Arson ruled in Brownfield landmark fire investigation
Investigators led by Allen Neighbors of the State Fire Marshal’s Office determined the April 8 blaze at a two story Brownfield building in the 200 block of South Seventh Street was arson. The ignition point was mid first floor, with no utilities or lightning present. Fire Chief Marvin Dawson praised local volunteers and police traffic control as crews battled strong winds. A videotape of the scene is available through Brownfield City Hall.
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Mitch Ward
Brownfield
Allen Neighbors
Region 4
South Seventh Street
iNeighbors
Marvin Dawson
Marvin
BVFD
Dawson
City Hall
Allen
Rail upgrades planned as Brownfield traffic grows
RailAmerica Inc and WTLR announce a multi year track improvement program starting spring to handle a major rise in Brownfield area traffic. Over 500000 dollars will go to track and bridge work focused on the Seagraves to Lubbock main line, with offices relocating to Lubbock to be closer to interchanges.
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Brownfield
Terry County
West Texas
Lubbock and Railroad
Jack F. Conser
RailAmerica Inc
Conser
WTLR
RailAmerica
Richard Thull
Peoria, III
Western Region Rail
Lubbock
Deadline Set for Outstanding Citizen Nominations
The deadline for nominating this year's Outstanding Citizen of Terry County is moved to Monday April 21. Nominations must be left at the Chamber of Commerce by 5 p.m. The winner will be announced at the Chamber Banquet on April 29 at the BHS Commons.
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Terry County
Brownfield News
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
BHS Commons
Paper n Ink by Lynn Brisendine on Texas sayings and cautionary email scams
The column riffs on Southern one liners and Texas phrases, noting humorous expressions and a NC grandmother line. It warns readers about dangerous email scams like AOL4FREE and warns against downloading suspicious messages that damage computers. Gosh it just beats all get out.
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Towa
Texas
Woodfin
North Carolina
Spirit of the Plains sweeps UIL contest at Texas Tech
Brownfield High School Spirit of the Plains band won sweepstakes at the UIL contest, earning all I’s from six judges in a 3A competition. The program featured America First March and Variations on a Korean Folk Song, with praise for good sounds and solos as they faced sight reading in a second judging round.
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Brownfield High School
Texas Tech
BHS
Spirit of the Plains
America
Gillis/Barnum
James Barnes Chance
Richard Herrera
Brownfield council sets 15 dollar annual district fee
The Brownfield City Council approved an annual one time fee of 15 dollars for the newly adopted Downtown Entertainment District to fund permit operations by the Police Department. Absent members Gil bert Garza and Larry Yowell, the council also granted a license to Texas Wind Power Company for wind turbine studies on city land, in a project with the DOE and EPRI to assess regional wind activity.
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Brownfield
City Hall
Bill Avera
Gilbert Garza
Larry Yowell
Texas Wind
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Brownfield Volunteer Fire Department
Mitch Word
Lynn Brisendine
Council
Bill
Jamie Shipp
Denver City
Lubbock Cooper HS
Seminole HS
Floydada HS
Littlefield HS
Roosevelt
Slaton HS
Muleshoe HS
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