Polygamist sect member to stand trial in Texas Oct 25, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) A member of a polygamist sect whose alleged marriages involving underage girls triggered a police raid that swept more than 400 children into state custody last year goes on trial Monday in the sleepy West Texas town of Eldorado. The sexual assault trial is a far cry from the occasional drunken driving cases that normally occupy the court system. (USA Today)
Volleyball: Oct. 23 scoreboard Oct 24, 2009
San Angelo Central 25-20, 17-25, 25-15, 22-25, 15-12 ... San Angelo Central at Amarillo Tascosa, 2 p.m. ... San Angelo Central at Lubbock Monterey, 7 p.m.. (Odessa American, TX)
Golf: Hanks, Amarillo High share West Texas Classic lead Oct 24, 2009
Beaumont Kelly stands sixth at 301, Midland High is eighth at 306 and San Angelo Central is ninth at 307. The tournament concludes today at Odessa Country Club s Links Course. (Odessa American, TX)
Hall of Fame Profile: Billy Hollis Oct 24, 2009
After graduating from Baylor in 1960 with a degree in business management, Hollis returned to his hometown of San Angelo, Texas, and coached with legendary coach Emory Bellard at Central High School, winning a state football championship in '66 ... He and his wife, Sharon, still reside in San Angelo and have two daughters, one son and eight grandchildren. (Baylorbears.com)
Oops Alley Clowns of West Texas Oct 23, 2009
Participating clowns were: Kay Klynky Henry and Susan Tinker Butler, both of Odessa, Sally Sassy Papasan, Linda Greenie Greene and Claudette Miss Motzi Hayes, all of Midland, Sandee Hayseed Sally Finley of Lubbock and Kathy Piccolo Keaton of San Angelo. Greene and Hayes also placed third in the group skit competition. (Odessa American, TX)
Golf: West Texas Boys Classic has good field Oct 23, 2009
Permian and Odessa High co-host the event and will be joined by Midland High, Midland Lee, Amarillo High, San Angelo Central, Lubbock High, Lubbock Monterey and Lubbock Coronado. Amarillo Tascosa is the only District 2-5A program not attending. (Odessa American, TX)
West Texas A&M Hosts Rams in 2009 Home Finale Oct 23, 2009
The Buffs shut-out the Rams, 20-0, last season in San Angelo, Texas, and won the previous two meetings by scores of 38-17 (2007 in Canyon) and 26-10 (2006 in San Angelo). The last win for the Rams was in 2005, when they defeated West Texas, 58-53, in Canyon. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Team tennis: District 2-5A Tournament schedule Oct 22, 2009
Match 3: San Angelo Central vs. Midland Lee-Lubbock Monterey winner at Amarillo National Tennis Center, 9 a.m.. Match 4: Amarillo Tascosa vs. Lubbock High at Amarillo National Tennis Center, 9 a.m.. (Odessa American, TX)
Lady Buffs Conclude 2009 Fall Golf Season with Fourth Place Finish Oct 21, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas The West Texas A&M women s golf team earned a fourth-place finish at the ASU Make-Up, hosted by San Angelo, October 19-20 at the San Angelo Country Club. The Lady Buffs shot two-day scores of 639 (320, 319), finishing 31 shots back of team champion Angelo State, who shot 608 (300, 308) on the par 71, 5,848-yard course. (Gobuffsgo.com)
County will divide school land revenue Oct 20, 2009
The commissioners court oversees Washington County school land, located in Tom Green County in the San Angelo area. Back when Texas early statehood, it gave public school districts property to help them generate money for operational costs. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Lady Buffs Fourth After First Round at ASU Make-Up Oct 20, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas - The West Texas A&M women's golf team lies fourth in the team standings after Monday's first-round action at the ASU Make-Up at San Angelo Country Club in San Angelo, Texas. The Lady Buffs shot a team total of 320. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Tee off for Coach B Oct 18, 2009
Permian High School, Midland High School, Midland Lee High School, San Angelo Central High School, as well as other members of the community were all represented at the fundraiser. We ve got 34 teams; There s a lot of folks who care about him. (Odessa American, TX)
Texas Unemployment Rate Jumps Oct 17, 2009
Jobless Rate Rises To 8. POSTED: Friday, October 16, 2009UPDATED: 2:56 pm CDT October 16, 2009. (Click2Houston, TX)
Cross Country Oct 17, 2009
vs Angelo St All Day San Angelo Country Club, San Angelo, Texas ... vs Angelo St All Day San Angelo Country Club, San Angelo, Texas. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Buffs Visit #1-Ranked Wildcats In LSC South Skirmish Oct 16, 2009
