Wildflowers raise questions about roadside blooms and mowing
A column recalls spring wildflowers in the Hill Country and Austin area, noting bluebonnets and Indian paint brushes, then shifts to debates over mowing roadways and roadside wildlife habitats. It laments environmentalist limits, warns about spreading seeds, and cites invasive plants such as kudzu, carp, tumbleweeds, and beetles.
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Austin
Perryton
Panhandles
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Oklahoma
EST AVAILABLE copy 1730/99 Southwest Micro Publishing
A terse listing notes available copy from Southwest Micro Publishing located at 2627 East Yandel Drive, fascid 79903. The brief entry provides address and a reliability marker for potential buyers or researchers.
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Southwest Micro Publishing
Brownfield Meadow Wellman Polls Open This Saturday
City elections in Brownfield Meadow and Wellman set for Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters cast ballots at City Hall in Brownfield Meadow and Wellman School. Brownfield early voting attracted over 200 residents before Tuesday 5 p.m. Mayors race includes Sam Terry Graham Swain and Floyd Camp with three candidates. Districts 1 2 and 3 on council also on ballot Lionel Gonzales unopposed in District 1 Daniel Elizardo faces Richard E Perry in District 2 Ernest Panda faces Ray Cargill Lee Polls page 2
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Meadow
Wellman
Brownfield City Hall
West Broadway
Meadow City Hall
Wellman School
Sam Terry
Graham Swain
Floyd Camp
Lionel Gonzales
Daniel Elizardo
Richard E. Perry
Ernest Panda
Ray Cargill Lee
BCISD moves to settle teacher pay plan this week
BCISD administrators finalize a plan to compensate teachers for summer staff development time under TEA rules. A May 4 meeting will review guidelines awaiting school board approval. The district aims to provide two full days and one half day or five afternoons before year end. Nancy Cooper pressed for action in January citing silence from administration.
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Raymond Holguin
Texas Education Association
Brownfield Independent
Pinson
Rusty Andrews
Nancy Cooper
Terry County Teachers Association
Colonial Heights
Cooper
Four County Co op track day set at Cub Stadium
The Four County Special Services Co op will hold its annual track and field day at 10 a.m. this Friday at Cub Stadium in Brownfield. The Sprints event assists handicapped students from Brownfield and nine other districts, coordinated by Four County Co op staff with volunteers from civic groups. Proceeds from a crafting sale by the Training Center fund the Sprints. donations support the effort with a Brownfield address for contributions.
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Four County Special Services Co-op
Cub Stadium
Brownfield
Denver City
Loop
O'Donnell
Plains
Seagrasses
Seminole
Tahoka
Union
Wellman
Four County
Four County Co-op
Carlton Buesing
Tahoka Road
Transfer deadline set for school district transfers
Parents must complete transfer forms by Friday to move children from their resident district to another. Forms are available at the School Administration Building, 601 Tahoka Rd.
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Tahoka Rd
Marker ceremony set in Tokio for old schoolhouse site
Former Tokio Community residents teachers and friends invited to a ceremony at 3 p m this Sunday dedicating a historical marker on the old schoolhouse site. A reception will follow.
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Tokio
Amnesty deadline set at Kendrick Memorial Library
Card-holders with long overdue books must contact Kendrick Memorial Library staff before the amnesty ends this Friday. After Friday overdue charges rise, with the maximum fine continuing until it matches the book’s cost.
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Kendrick Memorial Library
Brownfield News wins fifth consecutive TSTA Bell award
The Texas State Teachers Association honored the Brownfield News in Dallas for Outstanding Continuous Coverage in the Semi weekly small market. Publisher Lynn Brisendine received the School Bell from TSTA President Olivia Besterio at a ceremony during the 113th annual convention.
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Terry County Teachers Association
TSTA
Lynn Brisendine
Texas State Teachers Association
Brownfield News
Dallas
Olivia Besterio
Brisendine
Brownfield Tsta
Nancy Cooper
Julie Combes
Mary Jane O'Daniel
Arcilia
Elizardo
Commissioners hire attorney to litigate federal lawsuit
Terry County commissioners hired El Paso attorney Luther Jones to represent the county in any future federal litigation after a local plaintiff, Emily Perez, challenged the March 10 primary election for redistricting voidness due to lack of DOJ pre clearance. Jones is associated with redistricting planner Mark Turnbaugh. The decision followed an executive session as County Clerk Ann Willis noted the suit had been filed but cit ation not yet served.
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Kelly Sinclair
Lubbock
Terry County
Luther Jones
el Paso
Rolando Rios
Emily Perez
U.S. Department of Justice
Jones
Mark Turnbaugh
Commissioners’ Court
Ann Willis
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Kevin Morrow
Pat O'Daniel
Carol Mason
Rob McGuire
Charlene Paul
Leslie McPherson
Nancy Hollmann
Janna Farrar
Taylor
Randy Wood
Larry Fryer
John Heckler
Tony Dyer
Jay Andrews
BCISD
Jack Pinson
The
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Arcilia Elizardo
Dallas Morning News
Joseph Garcia
Corpus Christi Caller- Times
Tsta Bell
Clara Lucille Ramirez
Public Health Department
Ramirez
Jimmie Berryhill
Harvey Smith
Doug Ryburn
Bill Keesee
First National Bank
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