Moore accepts plea bargains in 121st District Court
Judge Kelly Moore handed down sentences to 10 defendants in a 121st District Court plea agreement session. Victoriano Martinez 23 received nine years for burglary of a habitation with $313 court costs, $300 attorney fees and $380 restitution. Carol Felan 31 got 24 months state jail for theft of $1,500 to $20,000 and five years probation plus $40,000 restitution. Eddie Tealer Jr. 42 received 24 months for possession of cocaine less than one gram with multiple fees and 180 day license suspension plus rehab obligations. Richard Frye 39 got 18 months for burglary of a building with $248 costs, $375 fees and $3,500 restitution. Danny Arnel White 32 was given 15 years for robbery enhanced. Tony Hudson 35 received 15 months for heroin possession with $263 costs, $300 fees and $6,810 restitution. Josafat Garcia 63 drew two felony enhancements and two years with parole costs. Joanna Ramirez 34 got five years deferred adjudication for attempt to deliver cocaine with $263 costs and $140 restitution. Gary Burkhart 37 was sentenced to seven years for possession with intent to manufacture a controlled substance with $248 costs and $300 fees.
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Kelly Moore
Victoriano Martinez
Martinez
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Carol Felan
Eddie Tealer, Jr
Tealer
Alcoholics/ Narcotics Anonymous
Alcoholic/Narcotics Anonymous
Richard Martin Frye
Frye
Danny Arnel White
White
Tony Dwayne
Hudson
Josafat Rodriguez Garcia
Garcia
Joanna Rose Ramirez
Gary Allen Burkhart
Burkhart
Brownfield Medical Board Meeting Agenda Apr 18 7 PM
The Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 18. Items include approving sales of property at 711 Lubbock Road and 108 W. Story, approving a tax refund to Kathy Johnson, nursing orientation by Jeannie Bennett, and a medical staff report by Dr. Shane Hord.
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Brownfield Regional Medical Center
BIDCorp Board Meeting Agenda Issued
The Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation BIDCorp schedules a regular board session for 4 p.m. Monday April 18. Agenda items include approval of financials and funds on hand for March 2005 sales tax income for April 2005 discussion of Lone Star Ag incentive and a report on current activities.
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Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Bidcorp
Lone Star Ag
Project Graduation planning meeting set
Another Project Graduation planning meeting is scheduled for 5 30 p m Monday April 18 in the BHS Little Theater. All Seniors and their parents are urged to be present for this important session.
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BHS
Brownfield School Board Meeting Agenda for Monday
Brownfield ISD directors will hold a 6:30 p.m. closed session followed by a public 7:30 p.m. meeting at the School Administration Building. On the agenda are a waiver discussion for the 2005-2006 start, the Employee and Student of the Month, and honors for outstanding students and teachers. Information line: 637-2591.
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Brownfield Isd
Marker Dedication Set for Brooks Blacksmith Shop
Meadow history groups invite the public to a marker dedication honoring the Brooks Blacksmith Shop once at 903 1st Street Meadow. Open for 75 years from 1922 to 1997 it was Terry County’s oldest business. Ceremony set for 2 p.m. Sunday April 24.
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Meadow Museum Association
Terry County Historical Association
Brooks
Sonny Curtis
Meadow
Terry County
Sales tax rebates show local economic increase
Brownfield sees brighter economy as April sales tax rebates rise 10.3 percent to 57,561.55, with year-to-date up 7.74 percent. Meadow reports April rebates of 1,226.60, up 415 percent from a year earlier, with year-to-date total 2,629.93, up over 51 percent. Statewide April rebates total 311.4 million, up 5.5 percent from last year.
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Mitch Word
Brownfield
State Comptroller’s Office
Meadow
Brownfield FFA Livestock Judging Team competes at San Angelo
Brownfield High School FFA Livestock Judging Team members Jett Mason and Garrett Mackey recently competed at the San Angelo event with the team finishing fourteenth of 150 teams. Evan Woggee earned a $500 scholarship as the team placed eleventh at West Texas A&M, with roughly 150 teams in each contest.
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Brownfield High School
FFA
Uh Penny Ie
Jett Mason
Garrett Mackey
San Angulo
Evan Wokgeee
Seley
West Texas A&m
Tech
Boll weevil zone assessment set for Western High Plains
Texas Department of Agriculture releases 2005 assessment rates for the Western High Plains boll weevil eradication zone covering Terry, Lynn, Yoakum, Gaines and Andrews Counties. Dry land $6 per acre, irrigated $12. Credits for failed acres, due to destruction before final certification, with hostless cotton until killing frost. Notices mailed by Aug 19, payment due 30 days later, 2% discount if paid by Sept 15.
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Texas Department of Agriculture
High Plains
Terry and
Lynn
Yoakum, Gaines
Andrews
The
Cotton War Shapes Local Crops With GMO Growth
Cotton in the region Now largely genetically enhanced with GMO varieties. About 80 percent of the local crop uses GMO cotton developed by Monsanto in the 1980s, using Roundup and Bacillus thuringiensis to target worms and insects. Farmers must keep at least 20 percent non enhanced cotton to prevent insect resistance.
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Bob Dumas
Brownfield Debnting Company
Monsanto Company
Dumas
Brownfield Council weighs bids and leases in April session
The Brownfield City Council meets at 7 30 a m on Thursday April 21 to hear a quarterly municipal court report and to act on bids for a 2005 group seal coat project. It will consider leasing two vehicles to Yoakum County for drug law enforcement and accept prison labor bus use for parks. It also will discuss property sales at 711 Lubbock Road and 108 W Story St and review runway grant matching funds. The agenda includes a recreation director briefing, subdivision utility requirements, and a lease with Children’s Hope Residential Services for the CRTC at 201 Seagraves Road.
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Brownfield
City of
Seal Coat Project
Acaa Brewer
Terry County
Yoakum County
Lubbock Road
W. Story St
Terry County Airport Board
Scott Jackson
Children’s Hope Residential Services, Inc
CRTC
Seagraves Road
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