Terry County primaries see filing deadline for March 14
Filing for the March 14 2000 Democratic and Republican primaries closed at 6 pm with candidates named for Precinct One and Three Commissioner Sheriff County Attorney Justice of the Peace District Judge Tax Assessor-Collector and Constable. Listed contenders include Earl Brown Jr Don Robertson Jerry Johnson Darwin Huston G Dwayne Pruitt Frank Lacy Rochelle Martin Evelyn Dalton Lynn Mills Mike Bennett Gail Gilbreath Darwin Cargill Kelly Moore Kenneth Tuttle James Evans Dan Day.
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Earl Brown, Jr
Don Robertson
Terry County
Jerry Johnson
Darwin Huston
G. Dwayne Pruitt
Frank Lacy
Rochelle Martin
Evelyn Dalton
Lynn Mills
Mike Bennett
Gail Gilbreath
Darwin Cargill
Kelly Moore
Year end wrap up highlights six months of 1999
Blake Decker edits a two part year end wrap up covering the second half of 1999. The article notes Brownfield City Council open hearing on North Texas CableComm service issues including weather outages poor channel quality and weak customer service. It also covers interlocal sharing for water districts Gaines County WHP mapping progress and a 13 year sentence for a Meadow stabbing case.
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Blake Decker
North Texas CableComm
South Plains
Commissioners reject idea for restoration grant
Terry County Commissioners unanimously refused to apply for a Texas Historic Commission courthouse restoration grant after a December 27 meeting with Parkhill Smith Cooper. They argued a $62 000 prework master plan was unnecessary without guaranteed funding and noted grant committee regional bias and the county must provide 15 percent match. Judge Doug Ryburn said renovation is needed but the grant route is not the solution.
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Terry County
Texas Historic Commission
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper Engineering
Doug Ryburn
Texas
Ryburn
City Council to open bids on PC computer
The Brownfield City Council will open bids for a new computer system for the Police Department at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday. The agenda includes adopting a fire suppression and services agreement with the Brownfield Volunteer Fire Department, discussing Energas billing, a resolution to transfer unencumbered appropriation balances, and an update from the Terry County Brownfield Recreation Council.
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Brownfield
Terry County-Brownfield Recreation Council
Name in the News: Truman DuBose retires park supervisor post
Garry Peebles profiles Truman DuBose who ends a 12 year run as Terry County Park Maintenance Supervisor. He praises colleagues and inmate crews, notes park duties across multiple sites, and recalls a major lake renovation in Gilliam Park completed with heavy equipment and help from Jim Rudd inmates.
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Garry Peebles
Truman DuBose
DuBose
Terry County
Jim Rudd
Coleman Park
Brownfield
Y2K celebrations end without global catastrophe
Lynn Brisendine reviews the Y2K turn of the century, noting minimal glitches and a peaceful global celebration. Governments, businesses, and individuals spent on upgrades, with events from Paris to Times Square marking the moment. The piece praises restraint and cooperation, highlighting orderly crowds and spectacular displays.
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Paris
ABC
Peter Jennings
Australia
New Guinea
Japan
China
Russia
Greece
France
England
Eiffel Tower
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Brad Moore
Serena McKee
Mary Jo Collins
Eldon Jobe
Roy Rice
Kenneth Tuttle
He ”” Sears
James Evans
Dan Day
Brownfield City
Lee Arrington
High Plains
Christopher Thomas Justice
Lubbock
Meadow
Moore
Brownfield Independent
BCISD
Charles Harrison
Durham Transportation of
Wolfforth
American State Bank
Tohoka Highway
ASB
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Enoch Stuart Park
Terry County Livestock Barn
Oak Grove Park
Howell Lake
Terry County Airport
West Texas
Gilliam Park
Lynn Brisendine
Times Square
Big Apple
Chicago
New Orleans
Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Seattle
Space Needle
Planet Earth
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