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MasterScapes, a landscape business that has been open since 1991 in Abilene, has recently opened an office in
Sweetwater. The Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce honored the new office with a ribbon cutting ceremony on
Thursday, March 22,2012. The local office is located at 608 E. Avenue A. Ryan McCorkle is the local general man-
ager. MasterScapes has been designing, constructing and maintaining the landscape of the Big Country for 20 years,
including that of the Sweetwater Independent School District properties. For an appointment, call 235-1937.
Photos by Melissa Winslow
Authorities waiting
for Big Spring remains
to be identified
BY JESSICA REYES
Two days after human
remains were found in Big
Spring, there are still few
answers.
The discovery has
sparked speculation they
could be those of missing
Colorado City teen Hailey
Dunn, but authorities said
it's too early to tell.
"I mean, we're just going
to have to sit back and just
wait and see what hap-
pens over the next two to
three weeks, as far as the
investigation that's done
by the medical examiner's
office," Mitchell County
Sheriff Patrick Toombs
said Thursday.
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group Hope for Hailey
gathered in Colorado
City Thursday to move a
memorial dedicated to the
teen.
"We have to move
Hai ley's Hope because
Colorado City is going to
be putting in a new water
tower. Billie has given us
Eemission to put it over
ere in the yard where
Hailey lived," said Teriye
Newcomb, a Hope for
Hailey volunteer.
The remains have since
been sent to Tarrant
County for an autopsy
where an anthropologist
will use dental records
and DNA tests to identify
them. Until then, those
close to the case will be
waiting anxiously.
"We're not going to spec-
ulate or make any guesses.
We're just going to sit back
and wait along -with every-
body else," Toombs said.
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Shown is Ryan McCorkle, general manager of
MasterScapes with the new Sweetwater office, being
presented the first dollar for the business from
Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce Ambassador
Brenda Stirl.
High speed chase
ends in Nolan County
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BY TATIANA RODRIGUEZ
Managing Editor
Tye Police Department Officer Chad
Campbell arrested Anastasia Michelle
Brow n, 35, of Arlington, after the woman
led law enforcement officers through a
high speed chase on I-20 spanning three
coun ties Wednesday evening.
It happened around 6:30 p.m. Brown,
driving a black Honda Ch ic, led police on
a chase through Abilene and Merkel and
• See CHASE page 3
Vol. 114, Issue 057 a 50 cents
Progress
made toward
county projects
BY BELINDA SERRANO
Staff Writer
During the special County Commissioners' meet-
ing on Friday morning, March 16, 2012, several steps
were taken toward the progress of the Nolan County
Courthouse renovations as well as the construction of
the new jail and sheriff's offices for the county.
The three hour meeting included thorough presenta-
tions for the two projects from Wiginton Hooker and
Jeffrey, the architect selected by the county, and allowed
for in-depth dialogue between the commissioners and
the presenters.
Nolan
County
Courthouse
repairs
Rodney Harvey with
Curtainwall Design
Consulting led the pow-
erpoint presentation and
discussion regarding the
state of the courthouse
and the options available
for repair.
The conditions of the
courthouse exterior were
granite veneer as stated on
the original project speci-
fications from 1976. The
problem, however, came
from the original instal-
lation.
The types originally
recommended weren't
used, in which Mr. Harvey
explained how the granite
veneer was supposed to
be installed. Pictures were
shown of the actual proj-
ect condition, which clidn't
allow for expansion and
contraction.
Otheroriginal conditions
presented was the concrete
block support walls, which
were tested and confirmed
to be a light weight block.
The use of the block was
common for the time and
the 1976 building codes,
which was pertinent to the
original project as shown
in the original construc-
tion drawings.
The actual project condi-
tions were then presented
to the commissioners, with
the block wall restraints
not welded to the beams
as specified. Thus, wind
pressure felt in the area
and the open space which
trapped air and water
because of the block was
not filled in eventually led
to the deterioration.
In addition, the damage
made an internal impact in
the courthouse. Thermal
imaging shown noted a
14-clegree difference in
temperature within the
same room.
The calculations on
the existing conditions
along with the results in
some areas of the facility
confirmed the building's
inability to meet the origi-
nal code requirements
from 1976.
Furthermore, the actual
condition of the original
perapet flashing were pre-
See REPAIRS page 3
Nolan
County Jail,
Sheriff's
Office
Don Olson from the
selected architect firm
Wiginton Hooker and
Jeffrey, accompanied by-
Jim Wiginton, offered a
powerpoint presentation
on the new Nolan County
Jail and Sheriffs Office
construction.
A spacing plan pre-
sented indicated the per-
sons per unit in each area
along with the number of
areas and space standards.
A tentative concept plan
was shown to the com-
missioners which detailed
an appropriate number
of cells and included the
mandated gender separa-
tion of inmates.
The architect firm, in
their presentation, strived
to attain the most effi-
cient layout for maximum
supervision while using
the fewest employees as
possible. The construction
site for the jail and sher-
iffs offices was recently
selected as being across
from the WASP museum.
One of the challenges
noted by the firm was to
make one position mul-
tifunctional for the facil-
ity. The design presented
will hopefully prove to be
efficient while helping to
absolve fights and other
inmate issues.
The site plan also imple-
ments medical accommo-
dations and ADA compli-
ancy while considering
the possibility of future
growth.
Different features were
presented, including an
elevated "eye in the sky"
amenity where jail staff
can have an aerial view
of inmates, thus freeing
the work floor. Video visi-
tation will be included-
which will save the staff
time and space, and a
multi-purpose area was
Eresented which can also
e used for exercise.
An upgraded laundry-
area and refrigerator/
freezer were shown, botn
having the possibility of
expansion. The walk-in
refrigerator transitions
into the freezer, which
is similar to commercial
• See JAIL page 3
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 057, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 2012, newspaper, March 23, 2012; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth229721/m1/1/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.