July 3rd Pops Concert

The 27th annual San Angelo Symphony July 3rd Pops Concert is coming up, when else, on Thursday, July 3rd. It will be held at the Bill Aylor Senior Memorial RiverStage on the banks of the Concho River at 16 East Avenue A. The gates will open at noon; the Community Band will begin at 7:00 pm, followed by the San Angelo Symphony at 8:30 pm. This concert, which draws more than 35-thousand in attendance, is now the 4th largest in the state of Texas. For more information, go to san-angelo-symphony-dot-org.

Shannon Retirement

A urologist whose career at Shannon Medical Center has spanned four decades is retiring. Dr. Gail Flood began practicing at Shannon in July of 1979. A reception for Dr. Flood is scheduled for Wednesday, June 25th from 4 to 6 p.m. in the Shannon Women’s & Children’ Conference Room at 201 East Harris. Current and former patients, staff and the public are invited to attend.

Water Usage UPD

Despite more recent rainfall, on Tuesday, San Angelo water usage was up from the year before. City businesses and residents used 11 and a half million gallons of water compared to 11-point-three million on the same date in 2013. A reminder that, under San Angelo's current drought restrictions, outside watering is limited to once every seven days at no more than 1 inch per application. Watering is prohibited from noon to 6 p.m.

Wednesday Night Storm

Thousands of people in Tom Green County lost power as a storm blew through San Angelo last night. Winds topped 60 miles an hour, according to the National Weather Service, knocking down trees and power lines. As a result, American Electric Power says more than 21-thousand customers were without power and some might not have it restored until today or later. Damage reportedly included a collapsed barn or similar structure in Grape Creek. And, according to the Standard Times, there was extensive damage at the Multi-Chem building on Sunset Drive and a scoreboard at Old Bobcat Stadium blew over.

Saturday Crash

Police say a man could not control the speed of his vehicle in a San Angelo collision from the weekend.

KSAN-TV reports officers responded to the intersection of North Howard and Coleman streets on Saturday night.

The 55-year-old man driving a Jaguar rear-ended a Nissan at the intersection.

The 25-year-old woman driving the Nissan went to Shannon Medical Center with minor injuries.

Tom Green County Treasurer

The Texas Association of Counties has honored Tom Green County’s longtime treasurer and a handful of other officials around the state.

The San Angelo Standard Times reports the Conference of the County Investment Academy has recognized Dianna Spieker for her job performance.

The Texas Public Funds Investment Act requires county commissioners courts to designate an investment officer to invest county funds.

Spieker has spent 15 years in the academy program.

ASU Provost Search

Angelo State's president has approved a search committee to recommend a new provost and vice president for academic affairs.

Two people lead this committee of 12: Vice president for student affairs and enrollment management Javier Flores, and physical therpay professor and faculty senate president Heather Braden.

The university hopes to fill the position by the end of the year.

Nancy Allen continues serving as interim provost.  She has done so since Brian May left ascended from that position to university president last November.