Brownfield Council keeps 1984 tax rate at 48 cents
Brownfield City Council voted to retain the 1984 property tax rate at 48 cents per hundred dollars assessed value, keeping a 94 percent collection rate and projecting $687,326 in revenue while planning $669,011 for the 1984-85 budget. They discussed Gillham Park development with the county, tabled Energas franchise readings, and urged opposition to proposed Texas fire standards. Nominations open for Terry County agricultural awards on Sept 20 Farm Tour with Aug 31 deadline.
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Brownfield
Dick Fletcher
Tee Council
Leon Speed
Gillham Park
Speed
Park Board
George Sommers
Energas
Terry County
Soil Conservation Service Office
Chamber of Commerce
Public meeting set on Brownfield tax hike
Brownfield school trustees plan a public hearing August 13 to hear citizens’ views on a proposed nearly eight percent tax increase over 1983 84. After the hearing, the board will meet August 20 to adopt the 1984 85 tax rate and budget, amid questions over Thursday night’s proposed rate and the impact of House Bill 72.
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Brownfield
James Willis
Willis
Don Hendley
Brenda Rudd
Tom Hardy
Sam Chaffin
Perry Lockett
Duane Moss
BIS Board
Texas
Brownfield Athletic Booster Club
Cubs
Fficers
Coker Lassiter
Steve Ellis
Jane Lassiter
Secr
Margaret Chaffin
West Texas concerns echo across state drought and taxes
The letter decries perceived state neglect of West Texas water and agricultural problems while noting a drought swing that shifts frustration to the rest of Texas. It urges understanding, warns against relaxations, and calls for broader attention to regional moisture issues and policy impacts.
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West Texas
Texas
Immunization Clinic Thursday at South Plains Health Depart
Parents wishing to immunize children before school may attend Thursday August 9 from 1 to 4 p.m. at 919 E Main. The next clinic is September 13 after school starts. Bring updated immunization records to enter school.
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South Plains Health Department
E. Main
Brownfield BHS Band Opens Fall Season With Meet and Howdy
Brownfield High School's Spirit of the Plains band kicks off fall activities with a 7 p.m. officers and squad meeting led by Director Rob Lovett. The full band including freshmen will gather at 8 p.m. in the High School Commons for a Howdy party and ice cream supper.
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Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
Rob Lovett
39 Years Later Terry County Man Remembers 509th
H L King, a Terry County farmer, recalls his World War II service with the 509th Composite Group. He describes joining in 1945 and the secrecy at Wendover Field Utah as the team prepared to drop history’s first atomic bombs, a mission King believes saved lives. Page 14.
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Gerel
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
Terry County
H.L
Hub
509Th Composite Group
Air Force
Lincoln
Nebraska
Wendover Field
Utah
Nevada-Utah
Nebraska Air Base
Wendover
King
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Willie Mark Joplin
John Deere
Jesus Manuel Acosta
Acosta
Ford
Ware
BRMC
Brownfield City Council
Farm Award
By Garry Peebles
BISD
J.O. Burnett, Jr
Hendley
Cub Boosters
San Marcos
Cub
Lisa Little
Mr. Cub
Janet Mowell
Tara Muldrow
Sandra Jordan
Martha Jones
Leanne Speed
Paige McCutcheon
BHS
Terry Man
Garry Peebles
Ain
509Th
Hub] King
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