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Scout fishing tourney on county slate
By Annie Rowe
Scurry County commissioners court will discuss a special day of fishing, along with a number of other items, when it meets at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The court will consider a request from the Boy Scouts for the use of the Towle Park pond for a fishing
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President's Day started by honoring Washington
By Annie Rowe
Many Snyder and Scurry County citizens are getting the pleasure of a day away from work, courtesy of President’s Day. However, some people may not know the origin of the federal holiday. Originally the holiday was established to honor one of America’s
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Rotary program is in 25th year
By JOANN NUNLEY
Snyder Rotary Club’s program of putting out flags on holidays originated about 25 years ago. The club was in need of a fundraiser of sufficient size to fund the projects the Rotarians wanted to sponsor. Several Rotarians traveled as a group to a
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Rationing not needed for CRMWD cities
By Shirley A. Gorman
BIG SPRING -- In a time when many Texas cities with more generous average rainfall are rationing water, the member cities of the Colorado River Municipal Water District are not in that category despite 11 years of severe drought. At their meeting on
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SPORTS

Thornhill wins pole vault gold
by Bobby Allen
Texas Tech junior Jared Thornhill captured a first-place finish and a provisional qualifying mark with a vault of 17-5 (5.31m), a career-high, at the Razorback-Tyson Invitational at the Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville, Ark., Saturday. Eighteen
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Tigers battle hard with playoff-bound Mustangs
by Bobby Allen
By Bobby Allen SDN Sports Editor The Tigers aren’t going down without a fight. Snyder gave District 3-3A runner-up Denver City all it could handle Saturday, fighting back from a big deficit in a 56-44 loss to the Mustangs, in a weather-delayed game from
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