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Game Room Raided and Closed Down

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At the end of September 2021, the Gaines County Sheriff's Office was informed that a game room had opened in the 1400 Block of North Main. By training and experience, it is known that game rooms usually commit gambling offenses.

Sheriff's deputies began doing hours of surveillance and investigations that included sending in an undercover deputy multiple times. Through the deputy's investigations inside the game room, we were able to confirm multiple criminal violations.

Furlow to chair Criminal Justice Section

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Philip Mack Furlow, District Attorney for the 106th Judicial District of Texas, has been elected as Chair of the Criminal Justice Section of the State Bar of Texas.

Hall says additional passport facility would benefit community

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During the October 13 meeting of the Gaines County Commissioners Court, Librarian Sabra Hall asked commissioners to allow the Gaines County Library to apply to become a passport acceptance facility.

USDA Expands Local, Electronic Communication Options for Texas Producers

Agricultural producers in Texas can now signup to receive free email and text messages directly from their local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Service Center for information related to loans, farm disaster assistance, conservation programs, crop insurance and other USDA programs. USDA is expanding the service that the Farm Service Agency (FSA) has used for years to now include local information from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Risk Management Agency (RMA), and other USDA agencies.

GAME ON!

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Seminole High School National Honor Society (NHS) member Eli Call and NHS President Dane Wimmer were several club members who worked Powderpuff registration during lunches at the school over the past several weeks. The Powderpuff game, an event to raise money for cancer research and awareness, is sponsored by the NHS and will be held Thursday (tomorrow), Oct. 14 in WigWam Stadium at 7 p.m. Admission is $3 and donations are welcomed. The much anticipated competition will feature high school senior girls battling female underclassmen. Cheerleaders for the role reversal game will consist of a squad of SHS male students. (Contributed photo)

SISD Board Gets Primary, Elementary Campus Reports

While the Board of Trustees of the Seminole Independent School District (SISD) entertained a somewhat abbreviated agenda Monday evening at its Administrative offices, the leaner agenda allowed for more thorough discussions of those items that did appear on the agenda, including the disposition of needed pool repairs and the district's sick leave policy.

State Capitol Highlights

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The state climatologist recently predicted that Texas will continue to get hotter and for longer periods of time during the next 15 years. In “Assessment of Historic and Future Trends of Extreme Weather in Texas, 1900-2036,” John Nielsen-Gammon predicted the average annual temperature in Texas will be three degrees warmer than the average from 1950-1999, and the number of 100-degree days could nearly double compared to 2000-2018.

Xcel Energy notifies customers on advanced metering regulatory filing

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AMARILLO – Xcel Energy’s Texas customers are receiving notices in the mail outlining the company’s regulatory filling and plans to invest in grid modernization, including information on advanced metering technology that will enable more efficient outage restoration and pave the way for new products and services that will allow customers to have more data to manage their energy usage and keep their bills low.

Gaines residents still lacking in immunizations

On Saturday, October 9, the South Plains Public Health District reported that Gaines County had 32 new cases of COVID-19. At that time, 48 cases were still active in the county. Since the pandemic’s beginning in March 2020, there have been 2,113 total cases in the county and 56 deaths. The Gaines County death count is taken from TX DSHS COVID dashboard.

The Gaines County

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The Gaines County Sheriff’s Office, Seminole EMS, and the Seminole Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call regarding a white pickup and a white SUV on 180 W. The collision between the two vehicles occurred shortly after 9 a.m on Monday, Oct. 11. The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital. (Sentinel photo)