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Applicants file for vacant seat The jostling has already begun for an appointment by Gov. Jim Gibbons to fill the vacancy that will be left by the resignation of Nye County District 5 Commissioner Peter Liakopoulos. Pahrump family shops, runs into fatal shooting PALM DESERT, Calif. -- Five members of a Pahrump family were no more than 30 feet away from the checkout line when two men were shot to death in a crowded Toys "R" Us store here the day after Thanksgiving. New case, more charges against Floyd On the afternoon of Nov. 20, Christopher John Floyd, 36, in custody on charges from another case, appeared in Pahrump's Justice Court on a second criminal complaint, filed by the state on behalf of John Doe, who was 9 or 10 years old at the time the alleged crimes occurred. Putting the ha-ha-ha back in the ho-ho-ho Cheer? Bah. Community Calendar Clarification Pahrump residents decrease by 0.5% in the third quarter Pahrump lost population for the third straight quarter, losing another 177 residents from June 30 to Sept. 30, 2008, according to estimates by the Nye County Planning Department. Fatal accident Friday Friday about 3 a.m., an accident on Highway 160 at Mesquite Avenue took the life of a new Pahrump resident. PHOTO: WHERE'S WALTER PIDGEON? Suit claims Pahrump no Shangri-La The Oasis at Shangri-La destination resort project planned on the west end of Highway 372 has been pending for so long, it's become a local example of procrastination. PHOTO: MUSEUM DONATION KOPS and TOPS aid Toys for Tots The Pahrump KOPS (Keep Off Pounds Sensibly) Honor Society recently hosted the fourth annual Toys for Tots event at the First Southern Baptist Church of Pahrump and attended by 55 members of TOPS Club International (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). 'Clear and concise' math teacher pays visit to Beatty High BEATTY -- "Solving the Linear Diophantine Equation." Entertainment Schedule Live Music PHOTO: THE REAL SANTA Why pay more than necessary? Why Pay More Services Inc. offers other accounting services besides tax preparation. Homeland Reserves seeking volunteers The Volunteer Homeland Reserve Unit (VHRU) is an organization of retired and former law enforcement officers with the mission of providing trained and experienced resources to public safety agencies in Nevada and potentially, to surrounding areas. California Lottery No one matched all five numbers and the mega number in Saturday's drawing of the California Super Lotto. The next jackpot will be at least $23 million. Support meetings Shoppers shop 'til they drop Savvy Pahrump shoppers were out early the day after Thanksgiving. And contrary to happenings in other parts of the country, there were no riots or shots fired. (See related story this page.) Black Friday boosts sales Black Friday lived up to its name for Pahrump retailers. The day after Thanksgiving buying blitz had shoppers lined up at cash registers throughout Pahrump to give the holiday season a healthy retail start. Pit permit renewed near detention center location One of the arguments by opponents of the federal detention center project on East Mesquite Avenue is the neighborhood on the alluvial fan could eventually be a community resembling the area around Sunrise Mountain in Las Vegas, overlooking Pahrump Valley, with beautiful nighttime views of the lights below. Community assistance IN BRIEF Obituaries |
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