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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1992
Page
1
Lynn Brisendine offers a reflective holiday column musing on political ambiguity and aging. The piece weaves an anecdote about an if by whiskey speech from Florida governor Fuller Warren with a personal weathering of age. It closes urging safe driving to support Brownfield and Terry County's progress into the 1990s.
An OCR fragment shows a pricing line for a local ad listing East Yandell Drive Paso TX and a price of 79 cents, likely a classified sale item or small business promotion.
Brownfield High School band members compete in West Texas Small School Band Auditions in Sundown for a chance to join the Texas Music Educators Association All-State Band. Ten BHS students placed in Shallowater December 14. finalists advance to area, with winners performing in San Antonio at the TMEA convention.
A new fall program connects Meadow Wellman Union Brownfield and Kendrick Memorial Library systems to share 66 000 titles. Any resident with a valid library card can use the computer catalog regardless of student status. The Texas State Library grant funded hardware and software joining the six libraries and a public library in a shared resources agreement.
Terry County shows a November unemployment rate of 4.6 percent, the lowest in four months, with 250 of 5,446 in the labor force jobless. Among South Plains counties, only four report lower rates, led by Yoakum and Gaines at around 3.1 to 3.4 percent.
News briefs note a city council meeting on Thursday and a filing deadline approaching. The page also mentions church listings and obituaries as part of the community notices.
In the last regular session Terry County Commissioners paused action on an incentive package for the proposed prison project. County Judge Doug Ryburn said the delay aims to gather cost data on a perimeter road that could feature in the package. No meeting date is set yet.
Brownfield city councilmen will gather in regular session at 7:30 a.m. Thursday to issue notice to proceed on the water and sewer project and discuss a resolution to transfer land close roads and respond to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice RFP concerns.
The filing period ends Thursday for candidates seeking seats in Terry County primaries including County Commissioners No 1 and 3, Tax Assessor-Collector, Constable, Sheriff, County Attorney and District Judge. Republicans chaired by James Evans and Democrats by Joe Sears. Spring primaries slated for March 10 with potential delay over statewide districting. last day to register is February 9.
Don Robertson announces run for County Commissioner Precinct 3 in Terry County. He has lived in Terry County 33 years and runs an electrical contracting business for 21 years with his wife Carol. Robertson cites Terry County and Brownfield as good places to raise a family and to give back.
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