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Grand Jury indicts 16
The Nolan County Grand Jury
handed down 16 indictments, 14
of which were sealed.
Sarah Hernandez was indicted
for possession of marijuana, a
state jail felony. The indictment
states that Hernandez possessed
a usable quantity of marijuana in
the amount of five pounds or less,
but more than four ounces on
Nov. 26, 2011. Her bond was set
at $5,000.
Vanessa Lashell Lynch was
indicted for driving while intoxi-
cated, a third degree felony. The
indictment states that Lynch
operated a motor vehicle on Nov.
12, 2011, while intoxicated.
The indictment also states that
Lynch was convicted of driving
while intoxicated in Scurry County
on Dec. 6, 2006 and also con-
victed in Scurry County on July
14, 2004.
Her bond was set at $5,000.
Steers to kick off stock show
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Shown are Sweetwater Intermediate School fourth grader Zoee Jeffrey and Sweetwater Intermediate School
fifth grader Julia Rees, combing their steers during weigh-in on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012. Today from 1-7 p.m.
will be the swine weigh-in and all other animals will be weighed in from 4-7 p.m. The steer show will begin at
6 p.m. and the heifer show will follow the steer show tonight. The Nolan County Livestock Show will continue
throughout the week.
Photo by Tatiana Rodriguez
Marshall Tucker Band to
Outlaws and Legends Music Fest
Abilene will host the
second annual Outlaws
& Legends Music Fest
March 2 and March 3
in celebration of Texas
Independence Day. The
festival kicks off Friday,
March 2, with more than
10 artists performing an
unplugged acoustic song-
swap show from 8 p.m.
to midnight, followed on
Saturday by the biggest
one-day, one-stage Texas
music festival from 10
a.m. to 1 a.m. The night of
March 3 will cap off with a
spectacular encore of the
artists sharing the stage
playing their biggest hits
from midnight to 1 a.m.
Proceeds will once again
benefit the Abilene-based
Disability Resources Inc.
(DRI), which provides res-
idential care and vocation-
al training to developmen-
tally disabled individuals.
Last years Outlaws and
Legends Music Fest gen-
erated close to $32,000
for DRI.
The festival will take
place at Abilene Speedway,
6825 W. Highway 80 in
Abilene..Gates will open
at 4 p.m. Friday, and
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attendees must vacate
the Speedway by noon
on Sunday, March 4.
Fans may bring their own
cooler, any size, for a fee
of $20 per cooler. Three
hundred RV spaces are
available for $40 each on
a first come, first served
basis. Vendors will be on
site serving food and sell-
ing paraphernalia.
PERFORMERS
The Marshall Tucker
Band will headline this
year's festival. This leg-
endary multi-gold and
platinum rock and coun-
try band has produced 38
albums and 16 Billboard
Top 100 hits on the coun-
try music and rock charts.
Other artists include
Roger Creager, Lee Roy
Parnell, Mark Powell and
Lariat, Gary P. Nunn,
Matt Martindale, Eleven
Hundred Springs, Jamie
Richards, Whiskey Myers,
Larry Joe Taylor, Jerrod
Medulla, Charlie Shafter,
Charla Corn and Bracken
Hale. These performers
have amassed a combined
total of 28 Billboard USA
Top too singles and close
to 100 Texas music chart
singles since 1968. This
will be a rare opportunity
to see many of these leg-
endary Texas artists share
the stage during afternoon
and evening sessions.
TICKETS
• General admission
tickets is $30 if purchased
by Jan. 31, $35 by March
2 or $45 at the gate. $5
off with college or military
I.D. at all ticket locations;
not available online.
• VIP/All-Access tickets
are available on a sponsor-
ship basis. They include a
seat at the VIP tent and
meet-and-greet with the
artists. Contact Mark
Powell at outlawsandleg-
ends@gmail.com for more
information.
• Tailgate Party tick-
ets (limit 75, 54 left) are
available for $400 and
include 15 tickets and one
20-by-i5-foot area inside
the event for tent, vehicle
or small camper. Contact
Mark Powell at out-
lawsandlegends@gmail.
com for more informa-
tion.
Single tickets may be
purchased online at www.
outhousetickets.com or
at these locations: Kent's
HarleyDavidson(Abilene),
Image Sculptures
(Abilene), First National
Bank of Baird locations
(Abilene, Baird, Clyde,
Brownwood), N-Tune
Music (Abilene, Midland,
Odessa), or Erath Iron and
Metal (Stephenville).
School board
trustees wear
many hats
As citizens who serve children and represent their com-
munities, individual school board members face complex
and demanding challenges. Yet, few people fully under-
stand the scope and far-reaching implications of board
members' responsibilities. All Texans should recognize
the vital contributions of these men and women and focus
attention on the crucial role these elected leaders play in
the education of our children. They truly make a difference
every day.
Their job is to establish a vision for the education pro-
gram, design a structure to achieve that vision, assure
schools are accountable to the community, and strongly
advocate continuous improvement in student learning.
That job entails an endless string of meetings and school
functions to attend; reams of reports, agendas, proposals
and other information to read and study; and a host of dif-
ficult decisions to make.
School board members come from all walks of life. They
are farmers, secretaries, doctors, lawyers, homemakers,
teachers, truck drivers, business owners, professors, archi-
tects, ranchers and real estate agents, to name just a few.
Sweetwater ISD School Board President is Becky Jimenez
who is a secretary at Wetsel and Carmichael, LLP. Vice-
President of the board is Gail Lawrence who is the President
at TSTC West Texas. Owner of Creative Graphic Solutions,
Russ Petty, serves as the Board Secretary. Additional board
members include Nancy Johnson who is a neo-natal nurse
at Hendrick Medical Center and Ginny Mayes who is a
juvenile officer for Nolan, Fisher and Mitchell Counties.
Mark Meneses is a co-owner of WETS (Wind Energy
Turbine Services) and Jeanie McPherson is the CFO at
Ludlum's Measurements.
While they wear many hats in the workday world, school
board members put on a collective hat when they get down
to the business of leading their school districts. Board
members must pull together as a team toward a common
goal — helping our students achieve. While they may indi-
vidually disagree on certain issues, their role as a board is
to consistently strive toward excellence.
Board members contribute hundreds and hundreds of
hours each year governing their districts. Whether craft-
ing policies, hiring administrators, listening to staff and
student concerns, or recognizing outstanding programs,
board members always keep their eyes on the goal of stu-
dent achievement.
The time spent in board meetings represents just a small
fraction of the hours school board members devote to their
jobs. They work hard at seminars and training sessions to
keep abreast of the latest changes in state and federal regu-
■ See TRUSTEES page 3
SMS students cleaning up
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Sweetwater Middle School Student Council members got up bright and early Saturday morning for campus
cleanup. Members spent the morning picking up trash and enjoying lunch together at Pizza Hut after their hard
work. Student Council plans on choosing another campus to clean soon.
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