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The Veterans of Comedy joined forces with area comedians to put on a fundraiser comedy show benefitting the DAV of Big Spring. The show was organized by local comedian Adrienne Green. She was joined by fellow comedians Jeanette Fahey, Chris Crawford and Michael Shields- Mikey Mike on the Mic. After...

Tomorrow night, Veteran Comedians Chris Crawford and Mikey Mike on the Mic, Performers with the Veterans of Comedy - a network of veterans with the mission of helping to bridge the gap between service and civilian life by using laughter as the foundation - will make a stop in Big Spring tomorrow to help raise money for the local chapter of Disabled American Veterans.

The Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce held a “Thank You for Your Investment” presentation for Mekason Pharmacy to thank them for serving the community. Mekason Pharmacy opened its fifth location at 2602 S. Gregg in Big Spring, near the entrance of Comanche Trail Park, in September of last year.

BIG SPRING, Texas — The West Texas VA definitely beat the 100 degree heat this week by teaming up with the US post office to help them deliver 90-day prescriptions to West Texas veterans' front porches. "We beat the heat and now the heat is here," said Wendy Brown, associate...

Big Spring ISD held a public meeting last night at the Big Spring High School library to educate the community about the ESSER funds and to allow them to have input in the district’s plans for the American Rescue Plan ESSER III funds. ESSER stands for Elementary and Secondary School...

Big Spring City Council members will have a regular meeting tonight at the City Council Chambers, located at 307 E. 4th St. in Big Spring, at 5:30 PM. During tonight’s meeting, City Manager Todd Darden will update the council on the seal coat project and rollout containers. He will also give a report on the radio system.

The Quail Dobbs memorial parade marches through Big Spring Saturday morning, June 19th at 10 AM. Featured attractions in the parade will be the SIX WHITE HORSES from Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, cheerleaders, drum-lines, and bands. Viewers will enjoy seeing The Texas Tech Masked Rider, “40 something” Cowgirls on horseback, car clubs, and rodeo participants. Susan Zack Lewis has been named as the parade marshal for the event.

The 2021 softball season may be over but the national postseason awards are continuing to flow in for the Howard College Hawks! The National Fastpitch Coaches Association recently released their annual student-athlete awards and the Hawks received some well-deserved recognition. Sasha Willems, a freshman catch from Australia, garnered the Diamond...

Dorothy “Dot” Gilbreath, 98, of Big Spring, passed away Monday, June 7, 2021. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Friday, June 11, 2021, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with Rev Bill Ivins officiating. Graveside services will be 4 p.m. Friday at the Barbee Cemetery in Dublin, Texas with...

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Austin, has signed into law a measure honoring beloved Texas broadcaster and former Colorado City Mayor James G. “Jim” Baum. Baum, the longtime owner-operator of KVMC-AM and KAUM-FM, both in Colorado City, passed away Dec. 16, 2018, after a battle with leukemia. SB 1124 by Sen. Charles...

Scenic Mountain Medical Center will have the 1st doses of the COVID-19 vaccine available Thursday, June 10th from 3 pm to 6 pm at Scenic Mountain Medical Center - Whatley Plaza (North Driveway Entrance on Martin Luther King Blvd), located at 1601 W 11th Place in Big Spring. Vaccines will...

During last night’s Big Spring Area Community Foundation Awards Gala, the local nonprofit organization awarded over $404,000 in grants, agency funds, and scholarships. “Every year we’re able to bring the recipients for the scholarships, grants, and agencies together and present them with their funds for the year," said Greg Henry, BSACF Executive Director, of the gala.

City utility crews are repairing water lines on North Gregg Street from Interstate 20 to Father Delaney Street. Customers in this area will experience low to no water pressure while water lines are replaced. We are asking the community to be patient as crews work to restore water service. We...

BIG SPRING — The West Texas summer heat impacts every rural West Texan. Veterans who depend on medications that don’t do well in the heat are at risk of hospitalization if that medicine goes bad. West Texas VA Health Care System (WTVAHCS) has embarked on a pilot program called – ‘Beat the Heat’ – to ensure their Veterans have all the temperature-sensitive medications they need to see them through the hottest months of summer.

The American Legion, located at 3203 Old State Hwy 80 in Big Spring, will have their annual Fajita Cook-Off tomorrow morning - Saturday, June 5th - to raise money for the Women’s Auxiliary. The funds raised will be used to coordinate celebratory holiday events for veterans at the West Texas VA Health Care System in Big Spring.