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Seminole native Johnna Key has always worked in what might be considered "a man's world" and was also perceived as "tough."

For over 15 years, the Seminole High School native worked as both a security guard and a private investigator for a major company. 

“Since it was a private investigative/security company I often worked security, out by myself in the middle of the night, just me and my phone," said Key. "I wasn’t commissioned to carry a firearm."

When asked what she was supposed to do if something happened, Key responded with, “Run like the devil.”

There are many discussions going on social media, at the ballpark, around town, and around the country concerning immunizations and it has created much debate and many divisions.  

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Gaines County schools -- as a whole -- lead the state with the highest rate of nonmedical (religious or philosophical reasons) vaccine exemptions. 

He might be considered West Texas' Bernie Madoff, except that Madoff's Wall Street ponzi scheme was child's play by comparison to his elaborate array of cons that made him legendary in the annals of white collar crime throughout Texas and the U.S. Not since Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker had a Texas criminal become such a household name.

An entire World War II generation knew that name, and most of their Baby Boomer children had heard it in the most unflattering terms. And it was always, always, uttered in three words.

He was Billy Sol Estes.

Lore Garcia, a much-loved member of the Seminole ISD custodial and maintenance team for 24 years, has spent the past year in a heart-wrenching battle with cancer.  

Diagnosed with breast cancer in March, Garcia not only underwent five months of chemotherapy but also chose a double mastectomy.  Her strong faith in God and support from the Seminole Junior High School faculty, along with local prayer warriors, aided her in surviving a fight of a lifetime.