Seagraves Whiteface Lubbock rail line links to Brownfield
Raymond Holguin reports on the Seagraves Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad Co regional office in Brownfield highlighting rail freight advantages. Supervisors Rick Jany and Larry Harris discuss cost and capacity benefits of rail over trucks, noting trains carry large loads though slower and serve areas not reached by road. The SW&LR hauled roughly 200 cars of freight last season, worth about $2 million, funding upkeep and upgrades.
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Raymond Holguin
Seagraves, Whiteface and Lubbock Railroad Co
Brownfield
Lubbock
South Plains
Rick Jany
Sw&lr
Jany
Larry Harris
Harris
United States
Jang
Jane
Southwest Micro Furlishing at 2627 E Yandel El Paso TX
A notice records a business listing for Southwest Micro Furlishing located at 2627 East Yandel in El Paso Texas 79903 dated December 30 1999. The brief item notes the address and city state for the business in a compact local notice style.
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Southwest Micro
E. Yandel
el Pasotx
Water district seeks loan applications for irrigation upgrades
The South Plains Underground Water Conservation District will accept applications for its Agricultural Water Conservation Equipment Loan Program from Sept. 1 to Nov. 1. Loans cover new or used center pivot systems and sprinkler packages with terms up to seven years for new pivots and five years for used pivots. Down payments are 20 percent for new pivots and 25 percent for used pivots, with a fixed rate 1 percent above the district’s own rate. Loan money expected Feb. 14, 1994. Packet availability at 802 Tohoka Road.
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South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Spuwcd
Water District
Tohoka Road
Brownfield’s first woman firefighter shares life and service
Patty Rowe discusses her volunteer firefighting role in Brownfield, balancing station duties with work for disadvantaged youths at the West Texas Children's Assessment Center. She recalls joining after years with the auxiliary, earning respect from male colleagues, and noting 24 hour on call coverage with three paid drivers and many volunteers.
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Patty Rowe
West Texas Children's Assessment Center
Brownfield
Rowe
Dennis
Brownfield students face changes in state tests this year
Brownfield CISD students take multiple exams to gauge state and national standing. The district notes changes to the Norm Reference Assessment Program of Texas and the TAAS. the NAPT may become optional while TAAS criteria shift. Officials weigh continuing the NAPT as AEIS reforms loom.
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Raymond Holguin
Brownfield
CISD
Texas
Jeanette Awbrey
BCISD
Awbrey
AEIS
Skip
Meno
West Texas column pokes fun at pop culture and NASA
A West Texas writer wades through tabloid headlines about Michael Jackson Michael Jordan Burt Reynolds Lonnie Anderson Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and NASA. The piece ridicules sensationalism cites the FBI in terrorism cases and muses on lost space assets while sparking playful calls to expose tabloids and pursue big stories.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Jordan
Burt Reynolds
Lonnie Anderson
Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman
NASA
Mars
West
Texas
Jackson
Jordan
Burt
Lonnie
Omar Abel-Rahman
United States
Egypt
West Texas
FBI
World Trade Center
Everett Dirkson
Elvis
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Nation
Greg Keesee
Terry County
Keesee
Lloyd Hahn
Johnson
Todd Cypert
Meadow Farmers Co-op
Brownfield State Bank
Jay Andrews
Lynn Brisendine
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