results in two injuriesBy CARA ALLIGOOD Staff Writer Two Pecos High School students were taken to Reeves County Hospital Friday afternoon by ambulance, after both were cut by glass from a display case in the building's front hallway. Ambulance attendants were called to the school just after
Rodriguez later clarified his statement, saying that the two
Rodriguez said that both boys were taken to the hospital,
"It's unfortunate that things like this happen. Our staff
Area RoundupThe Fort Stockton PioneerFORT STOCKTON, Feb. 26, 1998 - The Fort Stockton school board held a Saturday morning meeting and workshop to consider improvements to school facilities, although the scope and direction of those improvements is yet defined. The half-day meeting and workshop was attended not only by the Fort Stockton ISD Board of Trustees, but also members of district administration, principals and directors from all of the district's campuses. The Alpine AvalancheALPINE, March 5, 1998 - Sul Ross State University students who live in Fletcher Hall were evacuated Feb. 28 when a fire broke out in a room on the third floor. Johnny Holbrooks, director of the University Department of Public Safety, said the Alpine Police Department called them at 6:47 a.m. to report a fire in room 315. The fire was contained by the Alpine Volunteer Fire Department. The Sanderson TimesSANDERSON, March, 1998 - Tuesday is voting day in Terrell County for candidates in the Democratic and Republican Primaries. All voting will be in the Terrell County Courthouse from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. As of last Tuesday, there had been 148 early votes cast by personal appearance and 15 early votes cast by mail, according to Martha Allen, county and district clerk. The McCamey NewsMcCamey, March 5, 1998 - McCamey High School Principal Jerry Stinson has filed his report with the Institute for Academic Excellence requesting that the high school be recognized as a "Model School" under the Reading Renaissance program. If this recognition is given, McCamey High School will be the first school to achieve this distinction in the entire nation. Last week, the high school students earned the necessary level of reading success to qualify for Model status. To become a Model School, a campus must have at least five Model Classrooms, a Model Library, and have 85 percent or more of its students reading successfully, based upon nine weeks of accountable reading records. So far, 89 percent of the McCamey High students had acceptable reading records. Iraan NewsIraan, March 5, 1998 - The last time an Iraan Braves Boys Varsity Basketball team won a bi-district championship, Coach Cary Tyson was a player, and several of this year's players were five-years-old. But the long wait ended last Thursday evening at Dorothy Garrett coliseum in Big Spring when the Braves stunned the Shallowater Mustangs, District 5 Champions, 88-89. The Monahans NewsMONAHANS, March 5, 1998 - Sometime next year more than 600 parched citizens of Thorntonville and areas south and west of Monahans are scheduled to start receiving the City of Monahans award-winning water, reports the president of the non-profit Southwest Sandhills Water Supply Corp. When a federally backed loan formally is approved as expected, cool, clean, clear water will begin flowing into an area of Ward County where various chemical salts have rendered the water from some wells in the area nearly impossible to drink. Formal confirmation of that loan is expected soon. ObituariesAnnie CollinsAnnie Loraine Collins, 86, of Balmorhea, died Friday, March6, 1998, at Reeves County Hospital. Services were held at 2 p.m., today at the First United
She was born Feb. 12, 1912, in Coke County, was a lifelong
Survivors include two sons, Richard Hueslter of Oklahoma
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Isabel LaraServices are incomplete for Isabel "Chavelo," "Bill," Lara,58, of Pecos, who died Saturday, March 7 at Reeves County Hospital. Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Mariano MoralesMariano Morales, 83, of Pecos, died Saturday, March 7, 1998at Reeves County Hospital. A rosary will be held at 7:30 p.m., today, at Pecos Funeral Home Chapel. Mass is scheduled for 2 p.m., Tuesday at Santa Rosa
He was born Oct. 16, 1914, in Ruidoso, Tx., was a lifelong
Survivors include his wife, Ephina Morales of Pecos; one
Pecos Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Jose RodriguezJose Antonio Rodriguez, 42, died Sunday, March 8, 1998, atReeves County Hospital. A rosary is scheduled for 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, at Martinez
Mass will be held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, at Santa Rosa
Rodriguez was born Feb. 5, 1955, in Ojinaga, Mexico, was a
He was preceded in death by one son, Jose Antonio
Survivors include one daughter, Mary Louisa Rodriguez of
Martinez Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. WeatherHigh Sunday, 55, low this morning, 28. A winter storm dumpedup to four inches of snow in the Texas Panhandle, gave North Texas a brief dusting of snow and sent temperatures plunging below freezing as far south as the Hill Country. Clearing skies will produce a very cold night tonight, but the sun will be out on Tuesday,causing a rapid warmup. It will be mostly sunny during the day and mostly fair at night across West Texas through Tuesday. Lows tonight will be in the 20s and 30s in the Permian Basin. Highs Tuesday will be in the 50s and 60s in West Texas.
Pecos Enterprise
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