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Gaines County ‘absolutely’ has feral hog problem

Farmers everywhere have to deal with a variety of pests as a routine part of their profession.

In a vast majority of cases, those pests are insects or bacteria that can be controlled or eradicated with most-often easy – albeit sometimes expensive – methods.

However, there are times a pest invades a farm on which insecticide or anti-fungal sprays and treatments have no effect.

Such a pest is currently spreading its effects across several areas of Gaines County.

Local man arrested following police chase

A man who on Friday led law enforcement officers on a vehicle pursuit spanning two counties was eventually apprehended around 12 miles south of Andrews and is facing evading and drug-related charges, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit.

Jeremy Joseph Holliman of Seminole attempted to flee on foot after he lost control of his vehicle on U.S. Highway 385 following a law enforcement pursuit that began in Ector County.

SISD tabs Lynch as lone superintendent finalist

It appears Seminole Independent School District (SISD) will begin the 2019-20 school year with new hands on the reins after Kyle Lynch was named the lone finalist for the district’s superintendent spot.

The announcement was made Friday after the SISD Board of Trustees gave unanimous approval during an early-morning called meeting.

DPS uses SHS parking lot for annual campaign

If one passed Seminole High School (SHS) along Hobbs Highway on Wednesday morning, they were greeted with a somewhat unusual sight.

The school’s main parking lot looked like a roundup area for a sting operation as four tractor-trailers and two more large trucks were sitting with as many as eight Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) vehicles with lights flashing surrounded them and state troopers scurried from truck to truck.

Although not the result of a crackdown on truck speeding or carrying overweight loads, the action was part of a sting operation – of sorts.

Cotton industry seeks volunteer leaders

The success of the High Plains cotton industry, like any group effort, is directly tied to the willingness of qualified individuals to volunteer to serve in various leadership positions.

To identify these volunteers, the High Plains cotton industry caucuses each year with other cotton groups within Texas to identify producers interested in serving as a volunteer leader.

May weather has little impact on cotton prices

Weather wise, the month of May was not kind. The U.S. cotton production area experienced extremes in weather. New crop futures prices have seen a bit of a bounce, but nothing to say they are on the road to recovery yet.

The Southeast is in a moderate drought, with the non-irrigated crop being hammered by a combination of well-below normal rainfall and record high temperatures. The entire Coastal Plain area from southeast Alabama and the Florida panhandle to south and east Georgia and through the Carolinas and Virginia is extremely dry, with May rainfall well below normal.

Alvarado in final three for State award

When Seminole Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard Alvarado received an email from the Executive Director for the State Firefighters’and State Fire Marshals Association (SFFMA) of Texas stating that the committee had met and reviewed the nine nominations for State Firefighter of the Year, he was somewhat skeptical. When he opened the attachment, however, and saw his name included in the list of the three finalists, he was overwhelmed.

Foster, adoption informational meeting planned

Due to a need for more foster and adoptive homes in Gaines County, the Foster/Adoption Development Program of Child Protective Services (CPS) will host an informational meeting on June 12 at Atlas Church in Seminole from 11:30 AM-1 PM.

According to Matthew Hasty, Foster/Adoption Recruitment Specialist III with CPS, the purpose of the meeting is to provide information and answer questions about the process of becoming licensed to foster or adopt. “If you’ve been thinking of fostering or adoption, but are nervous, provided respite foster care may be a great start,” Hasty noted.

School tax rate tumbles, creates budgeting woes

Action by the recent 86th Texas Legislature accomplished its purpose of state-wide tax reform, however, a reduction in taxes has created peripheral issues on the local level. Thanks to a

Fireworks Extravaganza set for June 29th

The Fourth of July will come a week early this year in Gaines County. While the calendar will not actually be altered to trim a week off the month of