Welcome home Jesse Salazar!

Welcome home Jesse Salazar, the 20 year old son of Rosendo and Mary Jane Rodriquez of 643 Elm Street here in Colorado City.  Jesse is home on leave after spending 9 months in Afghanistan.  Jesse is a graduate of the Wallace Accelerated School and now a member of a Navy combat team.  We thank you for your service!!

KCCB holds a Clean Up day......

Clean up efforts were in full swing recently as KCCB held a clean up day this past weekend in Colorado City.

Buster Aycock turns 94 years old!

Happy Birthday to Buster!  That's him with his daughter Cynthia...Buster even brought his own cake for his birthday party!!

Scenes from around town....

The CISD LED sign features school and community events!

The (fairly) new Police Station.

Home of the might Colorado City Wolves!

Signs of the clean up program in Colorado City.

The Mitchell County Landmark....the Voice of Mitchell County!

Rotary Club donates to Holdenuganda....

Mike Hemphill, Treasurer of the Rotary Club of Colorado City, presents a donation of $2,000.00 to J.D. and Kara Smith of Holdenuganda.org to build a water well in Uganda.  Holden Uganda is a non-profit foundation founded in December 2010 to spread the love of Christ with people around the globe.  Thier mission is to provide clean drinking water, through Artesian well, to African communities. 

City Manager takes a new job in New Mexico.

The City Council met in a called meeting last night to accept the resignation of City Manager Pete Kampfer.  Kampfer applied for the City Manager's job in Raton last year, and was one of the 2 final candidates back in September when contract negotiations led the Raton commissioners to choosing another man for the job.  After that City Manager was terminated, negotiations resumed with Kampfer and he was offered the position.  Mr. Kampfer's last day on the job in Colorado City is slated for February 21st.  Judge Belinda Blassingame was appointed as the Interim City Manager until the Council can fill that position.

Mickey Neff addressed the council, calling for the Council to come and

 work together as a team.

Bob Riley also addressed the council, citing good things the City Manager has accomplished while in Colorado City.

Sally Brown also took time to address the council.

Belinda Blassingame (secon from right) was appointed as Interim City Manager.

 

Pete Kampfer to sign contract with City of Raton, New Mexico...

CIty Manager Pete Kampfer to take job in New Mexico

A Squirell's tale......

This is "baby", one of the three baby squirells that Peggy Forbes rescued, raised and hand-fed after the mama squirell died.  The Forbes have released Baby and the other two back into the wild, but Baby still comes back and climbs all over Peggy and eats out of her hand!!

City Council and Freedom of Speech?

The Colorado City council met last night and "just said no" to joining the County in a Water Desalination project.  Another item on the agenda was a Council Governance Principles Policy, but when the Mayor called for discussion on the matter, she was met with resistance from other Council members.  City Manager Pete Kampfer called for the Police Chief to come up to talk to the Mayor as she tried to read her statement. 

The old Loraine Water tower comes down!

The old water tower in Loraine, built back in 1925, became a part of history yesterday as demolition crews dismantled the iron giant.  Shady Mitchell was able to secure the top round ball from the tower as a momento..and sent us these photos of the process!

Covenant Ranch Cowboy Church destroyed by fire!

Firemen were called out about 1:00am this morning to the old Livestock Auction building, which now houses the Cowboy Church in Colorado City.  Fire officials say the the blaze destroyed everything inside the metal building, leaving only the shell of the structure still standing.  Firemen from Colorado City and Loraine were on the scene until almost 7:00am this morning, battling the blaze.  The cause of the fire is under investigation and we will keep you updated.

Moving back into the Courthouse!

After months of repairs, it's time to start moving back into the Mitchell County Courthouse!

J.P. James Williams gets settled back in his office.

County Clerk Debby Carlock's office is still a work in progress.

Construction underway at the courthouse.

D.A.'s office secretary Sue Crow busy on the phones.