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Top StoriesFriday, June 19, 1998One dies, three sent to hospitalAn accident which happened Thursday evening claimed the life of one Pecos man and sent three others to the hospital. Andrew Bond Bradford, 89, was driving a 1989 Beige Mercury
Details of how the accident occured were unavailable as of
Bradford was pronounced dead at 10:30 p.m., following the
Passengers traveling with Ramirez, included Emma Ramirez,
Joel Macario Ramirez was transported to Reeves County
Information on the passengers who were with Ramirez was
The accident was investigated by Pecos Police officer
Horse disease confirmed in BalmorheaBy GREG HARMAN Staff Writer A confirmed case of blistering horse disease, known as Vesicular Stomatitis, discovered in Balmorhea two weeks ago has landed four horses in quarantine by state health officials and has cattle- and dairy-men on edge. The viral infection reveals itself in affected animals by
New Mexico currently has two confirmed cases and Arizona
"This year, Kentucky has already embargoed livestock from
"Undoubtedly, Kentucky livestock officials will also
Scientists are still uncertain how the disease is spread,
The relatively rare disease occurs in the Southwestern
Balmorhea expands local calling areBy GREG HARMAN Staff Writer Expanded Local Calling. The words alone sound nice to the isolated ears of Pecos telephone customers. When it comes to bringing Trans-Pecos residents closer
Expanded Local Calling is a service that, passed by the
All 375 prefix customers from Balmorhea to Verhalen were
"The way I understood this when I first started this," said
But according to GTE spokesperson Charles Watkins, location
All towns within 22 miles are inside the possible local
"It does require an individual or organization to make a
If approved, the PUC informs the service provider company
After passing a public vote, the PUC advises the service
Members of a petitioned town pay .73 per month to have the
Monahans is also in the process of working to expand their
Meanwhile, GTE is working to improve its image and reduce
Food, fun planned for Night In Old PecosBy ROSIE FLORES Staff Writer Cantaloupes, funnel cakes, burritos, hamburgers and plenty of entertainment will be part of the Annual Night in Old Pecos scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 27. Downtown Pecos will be filled with a flurry of activities
"All the booths have been sold out," said Pecos Chamber of
"We're willing to expand and make room for any other people
"It's true that the booths we had are sold out, but we will
Music will be provided throughout the evening by Cat the
The festivities are scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., Saturday,
Other activities planned for the evening include a dunking
Anyone interested in participating in the talent show for a
A 40' Kiddie Train will be providing rides to the younger
There is no admission to any of the events and the public is
For more information contact the Pecos Chamber of Commerce. In conjunction with the Night in Old Pecos activities,
The parade will be held at 10 a.m., July 1. "We would appreciate entries as soon as possible, but we
Grand Marshal for the parade will be Judge Lucius Bunton and
Other riders include the West Texas Trailriders and the Eddy
"We always get a lot of other riders that come into Pecos at
Congressman Henry Bonilla will be participating in the
"We welcome all entries, we want to make this the biggest
Unemployment rate down from last yearBY PEGGY McCRACKEN Staff Writer Reeves County's civilian labor force increased by 75 over the past year, dropping the unemployment rate from 9.1 percent in May 1997 to 8 percent last month. The Texas Workforce Commission reports that 6,255 of the
That is up from the April total of 513 and a 7.8 percent
In Pecos County, the unemployment rate dropped to 4.9
Ward County's civilian labor force also increased, from
Presidio County continues to have one of the highest
County to discuss extending AnchorThe Reeves County Commissioners will meet to consider extending Anchor West's tax abatement at 9:30 Monday morning, June 22. Pecos City has already approved an extension and Reeves
Also on the agenda are: appointment of election judge and
POLICE REPORTEDITOR'S NOTE: Information contained in the Police Report is obtained from reports filed by the Pecos Police Department, Reeves County Sheriff's Office, or other officers of those agencies. The serving of warrants by an officer for outstanding fines of either traffic citations, animal control violations or other court costs are considered arrests and will be printed as such unless indicated that the fines were paid. In such instances we will indicate payment and release. *** Joel Rubio, 23, was arrested at 3 p.m., on June 17, at the
Ruben Garcia, 19, was arrested at 1:43 a.m., on June 18, at
WEATHERWhile South Texas residents are finding the nights a little too warm and muggy for their liking, Pecos residents found themselves lulled by a 68 degree low yesterday. The high was 104. Hot temperatures coupled with high humidities were expected to produce heat indices today of 105 to 115 degrees. Mostly clear over West Texas.
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