County Commissioners approve four precinct maintenance equipment bids
The Terry County Commission approved four Caterpillar maintainers for all precincts at bids from West Texas Equipment, totaling about 37.9k to 38.9k per unit with trade-ins. They also approved a Yellowhouse bid for a Walden sweeper at 5,680 with options, while Bee Equipment offered 4,850 but lacked cab and longer delivery. The court also approved retroactive retirement pay for District Judge Kelly Moore and reviewed youth stock show barn needs with the Terry County Young Farmers seeking cemented floors and more space.
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Terry County Commissioners Court
West Texas Equipment Company
Precinct 1
Precinct 2
Precinct 3
Precinct 4
Yellowhouse Machinery
Walden
Yellowhouse
Bee
Kelly Moore
Moore
Dwayne Pruitt
Terry County Young Farmers Group
Andy Timmons
Wellman
Farewell to James Roberts Editor of Andrews County News
Lynn Brisendine remembers James Warren Roberts of Andrews as a war veteran editor and publisher, a trusted mentor and West Texas pioneer. He led the paper from 1950, wrote a front page column for decades, and valued autonomy and shared ownership, shaping a lifetime of local journalism and community trust.
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Texas
James Warren Roberts
Andrews
James Roberts
Andrews County
James
West Texas
Roberts
Anzio
Italy
Brownfield News
Cotton market bears down on world excess supply
A market specialist notes excess cotton in the U S and globally keeps prices under pressure. NJN Cotton Co. Inc. co owner Nancy Wade explains prices at 57 75 per bale and outlines farmers turning to call options as a grim, bear dominated market persists with weak positive signals and disappointing export sales.
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Garry Peebles
Cotton Market Weekly
U.S
Nancy Wade
NJN Cotton Co. Inc
Wade
Name In The News A Good Neighbor
Jamie Shipp is one of Brownfield's three band directors, serving 19 years in public schools and a total of 29 years in music education. She and her husband Bill, plus director Richard Herrera, team teach BHS and BMS, balancing long hours with time at home. The couple praises community and school support as essential to a thriving program, while Shipp recalls music as a lifelong passion from childhood.
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Garry Peebles
BHS
BMS
Jamie Shipp
Shipp
Brownfield
Bill
Jamie
Richard Herrera
Brownfield Announces Christmas Tree Drop Off Sites
City officials list multiple tree drop sites across Brownfield including North Cedar 100 block North A and Lanny streets 500 block North Third near Jake Geron Park and South Fifth and Buckley Streets. Trees will be collected through February. City landfill will close on Christmas and New Year’s Day. Call City Hall at 637 4547 for details.
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Brownfield
North Cedar
North A
Lanny Streets
North Third
Jake Geron
South Fifth
Buckley Streets
City Hall
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Terry County Angel Tree Group
Terry County Adult Probation Office
Angel Tree
Ann Willis
Jerry Johnson
Probation Department
Wayne McKim
Serena Elmore
Lynn Brisendine
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