Meanwhile, Abilene Christian remained unbeaten by defeating Angelo State, 38-14, in San Angelo, Texas. OH NO, YOU DON T. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Photographers receive top awards Oct 14, 2009
Other winners included: David Smith, Woodsboro, Keith Bowden Speaker s Choice; Macy Chionsini, San Angelo, Kathy Adams Clark Speaker s Choice; Lori Horn, Midland, Jay Dusard Speaker s Choice; Mari Lynne Johnson, Fort Stockton, Rocky and Monica McBride Speaker s Choice; John Harmer, Houston, selected by Dennie Miller; and Vicki Wiste, Houston, selected by Terry Nathan. Vicki Mullins, Medina, received both the Diana Doan-Crider s Speaker s Choice and tied for the People s Choice Award with... (Odessa American, TX)
Marie R. Frye Oct 14, 2009
Those left to honor her memory include her son and daughter-in-law, Patrick and Elizabeth Frye of Huber Heights, Ohio; her grandchildren, Daniel Frye and wife, Carla and Jonathan Frye; her great-granddaughters, Ashlynn and Aubrey; her sisters, Eve Reum, of San Angelo, Texas and Teress Weber and husband, Jim of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. her brother, Steve Tometich of Bettendorf; and her sister-in-law Jill Tometich, of Tracy, Calif. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
American Eagle Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Waco Oct 14, 2009
WACO (October 13, 2009)American Eagle flight 5146 en route from San Angelo To Dallas Fort Worth International Airport made an emergency landing Tuesday morning at Waco Regional Airport after the planes windshield cracked. The pilot of the ATR-72 declared an in-flight emergency at 7:55 a.m., due to a crack in the windshield, according to Lynn Lundsford, of the Federal Aviation Administration regional office in Ft. Worth. (KWTX.com, TX)
Lady Buffs Earn Fifth-Place Finish at Oklahoma Intercollegiate Oct 14, 2009
The Lady Buffs will be back in action October 19-20, when they compete in the Angelo State Make-Up Tournament, to be held at the San Angelo Country Club in San Angelo, Texas. . (Gobuffsgo.com)
18 Comments Oct 11, 2009
Posted by: Amanda Location: San Angelo on Oct 10, 2009 at 08:06 PM Family of Princanna, I am so heartbroken to hear of this tragedy. I want the family to know that I am praying for her, I am praying for you. (KWTX.com, TX)
Cross Country: OHS boys run away with Odessa Invitational title Oct 9, 2009
OHS scored 54 points for a comfortable victory, while Permian scored 86 points and continued its progress with a second-place showing by one point over District 2-5A rival San Angelo Central (87). While running to the championship, Odessa High was led by a ninth-place showing from Maurilio Pando while A.J. Martinez, Manny Cruz, Kaleb Neptune and Cody Valenzuela swept the 11th through 14th places. (Odessa American, TX)
Lady Buffs to Compete at ASU Make Up Tournament Oct 9, 2009
The ASU Make up Tournament will be a two-day, 36-hole event and will take place at San Angelo Country Club in San Angelo, Texas. Tee times are set for 11 a.m. Monday and 8 a.m. Tuesday. (Gobuffsgo.com)
Loboes pull away from Panthers, slowly, 28-6 Oct 9, 2009
The Loboes were coming off an easy 43-13 win at San Angelo Lake View, and they had devastated the Pecos Eagles 57-7 the week before the Lake View victory. But it wasn't a walkover this time, with the Panthers, who had 19 players miss practice time during the week due to the flu or flu-like symptoms, playing keep-away. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Cross Country: Graham leads Permian girls to Odessa Invitational title Oct 9, 2009
An added bonus for Graham was she helped lead the Lady Panthers to the team title with 48 points, 10 better than runner-up and District 2-5A rival San Angelo Central s 58. I was weak from the summer because I didn t do anything, said Graham, a sophomore who was a key member of Permian s state-qualifying team a year ago. (Odessa American, TX)
Judge OK's evidence in raid on sect Oct 3, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas - A Texas judge ruled Friday that prosecutors could use thousands of documents seized during a weeklong raid of a polygamist sect's West Texas ranch in upcoming criminal trials even though search warrants were prompted by faked reports of abuse. Attorneys for sect men charged after the April 2008 raid had sought to have the documents including family photos, records of multiple marriages and journal entries by jailed sect leader Warren Jeffs kept out of their trials... (MSNBC -- Crime)
