Brownfield stop yields fifty pounds of marijuana
A routine traffic stop south of Brownfield led to the seizure of about fifty pounds of marijuana valued at roughly $50,000. Trooper Jesse Valdez consulted the Brownfield Police K-9 unit whose dog Katie alerted on the vehicle interior. Twenty-four bricks were found during the subsequent search. the suspect was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, with charges pending as the investigation continues.
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John Trischitti
Brownfield
Texas Department of Public Safety
Jesse Valdez
Valdez
Katie
Brownfield Police Department
B.P.D
Jerry Hernandez
D.P.S
B.P.D. K-9
Cpl. Hernandez
CASA Seeks Area Volunteers in Brownfield Training
CASA invites Brownfield residents to apply for two week volunteer training starting April 23 2001. Sessions run Monday and Thursday evenings and Saturday days. Trained volunteers investigate monitor and advocate for abused and neglected children in court with screening prior to training.
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Court Appointed Special Advocates
CASA
Brownfield
Casa of Lubbock
South Plains
Lubbock Casa
Supreme Court Task Force On
Lubbock
Crosby
Hale
Garza
Dawson
Lynn
Terry
Yoakum
Swisher
Castro
Kelly Moore
Casa of
Marsha Hogle
Peggy Espinoza
Today's Issue at a Glance Headlines Review
Obituaries and senior menus headline today with early voting notes. BMS honor rolls highlighted alongside baseball game results. Classifieds appear on pages 9 and 10, with Sunday listings.
Entry park plans take shape in Brownfield proposal
About 40 residents gathered at Brownfield City Hall to hear Texas Tech landscape architecture students Bryce Bartlett and Rebecca Johnson present a plan for an entry park on land donated by the Ridgeway Family. The design includes a small amphitheater, trees, and picnic space using bricks from Brownfield streets, with financing via grants and no tax money. Project managers Truman DuBose, Bobby Brewer, and Earl Brown Jr. were named to move the plan forward.
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Lubbock
Levelland
Brownfield City Hall
Texas Tech Department of Landscape Architecture
Ridgeway
Bryce Bartlett
Rebecca Johnson
Texas Tech
Brownfield
Nancy Wade
Truman DuBose
Bobby Brewer
Earl Brown, Jr
Commissioners to Work Short Agenda Monday
Terry County commissioners set a short agenda for Monday's 10 a.m. session. Items include paying bills reading minutes monthly reports from the county clerk and county agents American Legion Post 269 Texas Bingo quarterly report public assistance soil conservation and a discussion with Jim Bass of AFLAC on supplemental benefits for county employees.
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Terry County
American Legion Post
Texas Bingo
Jim Bass
AFLAC
Clean Up Campaign Set for Saturday in Brownfield
A city wide cleanup is planned for Saturday April 28 led by Mayor Nancy Wade and Sandi Richardson with participation from Don McWhorter Kemp Speed Eldon Jobe and others. The two month effort runs through April and May with activities starting at 8 30 a m at multiple points across Brownfield and coordinated through the Wednesday Brownfield News.
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Nancy Wade
Sandi Richardson
Don McWhorter
Kemna Speed
Eldon Jobe
Mary Jo Collins
Jeanie Caswell
Earl Brown, Jr
Kathy Henson
Sharon Vowell
Brownfield
Brownfield News
See Clean Up
Earth Day reflections and the Brownfield call to clean up
The piece reviews Earth Day origins sparked by Margaret Mead and the rise of environmentalism in the late 1970s. It notes gains in cleaner Great Lakes waters, revived wildlife, and restored rivers, while cautioning against radical extremes that hinder industry. It ends urging continued balance between conservation and resource use, with a final nudge to clean up Brownfield.
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Margaret Meade
Great Lakes
United States
California
Alaska
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Brownfield P.D
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BMS
Lynn Brisendine
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