Courthouse Trails Some 12 years ago, County Progress Magazine launched a series dedicated to the restoration and renovation of our county capitols. Titled “Courthouse Trails,” this special section recaps the efforts of counties across the Lone Star State who have taken special measures to restore their capitols to their original splendor and/or launch comprehensive renovation … [Read more...] about Courthouse Trails: Nolan County
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Monuments of Justice: Nolan County Courthouse
County Seat: Sweetwater * County Population: 14,812
The present-day Nolan County Courthouse was erected in 1977 in a Moderne style with a polished granite veneer as designed by Welch and Hampton. Nolan County was created along with 53 other counties in 1876. Historian June Rayfield Welch described its unique beginning in "The Texas Courthouse Revisited." The Sweetwater Post Office was established in James Manning's cabin store … [Read more...] about Monuments of Justice: Nolan County Courthouse
A Sweet Deal Nolan County Lands $3 Billion Power Plant
Nolan County Judge Tim Fambrough walked around with a smile on his face for two months, and his wife was beginning to question why. But he couldn't say a word; he had been sworn to secrecy. On Feb. 19, Fambrough's wife and everyone else in Sweetwater and Nolan County understood why the county judge had been in such a good mood. On that day, Tenaska Inc. announced it would … [Read more...] about A Sweet Deal Nolan County Lands $3 Billion Power Plant