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Watch here for the Primary Election Results for
Scurry County Tax Assessor/Collector
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Magali Sanchez Bernal 442    Jana Young 678

NEWS

County jail has attempted escape
By Annie Rowe
A Scurry County Jail inmate made an unsuccessful attempt at gaining freedom on Monday. “The last time we had an attempted escape was about 10 years ago and that fellow only got about three blocks,” said Sheriff Darren Jackson. “This time he only got
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Polling places will be open until 7 p.m.
by Wade Warren
Polling places will remain open today until 7 p.m. for citizens to vote in either the Republican or Democratic primary. Locally, there is one contested race in the Republican Primary as Magali Bernal and Jana Young are seeking the nomination for Scurry
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Contested race in WTC election
by Wade Warren
Western Texas College board of trustees became the first local board to have a contested race for the May 15 election as former WTC athletic director Bob O’Day today filed for the Place 3 trustee spot. Earlier, incumbent Carolyn Barbee filed for a third
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Cogdell CEO interviews begin
by Wade Warren
The first two of five scheduled interviews for the chief executive officer position at Cogdell Memorial Hospital were conducted Monday evening. The hospital board met with James Robinson Sr. of Keller and William Moore of Comanche for some two hours
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TxDOT target of unusual lawsuit
By Roy McQueen
The Texas Department of Transportation has been named defendant in a lawsuit seeking damages for deaths that occurred in a two-vehicle collision east of Snyder last April. The suit was filed last December in Travis County, but a change of venue hearing
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Town Hall meeting held yesterday
By Annie Rowe
By Annie Rowe SDN Staff Writer Answers for the betterment of Snyder may not be simple, but at Monday’s town hall meeting to address crime and clean up, residents began making an effort. The town hall meeting, which was held at the Ritz Community
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WTC tax freeze viewed cautiously
By Roy McQueen
By Roy McQueen SDN Publisher A tax break for senior citizens and the disabled was met with a cautious reception from reluctant trustees during Western Texas College board meeting Monday night. Only trustee Carolyn Barbee, a candidate for re-election
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SPORTS

JV holds on against LHS
by Bobby Allen
The Snyder junior varsity baseball team survived a slugfest Monday, topping Lubbock High JV, 18-11. Pitchers Chris Smith, Zach Garcia, Barrett Bowlin and Cale Lancaster combined for the win. “We played well and swung the bat well, coming up with some
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Big Spring falls at Travis Gym
by Bobby Allen
The Abilene Force topped the Big Spring rebels, 147-132, Saturday at Travis Gym in a Texas Professional Basketball League tilt. Abilene’s Orlando Banks led all players with 45 points. Bryan Cave led the Rebels with 28, and Ricky Thompson scored 25 for
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Coach wants WTC to go to next level
by Bobby Allen
Despite dropping three of four games at Odessa Junior College over the weekend and falling 17 games under .500, Western Texas College head baseball coach Billy Hefflinger feels his team is heading in the direction necessary to be successful in the
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