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STANTON - To the pleasant surprise of some last week, Stanton’s Lawrence Brothers Grocery Store has taken another step into the 21st century fast lane and is offering customers the ability to save money by using the stores mobile app.

Shoppers can download the app to their smart phones from the Google Play or Apple App stores and start receiving exclusive coupons and offers immediately.

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WEST TEXAS - With Thanksgiving right around the corner area gins continue to churn our cotton bales. Stanton nearly doubled its total to 3,874 bales ginned and Big Springs count was up to 5,500.

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STANTON - Officials at Stanton ISD have announced a change to the published school calendar for the 2019-2020 school year.

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STANTON - Christmas is right around the corner and that means it is almost time for Christmas at the Martin County Historical Museum.

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STANTON - A young boy in Stanton was able to walk away with non life threatening injuries after being attacked by two dogs while taking out the trash.

David Taylor, 7, and his cousin Josiah Hall, 9, were taking out the trash when the two dogs started chasing them. Josiah was able to make it to the house where he told his father, Albert Hall, who was mopping the kitchen floor, “They got him.”

Hall responded “Who got him?” and Josiah answered “The dogs.”

“Josiah likes to kid around but when I turned and saw his face I knew he was serious,” said Hall.

He ran out of the kitchen with the mop and found the two dogs still on top of David.

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The Permian Basin Underground Water Conservation District Art Contest Winners were Grady fifth graders Analia Rodriguez and Bernhart Neufeld. Each student won $25 and their drawings will be in this year’s Calendar. Presenting the awards was Misty Mimms.

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This Chevy Camero is almost unrecognizable after running in the trailer of and 18 wheeler Saturday night on Highway 349.

STANTON - A fire that continues to smolder at Farmers Cooperative Compress in Stanton has destroyed one building and millions worth of ginned cotton. The fire was reported around 6 p.m. Sunday and resulted in the response of firefighters from Martin County Volunteer Fire Department and Lenorah Volunteer Fire Department. Once the facilities fire suppression system kicked in, the blaze appeared to be knocked down and under control allowing the fire crews to return home. But at 1 a.m.

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STANTON - A DeSoto “business man” had his stay in Stanton extended following a confrontation with a local home owner while looking for his “employee.”

Felix Nosa Omoruyi, 32, made the trip from DeSoto with a female companion in hopes of setting up several dates in and around Martin County.

The duo utilized the internet and social media sites to advertise her services.

Omoruyi apparently misunderstood the address where he was supposed to pick up his companion following an appointment.

He pulled up to a residence just north of Stanton and walked through the front door without hesitation.

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TEXAS - On Nov. 5, Texas voters took to the polls to decide on 10 proposed amendments to the state Constitution.

Texans approved nine amendments, including a proposal making it harder for future lawmakers to enact a personal income tax and a proposal concerning bonds for cancer research. Voters rejected one amendment.

Proposition 1 - Rejected (65%)

Allowing selected municipal court judges to serve multiple municipalities at the same time. Currently, only appointed municipal court judges — who make up more than 95% of the state's municipal court judges, according to the House Research Organization — can serve multiple jurisdictions at the same time.

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