Petersburg NewsLocal news for Petersburg, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Thursday Back in Time- November 22, 2007 "When the explosion occurred, my sister ran out of the house and I ran after her, caught her, got on top of her and fought the fire with my hands, then rolled with her on the ground to put the fire out on both of us" Johnny Woods, 42, will scale the front of the hotel from the ground to the roof where he will sit on a kitchen chair and balance on two legs of the chair on the edge of the hotel. via Plainview Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/petersburg-tx/2007/11/thursday-back-in-time?fromrss=1 Area farmers in high cotton- November 15, 2007 "When the wind blows like today, the harvest comes to a complete halt. They just lose too much cotton (as they try to transfer it from one machine to the next)" Through the first part of this year's growing season, area farmers had a pretty bleak outlook concerning their cotton fields. via Plainview Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/petersburg-tx/2007/11/area-farmers-in-high-cotton?fromrss=1 Liquor passes . . . by a drop- November 9, 2007 "This was the smoothest election we've had in years - thanks in part to the county clerk and her staff." With 56 provisional ballots of the 4,568 votes cast still to be verified for eligibility, the measure passed by a 36-vote margin: 2,302 to 2,266, or 50.39 percent to 49.61 percent. via Plainview Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/petersburg-tx/2007/11/liquor-passes-by-a-drop?fromrss=1 Voters OK tax boosts in area school districts- November 7, 2007 "Our small communities are real supportive of our school districts." Voters easily approved tax rate increases in four school districts in Lubbock County. via Lubbock Avalanchehttp://www.topix.net/city/petersburg-tx/2007/11/voters-ok-tax-boosts-in-area-school-distri... Early vote turnout strong- November 4, 2007 Apparently spurred by the liquor elections, a total of 2,771 voters cast early ballots by the 5 p. m. Friday deadline. via Plainview Daily Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/petersburg-tx/2007/11/early-vote-turnout-strong?fromrss=1 |