Sweetwater High School Students Get Involved in Local Government

The Sweetwater government will be taken over on Wednesday, Dec. 3.

The Sweetwater High School government class students have decided to shadow different government officials.

"At the beginning of the year, we went through different ideas for our project," Hanna Hunter said. "The idea came up to take over the government."

Twenty-two students will separate into groups of two or three and shadow different jobs. Students will learn how the fire department, police department, mayor’s office and many more function. The point of the project is to help the students understand the tasks at hand, in each office, so that the city and county are run properly and function correctly.

Read the full story in the Sweetwater Reporter.

Blood Drives in Sweetwater Set for Thursday

The Meek Blood Center's Bloodmobile will be in Sweetwater Thursday, December 3, 2009 from noon to 6:00 pm at the Nolan County Courthouse and Sweetwater Lion's Club.

For more information on how to participate, read the story in the Sweetwater Reporter.

Announcement of Intent to File for Office of County Judge

Yesterday, I made public my intent to run for the office of County Judge for Nolan County in the Sweetwater Reporter. The front page article and accompanying photo are as follows:

Lopez announces intent to file for county judge position and cover photo.

Over the next several days, weeks and months, I will post regular updates and news related to the campaign and election.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Nolan County Courthouse Upgrades

Out with the old, in with the new.

The County Clerk's office will be receiving some upgrades that will assist them in the service that they provide.

Nolan County offices slated for improvements include the County Clerk's office, County Court at Law and the Nolan County Sheriff.

Read full story in Sweetwater Reporter.

Extreme Makeover-Sweetwater Edition?

Do you know a family whose home deserves an Extreme Makeover? If so, the producers of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition want to hear from you. “We are looking for the deserving people and inspiring families that America can relate to,” says Supervising Producer Rebecca Shumsky. The Extreme Makeover: Home Edition producers are looking for families whose homes desperately need to be rebuilt. “We really want to help families whose homes present major problems for the family, those big issues that affect the family's quality of life on a daily basis. We want to find deserving people who just don't have the resources, ability, or time to fix those serious issues without our help.”

Read full story in Sweetwater Reporter.