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SLINGING STRIKES

Yulissa Balderas delivers a strike Thursday against Early after coming into the game in relief of Brooklyn Hurt. The Lady Owls dropped their game against Early 13-1, but rallied back in the tournament to take second place with wins over Miles, McCamey, Forsan and Fort Stockton. Balderas and the Lady Owls are back in action today in Sonora for the 4th Annual Stevie Smith Memorial Classic. Their first game of the tournament is at 9:30 a.m. against Grape Creek.

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New Bylaws Officially Put in Place for EDC

Friday, February 22, 2019 4:52 PM

Changes to the Big Lake Economic Development Corporation’s bylaws were made official Tuesday night with the City Council and BLEDC Board approving the new language.
Councilman John Long was the only member of the city council to oppose the new bylaws.

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New Stop Signs Up on 12th and California

Friday, February 22, 2019 11:43 AM

Traveling down 12th Street? Keep an eye out.
The Big Lake City Council approved new stop signs Tuesday night on 12th Street at the intersection of 12th and California Avenue.

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Lady Owls Take 2nd in Home Tournament

Friday, February 22, 2019 11:41 AM

The Reagan County Lady Owls took second place over the weekend during their 2019 Reagan County Tournament.
The team notched wins over Miles, McCamey, Forsan and Fort Stockton while only dropping one game to Early.

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Owls’ 9 Take Season Opening ‘W’

Friday, February 22, 2019 11:37 AM

Reagan County Senior Pablo Hernandez was an RBI machine Monday night, driving in four on three hits to lead the Owls past Kermit 16-3 in the team’s home opener.
Pablo drove in two runs in the bottom of the third inning on an inside-the-park home run to center field.

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Reagan County Tennis Off to Strong Start

Friday, February 22, 2019 11:13 AM

The Reagan County Tennis Team traveled to San Angelo to play in the LakeView Brandon Clark Memorial tennis tournament February 7-8, 2019.

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Big Lake Woman Charged with First Degree Felony Following Wednesday Search

Wednesday, January 23, 2019 9:46 PM

Genesis Castillo, 18 of Big Lake, was arrested Wednesday evening following the execution of a search warrant at 209 S Caliche in Big Lake.

The Reagan County Sheriff's Department served the search warrant at 5:30 p.m.

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Reagan County Sheriff's Department Launches App

Saturday, January 19, 2019 5:59 PM

Sheriff Jeff Garner announced the public availability of his new app today.

The app is titled 'Reagan County Sheriff's Office.'

The app, powered by Apex Mobile of Foothill Ranch, California, has been released live to the iTunes App Store for iOS devices and on the Google Play Store for Android devices.

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Aaron Watson to Headline 2019 Star Spangled Celebration

Thursday, January 10, 2019 9:56 AM

The Big Lake Chamber of Commerce has worked non-stop since last year’s Star Spangled Celebration to line up another slate of music for the 2019 event.
All that work has paid off with Aaron Watson named the headliner of this year’s celebration.

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Jackson Pleads Guilty, Receives 25 Years in Prison

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 7:44 PM

Joe Stewart Jackson, 48 of Big Lake, appeared before 112^th District Judge Pete Gomez Wednesday and plead guilty to drug related charges stemming from 2016 and 2017.

Jackson is fresh off another arrest last Friday following a raid on his home at 801 N Plaza Avenue.

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Search Warrant Leads to Two Felony Meth Arrests

Wednesday, January 9, 2019 6:47 PM

The Reagan County Sheriff's Department continued their crack-down on drugs in Big Lake Wednesday evening with a search warrant at 901 Ohio Avenue.

The search warrant was issued using information gathered from a cooperating individual pointing to drugs, specifically meth, being inside the home.

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Recent Obituaries

Earlene Ham

On the evening of March 4, 2019, Earlene Ham began her last and most interesting adventure as she traveled from this life to her final home in Heaven. She was born on January 26, 1928 to Clarence Earl Ham and Alice Belcher Ham in Marfa, Tx. Earlene was born into a family of pioneers and women with steel backbones.

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Melvin Eugene Fowler

Melvin Eugene Fowler, born October 30, 1948. Passed away at home surrounded by loved ones, on Thursday, March 7, 2019.

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