Hearing planned for first Texas polygamist trial Oct 2, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - A judge planned a pretrial hearing in San Angelo to iron out some of the final details before the first criminal trial of a polygamist sect member in West Texas. Texas District Judge Barbara Walther still has not ruled on whether thousands of documents, photos and church records seized from the Yearning For Zion Ranch can be used as evidence in the trial of 38-year-old Raymond Jessop or other sect members facing criminal charges. (KSLA.com, LA)
Jordan Durham named assistant track coach Sep 24, 2009
She was born on August 28, 1986 in San Angelo, Texas. Team Information. (Utamavs.com)
Texas Unemployment Hits 22-Year High Sep 19, 2009
State's Unemployment Rate Up To 8 Percent. POSTED: Friday, September 18, 2009UPDATED: 11:48 am CDT September 18, 2009. (Click2Houston, TX)
MPGCD board denies request for rehearing by Fort Stockton Holdings Sep 18, 2009
The water would be transported to residential and industrial customers, primarily in the Odessa-Midland and San Angelo areas, via a 54-inch pipeline that could cost as much as 300 million dollars, according to Fort Stockton Holdings. The application was deemed administratively incomplete at the MPGCD's Aug. 18 meeting. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
County looks to advertise land lease bids Sep 15, 2009
Washington County received 12,000 to 13,000 acres in Tom Green County around the city of San Angelo and is one of only a handful of counties which have held on to their school lands. The commissioners court oversees the property, generating revenue by leasing it out for agricultural purposes and oil and gas exploration. (Brenham Banner, TX)
Putting the tea back in politics Sep 13, 2009
Odessa tea party president Elizabeth Wooldridge said people came from as far away as north of Lubbock to San Angelo and everywhere in between. "We re bringing all the small towns together in West Texas so we can share information," Wooldridge said. (Odessa American, TX)
Live Updates: Permian vs. Lubbock Monterey Sep 12, 2009
The Panthers (1-1, 1-0 District 2-5A) are coming off of a 28-6 victory over San Angelo Central last week ... So far the Panthers haven't had a game under the lights of Friday night, although Permian did warm up under the lights at San Angelo Stadium last week before the game had to be postponed until Saturday due to lightning. (Odessa American, TX)
Cathy’s Corner — I got a fever, and the prescription ... is more gardening Sep 11, 2009
My husband drives a truck for a San Angelo wheat farmer. When the wheat farmer finished harvesting his wheat, he baled the wheat straw into square bales. (Brenham Banner, TX)
College volleyball: Lady Falcons travel to San Angelo Sep 9, 2009
Smack-dab in the middle of a nasty pre-season tournament schedule, the UTPB volleyball team has another test on the road at 7 tonight against Angelo State University in San Angelo. Fresh off of the Lady Falcons first victory of the season UTPB beat Southwestern Oklahoma 22-25, 25-22, 22-25, 25-15, 15-6 at the Texas Woman s Tournament on Friday UTPB has to take on the talented Rambelles (6-1), whose only loss this season is to No. 17 Pittsburg State. (Odessa American, TX)
Mason surges past Iraan, 20-13 Sep 4, 2009
SAN ANGELO Rallying with two third-quarter touchdowns, the Mason Punchers held off the Iraan Braves in nondistrict football Aug. 27 at San Angelo Stadium. Trailing 7-6, the Punchers Jayton Henrich recovered a Braves fumble in the end zone with less than a minute and half gone in the second half and David Mora added a 46-yard run later in the third quarter to give Mason a 20-7 margin. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Football fun Sep 4, 2009
Permian High is in San Angelo as they play the Central Bobcats. Area schools are also playing under the Friday night lights. (Odessa American, TX)
Athletic Hall of Fame Class Announced Sep 1, 2009
Hollis, an insurance executive, resides in San Angelo with his wife, Sharon. The starting quarterback on the Bears' 1980 SWC championship team, Jeffrey, joins his Baylor teammates Benson and Ditta as 2009 Hall of Fame inductees. (Baylorbears.com)
Volleyball Summary Aug 28, 2009
The team had previously met in San Angelo for a camp ... Going to San Angelo was a great idea for camp. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Native Texan Snead has become a big hit with Ole Miss Aug 28, 2009
Without a youth football program in their small town, Jaylon drove his son an hour each way four days a week to San Angelo. Jevan began playing quarterback in fourth grade. (USA Today -- Sports)
