Big Lake, TX

RANKIN, Texas — Rankin ISD announced on its Facebook page that its new elementary school will have a special feature. The "Slide to Success" has been installed in the Gossett Elementary building. It will be used as a reward incentive for the students. District leaders tried out the slide...

TEXAS, USA — Local high school BBQ teams recently traveled to the Kalahari Resorts in Round Rock to compete in the HSBBQ National Championships. Midland Legacy sent one team to the competition, while Rankin High School sent three teams. One of the Rankin High School teams, Kickin' Ash, came...

RANKIN, Texas (KOSA) -Kickin Ash, Hot-N-Red-Y, and the Red Devil Smokers competed in Round Rock at Kalahari earlier this week. The teams competed against 17 Texas BBQ teams and HSBBQ teams from Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee. The results were as follows :. Kickin’ Ash: 3rd Place Overall in the Nation...

Basin PBS announced the arrival of Johnna Pullig as its new director of education, a press release stated. Pullig, who is from Big Lake, is a world traveler and passionate about education. Pullig attended Texas A&M University where she received her bachelor’s degree in anthropology with a minor in museum...

A line of severe thunderstorms has been located near Garden City, tracking towards Crane and Rankin at 40 MPH. This fast-moving line of storms is currently producing Nickel-sized hail and damaging wind gusts up to 70 MPH. Wind damage to roofing and trees is expected with this storm; please remain indoors and avoid being near windows while this storm passes.

Being from a small town, I know how a community can come together to help out one of their own. I am proud to say that I am from a small town. Growing up in a small town, you get to experience things that you would never get to in a big city.

BIG LAKE, Texas (KOSA) - The Reagan County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the double murder of a Mother and Daughter in Big Lake. The Husband and Father of the victims, Porfirio Ortiz, is charged with the killings. On May 18, 2022, at 3:57 p.m., the Reagan County Sheriff received...

BIG LAKE, Texas — A Big Lake man has been arrested and charged after two women were found dead. According to the Reagan County Sheriff's Office, the sheriff received a call from a man just before 4 p.m. on May 18. The man, identified as Porfirio Ortiz, 80, told...

One man was arrested on Wednesday, May 18th and charged with Capital Murder after telling officials he had harmed his wife and daughter.

Cyber Monday is half over, or half still going on, depending on your viewpoint, although "half still going on" isn't a phrase a normal person uses. But we're several weeks into Black Friday sales, and anyone still writing about stuff on sale is just slaphappy. That brings us to Best...

Updates and stories from the homes of four beloved, adopted pets. The very best part about working at Best Friends is finding out about adoptions. Every single pet who goes home makes us smile (or cry or both). If you’ve ever fostered an animal, you know that feeling well. It’s the outcome we all want for every homeless pet out there. Just about the only thing that comes close to that warm feeling is hearing updates as the years go by. Join us in smiling, and maybe wiping away a few tears.

Ah "Top 5" lists. We all love to read them. They give us insight into the Best of the Best, no matter WHAT the topic is! Could be Top 5 Shoe Stores In Midland, Top 5 Places To Hide In Odessa And Take A Nap On Your Lunch Hour, Top 5 places to sit outside in the Permian Basin for lunch and NOT have dirt blow in your face.. The lists are endless. Seriously though--if you're thinking about relocating somewhere or maybe just taking a vacation-these are always a fun read to gain insight on your destination. But--they don't JUST have to be about a city, a region, or a State. There are Top 5 lists for a ton of different topics. After all--David Letterman made a nightly thing out of them on Late Night TV for decades (OK--his were Top 10--but we're shortening it for brevity!)

Hundreds of dogs and cats who survived Hurricane Ida are now safe and sound, and help is on the way for many more. The storm’s outer bands hit land sooner than many anticipated, throwing a wrench into plans to move Louisiana’s pets out of shelters and out of harm’s way. Even so, Best Friends and our partners worked hard and pulled together to get as many pets as possible out of shelters in the path of the ferocious storm to receiving shelters across the country. By the time the first drops of rain fell in New Orleans, nearly 250 pets were on their way to safety.

Tonight I'm in Rankin, Tx trying to make a West Texas version of Long Island iced tea and yes there will be before and after pictures and accounts I promise. So a Long Island iced tea is made with white rum, triple sec, gin, vodka, white tequila, simple syrup and a splash of coke.

RANKIN, TX- The Rankin High School BBQ team is heading to the state championships this weekend. “Out of my three teams, they took first, second, and third, in chicken which made all the other schools look at us pretty hard like, wow, and then they turn around and take first, second, and third in the brisket category too. So they kind of cleaned house in the brisket and chicken really well but they practice a lot.” said BBQ coach Robbie McClure.

RANKIN, Texas (KOSA) -Things are heating up in Rankin! The high school barbecue team is firing up its grills this weekend for the barbecue state championships. 60 teams around Texas will be competing in the Texas State High School barbeque competition, and three of Rankins teams will be joining the cook-offs.