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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 2007
Page
1
A year in review recounts Brownfield Church of Christ reopening after a prior fire, a planned new pool and golf course, a drought and a bumper cotton crop near 308000 bales. A devastating June sandstorm caused multiple injuries and a death, while the CRMWA Bond Issue advances water security.
A June 22 sandstorm in Terry County caused several vehicle crashes near Brownfield on Highway 62 82 and U S 380. One person died when Lubbock man James Arthur Brown sideswiped a scene, while two others were critically injured in a separate collision amid high winds and near zero visibility.
Terry County wrapped up its third highest annual bale total in March as the West Gin finished work bringing the total to 308,630 bales. The top two years were 1995-96 with 329,800 and 2003-04 with 319,000. Individual gin totals: Lone Star Ag 46,344. Needmore Gin 51,312. Southwest Cotton Growers 54,563. Terry County Co-op Gin 76,784. West Gin 30,047. Meadow Co-op Gin 49,580.
Brownfield City Council approved participation in a CRMWA Bond issue on March 2. The move commits roughly $90,000 yearly for 20 years to service debt and approves plan to buy 300,000 acres of Panhandle water rights for Brownfield and other CRMWA members.
Brownfield City Council pursued a recreation development including a new pool, 18 hole golf course, and baseball softball fields. Parkhill Smith Cooper prepared bids for March while demolition of the old pool and new construction aimed for April 2007, with completion set for summer 2008. A golf course designer was also engaged to draft concrete plans.
Brownfield city officials and residents joined a May 6 dedication ceremony for Hamilton Park located on the Y between Levelland and Lubbock highways. Congressman Randy Neugebauer and Sheryl Santos attended as guests. The event opened with a luncheon at First Baptist Church for over 250 attendees and featured Oak Grove Elementary Choir performances and a Hamilton Park history slideshow.
In spring 2006 the Brownfield Church of Christ prepared to open its new building on Lubbock Road, replacing the 2004 fire damaged structure. Pastor Derek McNamara noted spiritual growth from the rebuild as final construction edges toward completion, with services hoped to begin within weeks.
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