Observations all along the line - Kimball & the Southern Panhandle First

County Board talks dirt roads

While the County Commissioners are still wrapping up budget season, they met last Tues., Aug. 15. Dave Hottell, County Highway Superintendent joined the meeting to talk briefly about hauling gravel and he said that right now the roads have so much moisture on them that it is slowing everything down.

“It seems like this happens every year, but in a different part of the county each time,” Hottell added. The gravel haulers in Kimball County need a couple dry days to get back on schedule, according to Hottell.

Following other board business, Commissioners Board toured the Court House to ge...