BHS Choir members advance to state meet
Brownfield High School choir students Laura Johnson Lori Rodriguez and Joe Howard qualified for the state competition after performing at District XVI Solo and Ensemble at Coronado High School in Lubbock. Director Cheryl Davis noted Class I is the hardest and judges rate performances accordingly.
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Brownfield High School
Lubbock Coronado High School
Lori Rodriguez
Joe Howard
Laura Johnson
Cheryl Davis
Fitzgerald earns All District honors in girls basketball
Brownfield senior Arlene Fitzgerald is named to District 3-3A girls basketball team after averaging 10.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per game for a 13-16 team. She also stood out with 47 steals and 20 assists, while junior Charla Durham earns honorable mention.
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Brownfield
Arlene Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Charla Durham
Brownfield tax rebate shows February decline
Brownfield's February 1990 one percent sales tax rebate fell 11.51 percent from February 1989 despite a prior January upswing of 9.87 percent. February 1990 rebate totaled $55,016.74 versus $62,174.78 in February 1989, reflecting a roller coaster trend in local revenue.
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Brownfield
Debates on Equity and Tax Collection in Education
Participants express concerns about centralized decisions and stress the need for equity. They advocate statewide equal education while maintaining district level tax collection fairness, noting disparities from 75 to 90 percent.
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Roy Edwards
Linda Owens
Pioneer newswoman Eva Sears services set
Long time Brownfield resident Eva Sears 85 died at home after a lengthy illness Services are planned for 2 p m Saturday at First Baptist Church of Brownfield with Rev Ray Cunningham and Rev Kenneth Flowers officiating Burial will be in Terry County Memorial Cemetery Brownfield Funeral Home directed Honorary ministers include several area pastors Sears was born in Henderson on Nov 17 1904 moved to Haskell then Terry County in 1921 She married Kellie Sears in 1922 They farmed Gomez Community until his death in 1974 She retired as Brownfield Public Schools cafeteria manager and for over 65 years wrote as Brownfield News correspondent She was active 1977 88 as a Pink Lady for Brownfield Regional Medical Center Auxiliary Survivors include four sons a brother four sisters 13 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren Pallbearers listed The family requests memorials to charity or Gomez Baptist Church
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First Baptist Church of
Brownfield
Ray Cunningham
Gomez Baptist Church
Kenneth Flowers
Henderson
Haskell
Terry County
Gomez
Kellie Sears
Gomez Community
Sears
Brownfield Public Schools
Brownfield News
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Eva Sears, longtime Gomez County newspaper volunteer dies
In a personal tribute Lynn Brisendine recalls Eva Sears, who served at the paper from 1925 until recently, delivering hospital names and obituaries, tending greenery, and keeping gossip alive. For 65 years she was a faithful presence, a true newspaper character, and the heart of the publication. ERA, you're fired.
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Lynn Brisendine
Eva Sears
Era
Sears
Eva
Gomez Extension Club
Gomez Baptist Church
Terry County
Spelling Bee Set for March 13 in Brownfield Board Room
The Terry County Spelling Bee is scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 13, in the Brownfield School Board room with Union, Brownfield Middle, and Brownfield Intermediate participating. Pronouncer Leonora Cawthon and judges Linda Floyd, Melody Pauling, and Charles Taylor will officiate. Brownfield Intermediate hosts at 10 a.m. March 2, Brownfield Middle at 1:15 p.m. March 5. Union See Bee.
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Terry County
Brownfield School Board
Union School
Brownfield Middle School
Brownfield Intermediate School
Leonora Cawthon
Linda Floyd
Melody Pauling
Charles Taylor
Union See
News Briefs Obituaries and Sports Classifieds
Briefs from the paper cover obituaries and sports items, with additional sections for classifieds and Scouts. Page references note where to find each item across pages 3 9 11 12 15 and 16.
Oak Grove Elementary Principal Named Finalist for Administrator of the Year
Chuck Hargrave, principal at Oak Grove Elementary, is among three finalists for Administrator of the Year chosen by the Association of Texas Professional Educators. The winner is to be announced in March during the state convention in Houston. The Terry County Historical Commission plans a Texas Independence commemoration at 2 p.m. Friday, March 2, in the Terry County Courthouse lobby with a toast. The Texas Declaration of Independence was signed at Washington-on-the-Brazos on March 2, 1836.
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Chuck Hargrave
Oak Grove Elementary
Association of Texas Professional Educators
Houston
Terry County
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Davis
Howard
Vittoria
Johnson
Haydn
Chloe Liddell
Diana Gonzalez
Sandy Bridges
Pioneer
Kellie) Sears
Terry County Memorial Cemetery
Brownfield Funeral Home
J.L. Bass
Jack Garrett
First Christian Church
Bob Reynolds
Brownfield Church of Christ
Cletus Caswell
Union Baptist Church
R.K. Shepherd
First Baptist Church
Tom Hall
Challis Baptist Church
That Country Church
O'Dell Sears
Earnest Sears
Snyder
Earl Sears
Memphis
Tenn
Kellie Mack Sears
Plainview
Edd C. McLeroy
Dimmitt
Vivian
James) Stone
Rena
Frank) Bozeman
Lubbock
Iva Lee
Alvis) Patton
Vanita
Louie) Dendy
Moses Lake
Wash
Robert E. Sears
Abilene
David D. Sears
Los Angeles
Calif
Joe Sears
Timothy Goldsmith
Memphis, Tenn
Weldon Sears
Clarendon
Chris Roberts
Levelland
Gregory Sears
Texas Tech
Cub
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