Brownfield City Council Accepts Bid For Equipment Upgrade
Brownfield City Council approved a 2007 model der rick truck bid of 126,042 after trade in of a 1992 vehicle, accepted a seal coat project bid of 145,479, and received a property donation at 700 W. Main St to expand the Electric Department yard. The panel also okayed transferring a city EMS ambulance for emergency operations and granted a special event permit for the Brownfield Little Dribblers tourney while tabling building permit fee revisions.
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Brownfield
City of Brownfield Electric Department
Eldon Jobe
Butch Wagner
Wagner
Willie Herrera
Main St
Bill LaRue
Community Literacy Effort Grows in Brownfield
Interview highlights a local literacy program started May 2006 with church and church volunteers, Lubbock Literacy Coalition support, and four reading levels using Laubach method. Mentions Mennonites, Kendrick Memorial Library, and Worksource in Spanish outreach. Includes national literacy statistics and benefits to families.
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Canada
Mexico
United Methodist Women
Lubbock
Extension Service Club
Kendrick Memorial
Paper and ink evolve as news gathering endures
The piece recalls how modern desktop tools replaced dark rooms and chemical processes in newspapers while praising the enduring effort of reporters. It notes technologic advances from digital photography to online communication and reflects on personal milestones in delivering the paper, thanking readers for their support.
Farming outlook mixed after freeze and planting plans emerge
Russell notes soil temperature risks from the recent freeze and advises 65 degrees as a target for peanut and cotton planting, with warmer topsoil likely. He reports some producers plan to start peanuts and variety trials next week, while May 5 targets for cotton crop planting arise. He warns of wheat rust and recommends a Headline and Tilt treatment, noting good soil moisture could support dryland cotton and sorghum stands despite other crops facing challenges.
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Russell
Lamesa displays quilts in final week at Dal Paso Museum
Betty Swearingen presents StoryQuilts at the Dal Paso Museum in Lamesa in their last week. Quilts will be removed Monday April 30. Museum hours are Monday through Saturday 2 to 5 p.m. Closed Sundays. Located at 300 South 1 Street on the southeast courthouse square.
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Lamesa
Betty Swearingen
Dal Paso
Swearingen
South 1
Courthouse Square
Blood drives scheduled in Brownfield with United Blood Services
United Blood Services will hold two blood drives in Brownfield with BRMC on Monday April 23 from 12 30 to 4 pm and Windstream Communications on Wednesday April 25 from 10 am to 2 pm Donations can be scheduled by contacting Michael Lee at 637 3551 ext 286 or Sonya Foster at 637 3516 Donors receive free cholesterol testing and can check results at UnitedBloodServices org the following week Must be at least 17 in good health bring photo ID and donor card First time donors receive a donor card with blood type by mail after their donation.
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Brownfield
United Blood Services
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Windstream Communications
BRMC
Michael Lee
E. Tate
Sonya Foster
UnitedBloodServices.org
Terry County Commission agenda set for April 23 meeting
The Terry County Commissioners will convene at 10 a.m. on Monday April 23 with monthly reports from Sheriff Jerry Johnson District Clerk Paige Lindsey and County Clerk Ann Willis. A quarterly report from County Treasurer Bobbye Jo Floyd and an investment report from Alan Bayer are on the agenda along with talks on repairs to the concession stand at the Terry County Livestock Barn and 4-H activities. The panel will vote on donating an ambulance for emergency management use and discuss courthouse security and a cable crossing request by Poko Lambro Telephone Inc. Also on the docket is a discussion of a new building for the Justice of the Peace Department.
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Terry County
Jerry Johnson
Paige Lindsey
Ann Willis
Bobbye Jo Floyd
Alan Bayer
Justice of the Peace
Mike Bennett
Chris Bishop
Poka Lambro Telephone Inc
Four defendants receive varied pleas in 121st District Court
Judge Kelly Moore handed down sentences after plea bargains for four defendants. Sam Arthur Reed Jr faced four years deferred adjudication with $276 in costs for retaliation. Demetrio Castro Jr received 18 months in state jail plus four years supervised release, 180 days jail if space unavailable, and totaling costs, fees, fines, restitution, and licenses penalties. Fidelmar Badillo got 18 months state jail and four years supervision with 180 day license suspension and $1,166 in costs, fees, and fines. Enchantra E Lopez was given 10 years TDCJ and 10 years supervised release with $261 costs, $25 fee, $750 fine, $140 restitution, $300 attorney fees, 180 day license suspension, and treatment.
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Kelly Moore
Sam Arthur Reed, Jr
Reed
Demetrio Castro, Jr
Castro
Terry County
Ray D. Anderson
Fidelmar Badillo
Badillo
Alcoholic/Narcotics Anonymous
Enchantra E. Lopez
Lopez
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Alcoholic/ Narcotics Anonymous
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Terry County Extension Service
Ike Bailey
E. Cardwell
Bailey
Terry Memorial Hospital
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Ambulance Board
EMS
Brownfield Little Dribblers Assoc
Little Dribblers
Meadow High
South Plains College
Levelland
Jose Saavadra
Zach Keesee
Tanner
The
National Institute For Literacy
First United Methodist Church
Hereford
Freak Freeze
PSI
Ment
Moore
Farm Bureau
Brownheld
Leon Pope
Brownfield City
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