ANDREWS – Certified taxable values will come out later in the month and local officials are perhaps bracing for another decrease in value. The decrease is based on less mineral value and oil production from the slump in 2020 caused by the virus pandemic that choked demand. However, after experiencing two years of decreased value, the county’s picture will likely drastically change the following year. That assumption is based strictly on oil prices that have skyrocketed in 2021. The county’s certified tax value is anticipated to take another strong hit this year based on the oil price set to gauge mineral value and less ...