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Conviction lands Hereford man life sentence From Staff Reports
Cricket calls in chamber membership Page 4
A Hereford man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars after he was convicted and sentenced in Deaf Smith County State Court this week. Jereme Lee Escobedo, 38, was found guilty on two counts of sexual assault
of a child with a previous conviction for the same offense. According to reports from the 222nd Judicial District District Attorney’s Office, Escobedo was indicted following a July 27, 2016 incident involving a 14-year-old, female family member. Assistant District Attorney Chris
Strowd, who prosecuted the case, said the roughly 18-month time frame between the incident and final court disposition was about average despite some time-consuming elements of the case. “DNA was involved,” Strowd said. “It always takes time to get those done.”
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The high cost of road repairs reached beyond Deaf Smith County Courthouse and prompted Hereford officials to seek an increase in the city’s paving budget for 2017-18. The request came in the form of a budget amendment and was the first order of regular business facing the Hereford City Commission during its regular meeting March 19. “We shouldn’t have budgeted it so tight,” Hereford City Manager Rick Hanna told commissioners during a work session immediately preceding the formal meeting. “We have the money on hand. We just need to move into that budget. “The bids are coming in good, so we’re wanting to add $50,000-$75,000.” Commissioners’ questions revealed the higher amount would provide funding for officials to accomplish what they would like in terms of repairing city streets this year. With the Deaf Smith County Commissioners Court recently concluding two months of discussion on repairing paved roads, the city is confronted with a similar dilemma in available funding not up to meeting the need. Hereford Assistant City Manager Steve Bartels reported the original budgeted amount for paving repairs of $160,000 would only cover 3 miles of roads, whereas the city usually does 6 or 7 miles of paving repairs each year. Bartels was quick to add that of the city’s
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Playing in the dirt The Hereford High boys of spring appear to be doing their best to be part of a laundry detergent commercial as they get down and dirty over the start of the District 3-5A season. Above, Herd catcher Mitchell Carnahan (7) avoids a face full of field as he makes the tag at the plate during the first inning of Tuesday’s loss to Plainview. Right, Whiteface second baseman Christian Mendez gets dirt as well as an opponent in his face while trying to make the turn at second on a double play during the March 15 district opener against Canyon. The Herd returns to Whiteface Field on Tuesday to welcome in district foe Amarillo. First pitch is set for 5 p.m. BRAND/John Carson
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By John Carson BRAND Managing Editor
Herd falls victim to Bulldog buzzsaw
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The trial had also been postponed from its original February date because of an insufficient jury poll at the time. A jury was seated Monday and the almost four-day-long trial began. Jury deliberation, verdict and sentencings
City bumps paving by $75K
Lady Whitefaces run past PD, 17-4
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LUBBOCK – Students within the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District (HPWD) service area are encouraged to submit applications for the 201819 Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors program. Deadline for submis-
sions is May 20. Each year, high school age youth are selected to join the program which provides knowledge about management of water resources in Texas. “HPWD is proud to be among the supporters of the Texas 4-H Water Ambassadors program.
This is a great opportunity to mentor future water leaders for our state,” said Carmon McCain, HPWD Information/Education supervisor. HPWD provided grant funding for the program, which began in 2017. Those chosen will participate in a summer 4-H2O Youth Lead-
ership Academy. This tour, set for July, allows students to meet with statewide water professionals and observe conservation practices. The group will visit the HPWD office in Lubbock during their tour of the Panhandle-South Plains PLEASE SEE HPWD | 5