Trustees To Consider 1983 School Tax Rate
The Brownfield School Board will meet in regular session to set the 1982-83 levy at 51.5 cents per $100, a 1.5 cent rise. The rate funds maintenance and debt service with expected $2,836,038 from local taxes, state funds $3,614,536, and miscellaneous revenue. Tax notices go out before Sept 1 with discounts for early payment and a Jan 31, 1983 deadline. The board will review accreditation, consider cafeteria price hikes, hire 10 new faculty, and accept two resignations.
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Brownfield
Jack Pinson
Texas Education Agency
Doyle Grubaugh
Michelle Smith
Terry County Tax Rates and Valuations for 1983 Compared
Brownfield News analyzes 1983 Terry County tax districts including hospital, county, city and school bodies. Valuations rose overall due to new oil, with Brownfield city adding new homes and businesses. Effective rates and projected levies are outlined, noting Meadow and Wellman districts pending rates.
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Terry County
Brownfield News
Meadow
J.O. Burnett Jr
Brownfield
City of Meadow
Wellman
Terry Memorial Hospital
Confederate Air Force to stage Panhandle air show at Terry County
The Panhandle West Texas Squadron of the Confederate Air Force plans an air show at Terry County Airport on August 28. Local residents will have a chance to see World War II type vintage aircraft that will have been restored and flown in demonstrations.
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Panhandle-West Texas
Confederate Air Force
Terry County
Brownfield Police raid nets beer cache and show planes
Brownfield police seized a large cache of beer during a raid at five residences on North 1st and Main Streets. The raid, with 152 cans of beer and 22 pints of liquor confiscated, occurred over a three day period with no public intoxication arrests. A Panhandle-West Texas air show at the airport will display about fifty planes, including a rare AML restored by the squadron and several wartime bombers and fighters. Admission is five dollars for adults, free for under 12.
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Brownfield
W. Main
Bob Noble
Panhandle-West Texas
CAF
West Texas
Noble
Reward Offered for Break-In at 910 E Broadway
The Brownfield Crime Line, Inc. offers 300 dollars for information leading to the arrest and indictment of the burglar or burglars in a residence burglary at 910 E Broadway. Entry was gained by removing a screen and entering through a bedroom window. No items were reported missing. The burglary occurred between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday August 6, 1982.
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Brownfield Crime Line, Inc
Alan Carter
Mesquite & Lanny
R. G
E. Buckley
Kennedy
E. Broadway
Terry County Grand Jury Indicts Eight
The Terry County Grand Jury met in summer session Thursday and handed down eight indictments for various offenses. Floyd Reed faces aggravated rape charges for forcing a Brownfield woman to have relations by threat on August 2. Timothy Gregg Kirby is indicted for theft in amounts from 200 to 10,000 dollars, with multiple alleged appropriations in early August 1981. Gregory Ray Finney is charged with burglary for entering Linda Salazar’s building on July 9, 1982. Christopher P. Waitman is indicted for theft for a May 10, 1982 incident involving a 25 inch color TV. David Pina Martinez faces a theft charge in the same filing. The section ends with “See Grand Jury” on Page 4.
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Terry County
Floyd Reed
Reed
Brownfield
Timothy Gregg Kirby
Kirby
Frank Barham
Barham
Anita Meyers
Eva Zamora
Gregory Ray Finney
Finney
Linda Salazar
Christopher P. Waitman
Brownfield Receives Pedestrian Safety Citation
Brownfield earned the Pedestrian Safety Citation from the Panhandle Plains Auto Club for preventing pedestrian fatalities and injuries and for outstanding pedestrian safety programs. The award is among 287 top citations from AAA clubs in the 43rd annual Pedestrian Protection Program, with over 2,790 cities and 29 states participating in the prior year survey.
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Brownfield
Panhandle Plains Auto Club
AAA
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Lamesa
Lou Daniel
Frank Dallas
Wellman and Meadow
West Brownfield
Department
Daniel
Crime Line Information, Inc
Terry County Grand Jury
Alex Cabrera
David Pina Martinez
Martinez
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