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Jones County grand jury indicts Carthage man accused of raping elderly Anson woman
Abilene Reporter-News
Apr 27A Jones County grand jury has indicted a Carthage man accused of breaking into an 87-year-old Anson woman's home earlier this month and raping her. »
Carthage man charged with sexually assaulting elderly Anson woman
Abilene Reporter-News Stories
Apr 15A Carthage man remained jailed at the Jones County Jail on Saturday, accused of breaking into an 88-year-old Anson woman home and raping her, authorities said. »
Around the Big Country 4/14/2012
Abilene Reporter-News Stories
Apr 14ABILENE Cooperative meeting: The 73rd annual membership meeting of Taylor Electric Cooperative will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at 226 County Road 287, south of Interstate 20 between Abilene and Merkel. Information: 325-793-8538. ANSON Me... »
Abilene police and fire blotter 4/11/2012
Abilene Reporter-News
Apr 10Incident reports released Tuesday by the Abilene Police Department: Burglary, 1200 block of South 14th Street, Monday A woman reported a man forcibly entered her residence and assaulted her boyfriend. The man left before police arrived, she said. Assau... »
Abilene police and fire blotter 4/7/2012
Abilene Reporter-News Stories
Apr 06Incident reports released Friday by the Abilene Police Department: Burglary, Teakwood Lane, Thursday A woman reported that when she returned to her apartment, her prescription medication had been stolen. Theft, 600 block of Parsons Road, Thursday A wom... »
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Hard times in the prison building business
Off The Kuff
Apr 09Bad news for the mostly small counties that are left holding the bag on their bond debt, good news for the rest of us. The dusty West Texas ranch town of Anson, once known for its no-dancing law made famous in the 1984 movie “Footloose,” has a dubious ... »