Brownfield BISD Board weighs future of schools options
Brownfield School Board heard the Facility Study Committee report proposing three options for district facilities. Options include closing Intermediate School and redistributing grades, demolishing it for a new high school, or downsizing to three campuses with a possible fourth. The board will review estimates and reconvene next month.
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John Trischitti III
Brownfield
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Colonial Heights
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Bob Simpson
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Pauda
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Crisis with China prompts grim assessment from officials
Ramon Gallegos says they did the only feasible step to avoid a drawn out process. Doug Ryburn hopes the plane and equipment are recovered after their actions. Gene Wauson criticizes the pace, urging earlier countermeasures to halt jets near their planes.
Brownfield citys buy back program shows early success
Street and Sanitation Superintendent Willie Herrera reports the Brownfield Buy Back Clean up and Cash for Trash campaign, started in April, has removed about 81 000 pounds of debris in week one and over 32 000 pounds in week two. Residents alone have hauled away appliances tree limbs and junk, with no organizations yet enrolled. The effort aims to finish city cleanup, possibly monthly, and has surpassed initial expectations.
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Willie Herrera
Herrera
Foot and Mouth disease fears in livestock and biosecurity
The writer quotes a cattle expert and cattle buyer from Hereford about protective measures at area feedlots for Foot and Mouth disease. He notes the 1926 outbreak reference, airborne transmission risks, and the potential for global spread via travel. Authorities estimate a 15 percent chance of introduction, contrasted with a former secretary’s two percent view and a call for rapid depopulation and repopulation if it arrives.
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Obituaries and Forum Lead Local Pages Highlight
Local tabloid highlights obituaries and a candidate forum on the page. Brief items note forecasts and sports snippets while guiding readers to classifieds and TV guides across pages.
Early voting set to begin Wednesday in Terry County races
A light schedule of early voting starts Wednesday for three May 5 elections in Terry County. Contested races appear for Brownfield School Board Place Three, Meadow School Board at large, and Meadow City Council. The Brownfield News published candidate statements from two Brownfield School Board candidates and one Meadow School Board candidate. Also noted, Lyndsay Burnett and Byron Branch earned honorable mention on the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Class 3A All-South Plains Team and Burnett repeated as an All-South Plains selection.
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