Candidates set to begin filing Monday for local races
Citizens pursue May 2 elections across Brownfield Meadow Wellman Union and related districts. Vying posts include Brownfield mayor and three council seats, Meadow mayor and two at large seats, Brownfield and Meadow school boards, with Wellman Union seven member board elections. Filing runs through March 18 in city and district offices.
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Terry Memorial Hospital
South Plains
Brownfield City
George Cox
Alvin Mirll
Gilbert Garza
Larry Vowell
Brownfield
Mary Jo Collins
Dale Wylie
Melvin West
Johnny Gregg
Jerry Lilies
Meadow City Hall
Brownfield School Board
Brownfield School
Candelario Davila
Clara Garza
Bob Simpson
BCISD
Tohoka Road
Wellman-Union
Jackie Burris
Randy Simpson
Eddie Garza
G.W. Dill
Patsy Jones
Mike Gee
Clay Neill
Wellman Union
Meadow School Board
County eyes Thriftway site for Terry County Jail
Terry County Commissioners secured an option to buy the old Thriftway Supermarket on Tohoka Road for possible jail use. The two-day session trimmed bids to two architects for interview on Feb 19, and a public meeting was set to answer citizens questions about the jail project.
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Terry County
Thriftway
Tohoka Road
Doug Ryburn
Danny Butler
Dinosaur Valley Construction, Inc
Glen Rose
Holt
Moore
Butler
Brownfield News
Brownfield
Dick Fletcher
Earl Elrod
Fletcher
Commissioners Court
Turn signal law and public manners stir strong feelings
The column riffs on long walks and hitting with a stick as punishment for civic rudeness. The author cites a traffic law about signaling and envisions sticks for offenses such as diaper littering, spitting gum, dumping ashtrays, and blocking aisles, urging public shaming yet noting he does not advocate real violence.
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Wendensday
Singapore
Search continues to replace Brownfield Police Dept head
The Brownfield Police Chief position remains vacant after Bill Avera resigned in January to pursue private business in Dallas. City Manager Dick Fletcher said the search is in early stages with several newspaper ads and inquiries for applications. Interim Chief Roy Rice, in his second stint, has led the department and will remain in charge for about three months while candidates are built into files and April interviews proceed.
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Mitch Ward
Brownfield
Bill Avera
Dick Fletcher
Avera
Dallas
Fletcher
Roy Rice
Rice
Roy
Sgt. Mike Bean Named New CID Detective in Brownfield
Mike Bean, a six year Brownfield Police Department veteran, becomes CID Detective Sergeant replacing Patrol Sergeant Jeff Rolan who returns to patrol. Interim Chief Roy Rice notes frequent internal rotations to broaden experience. Bean, a former patrolman and field training officer, earned the Intermediate Peace Officer Certificate and will receive the Advanced Certificate in March. he and wife Pam have son Shawn.
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Mike Bean
Brownfield
Bean
Jeff Rolan
Roy Rice
CID
Pam
Shawn
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Wellman and Union School
Dis
Riky Streety
Steve Taylor
Brownfield City Electric Line
East Tate
Gillham Drive
Thriftway Building
Brad Moore
Holts
Oklahoma
Lynn Brisendine
Search
Brownfield Police Dept
Sgt
Brownfield Noon Lions Club
Brownfield Senior Citizen Center
Noon Lions/Rotary Club
John Franks
Patsy Campbell
Lions Club
Earl Brown Jr
BHS
Eddie Hooper
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