Volleyball Shooting For Tourney Win Aug 27, 2009
The girls will be playing in their final tournament of the young season after finishing second last weekend at the Nita Vannoy Invitational Tournament in San Angelo and third at the Wimberley Tex-Fest Tournament Aug. 15. Last night the girls fell in five close games to Boerne Champion (23-25, 25-23, 25-28, 21-25, 15-9). (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Award-winning novelist Elmer Kelton dies Aug 26, 2009
EDITOR S NOTE: Award-winning novelist Elmer Kelton of San Angelo, who was often a visitor to the Alpine area, died Saturday. This obituary, written by his family, was published in Sunday s San Angelo Standard-Times ... SAN ANGELO Elmer Stephen Kelton, 83, died Saturday. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Literary Westerner Aug 26, 2009
thick steaks, I spoke with Elmer Kelton in his study in the home he and his wife built half a century ago in the ranching town of San Angelo, Texas. His library overspills with books on Texas, cattle, and the West; his musical tastes run to Bob Wills, Roy Acuff, Willie Nelson, and Bill Monroe. (The American Conservative)
Scripps Newspaper Division Begins Reorganization Aug 26, 2009
and the Texas communities of Abilene, Wichita Falls and San Angelo -- will be called "mid-sized" media organizations. The publishers in the mid-sized markets will take on the added responsibilities of the sales function and report to Hartmann. (PR Newswire)
Rangers Inbox: Will club re-sign Byrd? Aug 25, 2009
-- Cody A., San Angelo, Texas. Davis will be activated Tuesday in New York and is expected to play regularly at first base. (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Rochester picked as top 10 sports market Aug 25, 2009
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Elmer Kelton, 83; won acclaim for his Western novels Aug 25, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas - Western novelist Elmer Kelton, whose novel The Good Old Boys was made into a television movie starring Tommy Lee Jones, died Saturday of natural causes, a funeral home said ... He earned a journalism degree from the University of Texas at Austin and spent 15 years as the farm and ranch writer and editor for the San Angelo Standard-Times. (Boston Globe)
Obituaries in the news Aug 24, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) Elmer Kelton, a Western novelist whose book "The Good Old Boys" was made into a TV movie starring Tommy Lee Jones, died Saturday ... Myrtis Loudermilk, a director at Johnson's Funeral Home in San Angelo, Texas, said Kelton died of natural causes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Pitt, Tarantino's 'Basterds' earns glorious $37.6M Aug 24, 2009
Myrtis Loudermilk, a director at Johnson's Funeral Home in San Angelo, told The Associated Press that Kelton died Saturday of natural causes. MUSIC NEWS. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Fire and glow at the Balloon Bash Aug 21, 2009
Kerry Rainey of San Angelo, Too Much Fun. Billy Roller of Lubbock, Sky Pony. (Alpine Avalanche, TX)
Volleyball Rallies For Big Road Win Aug 20, 2009
Two huge road wins and a jump to number four in the state AAA volleyball rankings will propel the Fredericksburg High School varsity into their second tournament of the season in San Angelo Friday and Saturday. The team came back from two games down last night to defeat a AAAAA Round Rock Stony Point team that had beaten them the previous weekend and scored their first win ever over an old rival. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Collins-Mahaffey (76) Aug 18, 2009
The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Collins of San Angelo, and the late Louise Roe Hatch of Robert Lee ... The couple will be joined in marriage Dec. 12 in San Angelo. (Boerne Star, TX)
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Plano Senior loses a pair Aug 16, 2009
The Lady Wildcats got their lone Day 1 win in the prestigious, but difficult event by besting San Angelo, 25-13, 20-25, 25-13. The bookend matches didn t go as well for Plano though as the Lady Wildcats were swept by College Park, 25-12, 25-14, and Coppell, 25-21, 28-26. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
LCRA vs Landowner rights (76) Aug 12, 2009
Lower Colorado River Authoritys job is getting wind power from San Angelo to Comfort ... Granite Publications, San Angelo. (Boerne Star, TX)
Football season tickets go on sale today Aug 7, 2009
