Fugitive Palmer arrested in Lubbock on cocaine and marijuana charges
Howard Palmer III, 34, a Brownfield man wanted since September 11 for possession of cocaine, was nabbed December 24 after bondsman alerted police. He was found hiding in a T-Mart closet with two others in a vehicle containing marijuana. Palmer had six warrants and had vanished after a cigarette break at Terry County Court.
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Josie Schlink
Lubbock
Howard Palmer III
T-Mart
Parkway Drive
Palmer
John Caspell
LPD
Caspell
Oldsmobile
Brownfield
Local candidate Alan Bayer seeks Terry County Judge post
Alan Bayer announces Democratic Primary candidacy for Terry County Judge. He cites 20 years as Terry County Auditor and 30 plus years in accounting. Bayer highlights public service roles including Brownfield Lions president, Meadow ISD board chair, MISD board member, and past Texas Baver involvement.
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Alan Bayer
Terry County
Commissioners’ Court
Brownfield Noon Lions
Brownfield
American Heart Association
Meadow
The
Texas Baver
Chidester Seeks Precinct One Commissioner Post
Jess Chidester announces his candidacy for Precinct One Commissioner. He notes roots in Lubbock County born 1900, moved to New Mexico, settled in Brownfield in 1957 after college, then joined the Postal Service in 1958 and started his own insurance business in 1975, going full time in 1980 to serve farmers, businesses, and all citizens.
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Jess Chidester
Precinct One
Lubbock County
New Mexico
Homestead
Brownfield
Ohio
Texas Tech
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Paper n Ink reflections on world leaders and US assassinations
The columnist muses on modern politics, noting Benazir Bhutto and a pattern of political murder. He recalls four U.S. presidents assassinated in office Lincoln Garfield McKinley Kennedy and discusses multiple attempted assassinations by reflecting on Theodore Roosevelt Franklin Roosevelt and Harry S Truman.
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Lynn Brisendine
Pakistan
Benazir Bhutto
Vietnam
Egypt
Israel
India
Abraham Lincoln
John Kennedy
United States
McKinley
James A. Garfield
William McKinley
U.S
Andrew Jackson
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
Brownfield launches adult literacy classes with community support
Brownfield begins free literacy classes after Jan 1 with help from Literacy Lubbock and First United Methodist Church. Coordinator Eloise Franklin recalls a neighbor's struggle and says many students are focused on family duties rather than schooling. Tutors are sought in Brownfield, Meadow, and Wellman. call 637-3184 or 637-4593 for info.
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First United Methodist Church
Charles Addington
Eloise Franklin
Brownfield
Literacy
Josie Schlink
Franklin
Louisiana
Fellowship Hall
Meadow
Wellman
Accident claims life of local man near Wellman
A local man Filiberto Campos, 52, died at 6:05 p.m. Wednesday after his 1996 Ford Ranger towing a 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix slid off U.S. 62 into a ditch on the Gaines County Terry County line. The tow rope broke, the pickup overturned 1.5 times, and Campos was ejected without a seat belt. no other vehicles were involved.
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Filiberto Campos
Wellman
Gaines County
Terry County
Mike McClure
Campos
U.S. 62
McClure
New Year's Drunk Driving Prompts Police DWI Warnings
Terry County Sheriff's Department, Department of Public Safety, and Brownfield Police plan heightened DWI patrols on New Year’s Eve 2008. Police Chief Tony Serbantez stresses dangers of drunk driving, noting arrests reduce fatality risk and that officers need probable cause to stop drivers.
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Terry County
Tony Serbantez
Serbantez
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