Lots cleared and staked

- Former White's lot -

Two prominently damaged buildings in downtown Rotan have been demolished.

The Family Dollar Store and White's Hardware were both ruined in a severe storm last June.

The photo is a view looking west across the lot from Cleveland Ave/SH 70. The Lance Theater sign can be seen peeking over the tree tops on the left side of the picture and the bank and Landes Furniture can be seen on the right. The white wall straight ahead is the east side of the library (click on photo to zoom).

The local newspaper, The Double Mountain Chronicle, reported that plans are being made to build an Ace Hardware Store on the site.

Public sales for May 2024

GovDeals has 120 salvage road signs up for auction, bidding ends May 6, 11:59 p.m. The signs are located in Midland.

Perdue Brandon tax sales for Nolan and Mitchell Counties, as well as other Texas counties, will be May 7, 10 a.m. at the respective court houses.

Jones County has three foreclosure properties up for bid May 7, at varying times.

Coke County is selling a police responder vehicle, bidding ends May 10.

And now, a poem

August 17^th 

 

Maybe I’ll come see you 

August 17th 

I’ll drive through dusty cotton fields 

Double Mountains in my view 

 

I’ll see the water tower rising 

Looking down 

On your little town 

I’ll hear cocks crowing 

They’ll be ready for the fight 

 

I’ll drive by your house and see you 

Standing in the yard 

Can of beer in your left hand 

Half-burned cigarette in your right 

 

I’ll continue around the block 

Head out of town 

On my way home 

Thinking about 

How I came to see you 

On August 17th

Rotan hospital changes hands

- Callan Hospital, built 1938 -

The Rotan City Council accepted a bid for the historic Callan Hospital.

The council voted to put the building up for auction during their March meeting.

The only bidder was David Mullins, who offered $760. Council members agreed to include minerals in that price.

Bidding ended Wednesday at 5 p.m.