Andrews County Landfill Project Draws Industry Attention
Utah firm buys Andrews County land for a large hazardous landfill amid years of permitting battles and topographic studies. Proponents tout an aquiferless site over red bed strata and oil industry expertise as ideal for waste disposal while rivals threaten competition. A Reese AFB closure debate in Lubbock prompts similar regional concerns and calls for varied local resource use and growth.
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Andrews County
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Andrews
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Reese
$500 Reward Offered for Ayburn Finn Station Robbery Suspect
Brownfield police seek a 6-3, 230 to 250 pound black male in a knife point robbery at Ayburn Finn Station on Tohoka Road around 10:30 p.m. Saturday. A $500 reward is offered by Brownfield Crime Line for tips leading to arrest. call 637-7878 with information.
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Ayburn Finn
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Tohoka Road
Brownfield Crime Line
Brownfield Harvest Festival countdown begins with Roaring Twenties theme
The 1996 Brownfield Harvest Festival, sponsored by the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce, kicks off next week with The Roaring Twenties. Activities start with the Harvest Festival Queen Pageant on Thursday at Brownfield Middle School Auditorium. The parade on Saturday runs from downtown to Terry County Park, featuring floats, foods, crafts, exhibits, and prize drawings including Brownfield Bucks and a $1,500 grand prize trip. Local groups are urged to prepare booths and sign up for parade participation or entertainment, with guidelines available from the Chamber at 637-2564.
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Kim Churchwell
Laura Mackey
Terry County
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National Guard Armory
Phitheater
Chamber
Jamie Greenfield
Greenfield
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield boosters host supper before football game
The Brownfield High School Spirit of the Plains Band Boosters hold a Friday supper from 4:30 to 7:30 PM at Oak Grove School Cafeteria. Ahead of the Brownfield Cubs versus Slaten Tigers game at Cub Stadium at 7:30 PM, the menu includes fried steak, potatoes, green beans, rolls, cobbler, and iced tea. Carry-out is available. tickets are $6 at the door.
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Hasie Declares Run for Texas Senate District 28
Lubbock Republican Monte Hasie, former Lubbock ISD board member and current State Board of Education member, announced a bid for Texas Senate District 28 to fill the seat left by John Montford after his resignation to become Chancellor of Texas Tech University. Hasie, a Senior Vice-President for Investments at Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, holds a bachelor’s in civil engineering from Texas Tech and served on the LISD Board from 1976 to 1988.
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Monte Hasie
Texas State Senate
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Lubbock Isd
State Board of Education
John Montford
Texas Tech University
Rauscher Pierce Reisnes
Texas Tech
Good Neighbor Eldon Jobe Returns to Brownfield as Assistant
Eldon Jobe, long time oil industry worker from West Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma, comes home to Brownfield last spring as administrative assistant to City Manager Dick Fletcher. He oversees ordinances and grants, handles administrative tasks, and carries out city council policies while balancing family life with farming and bird hunting. Jobe, a Texas Tech graduate and Red Raider fan, enjoys golf and racquetball though Brownfield lacks courts. He met his wife in Midland and the couple has two sons, J.J. and Trenton.
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Eldon Jobe
West Texas
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Oklahoma
Brownfield
Dick Fletcher
Jobe
Fletcher
Midland
Amarillo
Vivian
J.J
Trenton
Oil & Gas
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Houston
Brownfield Sees 1.69 Inches Rain in September
The monthly weather report shows Brownfield's official September rainfall at 1.69 inches, dominated by 1.34 inches on Sept 18, plus .19 on Sept 13 and .11 on Sept 15. Through nine months in 1996, total rainfall stands at 17.45 inches, 1.45 inches above the 16.0 inch normal. High temp reached 92 degrees on Sept 23–24. low at 39 degrees on Sept 28–29.
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