CRMWA Buys Panhandle Land for Water Supply
The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority spends 50 million to acquire about 94 000 acres in Roberts County Texas with Brownfield paying a bit over 1 million. The second Panhandle land purchase aims to yield about 1 800 billion gallons of water and extend supply longevity and quality for member cities including Amarillo Lubbock Plainview Borger Pampa Levelland Slaton Tahoka Lamesa O'Donnell and Brownfield.
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Mitch Word
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Texas Panhandle
Brownfield
CRMWA
Roberts County
Panhandle
Amarillo
Lubbock
Plainview
Borger
Pampa
Levelland
Slaton
Tahoka
Lamesa
O’donnell
Relay For Life at Terry County Courthouse Friday
The American Cancer Society sponsored Relay For Life runs Friday 5 30 p m to 2 a m at the Terry County Courthouse. Activities include luminaria sales survivor lap and pageant plus music contests raffles and a karaoke finale. Parking will be around the courthouse with Main Street closed to traffic. For information contact Mary Valdonado at 637 2591 ext 250.
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Brownfield Middle School
Saige Jee
Yvette Martinez
Joe Cantrell
Kayla Dawson
Hartle Young
American Cancer Society
Terry County
Brandi McGinnis
Mitch Word
Lexi Willis
Eric Martinez
Mary Valdonado
Brownfield boaters injured missing after Sunday collision
A Brownfield man Tommy Hines remains in critical condition at Covi t Medical Center after a Saturday lake collision during a fishing tournament at Lake Alan Henry. Aaron Smith, also from Brownfield, was ejected and remained missing Tuesday as divers and TPWD work to locate the body and reconstruct the accident with a Lubbock dive team aiding searches.
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Mitch Word
Brownfield
Lake Alan Henry
Tommy Hines
Covit Medical Center
Aaron Smith
Rick Gully
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Lubbock
James Ere Clnyder
Dumas
TPWD
Gully
County Commissioners OK quarterly financial reports
In a short session on Monday the Terry County Commissioners approved the quarterly reports of County Treasurer Bobbye Jo Floyd and County Auditor Alan Bayer. Floyd reported cash basis interest of 25 604.01 for the first quarter of 2005, with main contributions from General Fund and Road and Bridge accounts.
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Terry County
Bobbye Jo Floyd
Alan Bayer
Floyd’s
Bayer
Floyd
General Fund
Wellman Union ISD faces contested school board race
Early voting continues for Wellman Union ISD with four candidates running for two at large seats. Incumbents Eddie Garza and Mike Gee face challengers Belinda Gann and Rhonda Cotten. Voting runs at the Wellman Union School through May 3, with 16 voters as of April 26.
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Wellman- Union School Board
Eddie Garza
Mike Gee
Belinda Gann
Rhonda Cotten
Wellman-Union School
Brownfield Police to Carry Tasers and Train Offic ers
Brownfield PD will arm officers with tasers and run a self test course at the Brownfield Fire Training Center led by Assistant Chief Darwin Huston. Six tasers costing about 800 dollars each will be issued to all shifts to reduce injury risk during confrontations and possibly prevent knee injuries like the one described.
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Brownfield
Darwin Huston
Huston
Paper n Ink Politics and Religion by Lynn Brisendine
A column argues against using religion as a wedge in politics and praises civil discourse. It reflects on faith, civics, filibuster politics, and religious freedom amid partisan divides, noting personal Christian and other faith perspectives.
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Lynn Brisendine
State House
Congress
Bill Frist
Tennessean
United States Senate
Terri Schiavo
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Crmwa Water Purchase
Relay For Life
Bethany
Wellman-Union Isd
Brownfield Police
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