Safety tips for children home alone in Brownfield and nationwide
With school back in session many children are alone after classes. National estimates place up to 15 million ages 6 to 13 at home alone, including at least one million latchkey children in Texas. The piece lists practical steps on arriving home, key security, safety rules, emergency readiness, check-in routines, restrictions on visiting friends, and the value of parental engagement to reduce risks and reassure both children and parents.
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Brownfield CISD reports enrollment decline across grades
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District shows a total enrollment of 2,289, down 80 from 1995. Primary decreases occur in Colonial Heights Elementary and several middle and high school grades, while seventh grade rises and some Oak Grove and Intermediate numbers shift. Assistant Superintendent Jack Pinson notes no single pattern explains the drop and cites ongoing fluctuations complicating future projections.
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Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District
Brownfield
Brownfield High School
Colonial Heights Elementary
Brownfield Middle School
Oak Grove
Jack Pinson
Pinson
City rebates show mixed sales tax refunds across Brownfield
Brownfield collected 64146.56 in sales tax rebates from the Texas Comptroller for June filings, down 15.81 percent from a year ago. Meadow posted 625.01 for the month, a 2805 percent rise, while statewide rebates reached 206.9 million to 1,082 cities and 115 counties, up 2.2 percent from August 1995.
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State Comptroller
John Sharp
Meadow
Five Sentenced in 121st District Court by Judge Moore
Judge Moore handed down sentences to five subjects in the 121st District Court this week for guilty pleas or true findings. Martinez received four years with probation and strict conditions. Alcorta and Fabila had probation revoked for three and five years respectively. Solis got a two year state jail term, probated five years, with fines, restitution, jail time, and community service. Acevedo pled guilty to felony driving while intoxicated and received a two year probated sentence. Conditions include stays in Terry County, ignition interlock, license suspensions, and various fees.
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Kelly Moore
Arthur Fabilia
Andy Kupper
Levelland
Amelio Casteneda Martinez
Texas Department of Corrections
Martinez
Terry County
Christoval Alcorta
Alcorta
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Arthur Martinez Fabila, Jr
Fabila
Ray Joe Solis
Solis
Amarillo
Nazario Acevedo
Acevedo
Brownfield
CRTC
Stable condition for two Brownfield residents after heart attack
Two Brownfield residents, former City Manager Jake Geron and Charlie Price, owner of Charlie Price's Western Auto, are in stable condition at Lubbock Methodist Hospital. Geron had a double bypass surgery after a heart attack Sunday night and moved from ICU Thursday. Price remains in Rehab Unit after a stroke on August 8.
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Jake Geron
Charlie Price
Charlie Prices
Western Auto
Lubbock Methodist Hospital
Geron
Price
West
Weekly School Menu Snapshot
A partially listed school lunch menu shows Monday offerings of chili dogs pork beans vegetable sticks pineapple and milk with Tuesday items not provided. The readable items indicate a school cafeteria plan emphasizing hot protein dishes fruit and dairy.
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