The Panthers are scheduled to host San Angelo Lake View and Seminole in nondistrict games, and Pecos, Tornillo and Fabens in District 4-3A games. For more information, call Ramos at (432) 336-4112. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Five killed in two unrelated accidents Aug 1, 2009
John Nance Criswell, of San Angelo, was driving the 2006 Chevrolet 2500 HD.. Hernandez and his passenger, Rosalio Hernandez, 31, were pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner at 8:33 a.m., Norman said. (Odessa American, TX)
Study recommends that city should increase water, wastewater rates Jul 31, 2009
following a closed session, authorized city officials and attorneys to take any action necessary to protect the city's interests and oppose the application of Fort Stockton Holdings LP with the Middle Pecos Groundwater Conservation District; Fort Stockton Holdings has applied for a permit to export water from the Leon-Belding area of Pecos County to municipal and industrial users outside of the county, primarily in the Odessa-Midland and San Angelo areas. approved Ordinance 09-123, which adopts... (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Texas Tech Petition Opposes Ex-AG Gonzales' Hire Jul 31, 2009
The chancellor said he hired Gonzales, the nation's first Hispanic attorney general, to recruit and retain minority students at Tech and Angelo State University in San Angelo, which is part of the Tech system. His teaching position was arranged afterward by Tech's president, the arts and sciences dean, and the Political Science Department chairman. (Newsmax)
3 Accused Of Fake Sheep Theft Jul 31, 2009
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- The theft of a fake sheep with a patriotic flag motif has led to real charges against three teens in San Angelo ... Individually decorated "Sheep Spectacular" sculptures, promoting art and the region's agriculture, are scattered throughout San Angelo. (Click2Houston, TX)
Rangers Foundation gives kids wings Jul 31, 2009
Woods described the process through they selected the trip participants, some of whom came from as far away as San Angelo. "We asked the 'Bigs' and 'Littles' to submit essays," she said, "basically to talk about what it would mean to go with Southwest Airlines on a trip and how that would affect your match relationships, as well as potentially how excited you would get if you were able to go to a Rangers game.". (MLB.com -- Texas Rangers)
Texas Polygamists Prep for Criminal Trials Jul 27, 2009
As courtroom drama goes, the upcoming trials in the quiet West Texas oasis of San Angelo should be humdingers: a dozen male members of a Mormom polygamist sect have been indicted on a bevy of charges, ranging from bigamy to sex with a child, stemming from a raid last year in which protective service officials removed more than 400 children from the Yearning For Zion compound. The trials are set to begin in October. (Time.com)
A recap of the issues surrounding water export Jul 24, 2009
The water would be transported to residential and industrial customers, primarily in the Odessa-Midland and San Angelo areas, via a 54-inch pipeline that could cost as much as 300 million dollars, according to Fort Stockton Holdings ... Williams said that the City of San Angelo was interested in purchasing water from the Girvin area ... The cost of treating the water and transporting it to San Angelo makes the project financially unfeasible, Williams said. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Adkison confirmed as new FSHS principal Jul 24, 2009
Adkison was also a principal in the Ector County, Kermit, Reagan County and San Angelo independent school districts, according to Traynham. The only other official applicant for the position was Jeff Henry, a high school science teacher from Rocksprings, Traynham said. (Fort Stockton Pioneer, TX)
Newsweek: Federal housing relief for military delayed Jul 18, 2009
Two years later he has received transfer orders to an air base in San Angelo, Texas, forcing him to short-sell his home for $162,900, a 7 percent loss. The sale is still pending, and Ortega is waiting to find out if Bank of America will approve the deal before he moves to Texas at the end of July. (MSNBC -- Business)
23 cities where recession is slowing Jul 18, 2009
Texas (7): Austin-Round Rock, Fort Worth-Arlington, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, San Angelo, San Antonio, Wichita Falls. Utah: Provo-Orem. (MSNBC -- Business)
Abby: No really, she only wants Ian Jul 18, 2009
Readers, Fred welcomes inquiries at 3312 Chatterton Drive, San Angelo, TX 76904. He can also be e-mailed at. (Florida Today)
