31 Dec 1997
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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1997
Page
1
Prospective entrants in the Democratic and Republican primaries must file by Friday to run for six county offices. The deadline tightens as contenders rush to complete filings and declare intent for the upcoming elections.
The Brownfield News will close Thursday for New Year’s Day, opening Friday at 8 30 a.m. The deadline for the Sunday January 4 edition remains 12 p.m. Friday. The district clerk also closes at 6 p.m. Friday.
Lynn Brisendine reflects on 1997 in Brownfield Texas highlighting the cotton industry’s woes from the boll weevil and plummeting cotton prices, the rise of peanuts as a new crop, and local city council tensions. The piece notes statewide political retirements and potential legislative shifts, ending with optimism for a better 1998.
Elizabeth Link spent 27 years in Brownfield School System before retiring in 1989 yet stays active in band booster work with her husband David and their son Aaron Link in the high school band program. She serves as bandparent caller for juniors and seniors, helping line up concession stand shifts and booster meetings while enjoying time with younger parents.
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