Petition controversy surrounds election in Terry County
A local contest titled Petition Gate centers on Frank Lacy blocking voters from Democratic Primary by signing a Republican petition. Lacy withdrew the petition after signing voters questioned their primary eligibility. Officials say signers may face voting restrictions in either primary and that the petition remains a public record.
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Blake Decker
Terry County
Frank Lacy
Lacy
Brownfield News
Justice of the Peace
Garry Peebles
Brownfield
Tory County
James ‘Amy’ Evans
Evans
Ann Willis
Jimmy Hammons
Hammons
Willis
Council vacancy to top January 20th agenda
The Brownfield News reports City Manager Eldon Jobe says a City Council vacancy created by the death of Gilbert Garza will be on the January 20 meeting agenda. He found no charter rule requiring immediate filling or delaying until spring elections. Garza had finished two consecutive terms and could not seek another term.
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Brownfield News
Eldon Jobe
Gilbert Garza
Jobe
Brownfield
Garza
Meadow Junior Livestock Show Kicks Off Area Series
The stock show season continues with Meadow Junior Livestock Show on Jan 13 at 5 p.m. in the Terry County Barn, judged by Cody Hill and Geoff Cooper. Brownfield's Jan 15 show features about 130 Brownfield youths under the FFA, with Joel Lanier as judge. Terry County Show on Jan 20 showcases weigh-in, judging, and a barbecue, with officials from local extension and livestock groups coordinating events and premium sale.
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Meadow
Terry County
Brownfield News
Palmer County
Cody Hill
Geoff Cooper
Meadow Ffa
Brownfield
Seminole High School Ag
Joel Lanier
FFA
Swine
Brandon Anderson
Haskell
Nicholas Seaton
Swine, Lamb and Steel
Jason Spence
Billy Miller
Ray Gober
James White
Terry Co. Livestock Association
Kyle King
Kenneth Willis
J&b
Royce Adams
Terry County Livestock Association
Terry County Young Farmers
Terry County Agricultural Extension Service
Senior and junior musicians head to San Antonio for tryouts
Decker, a senior tuba player with three all state selections, Michelle Mata, a junior bass clarinetist with three all state honors, and Tiffany Wilson, a senior clarinetist with two all state honors, will travel to San Antonio February 9 12. They will try out for chairs and band assignments on February 9, practice for several days, and perform concerts on February 12 at Shriner Auditorium in San Antonio.
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BHS
Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
ATSSB
Leticia Morin
Gilbert Garibaldo
Roni Garcia
Sean
Valor Communications takes over GTE local lines in rural Texas area
GTEs Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico rural local access lines are taken over by Valor Communications. At Brownfield Development Board meeting Dan Ammons of GTE said the transition by end August should be seamless. He predicted 25 percent higher construction budgets and more staff, with Valor focusing on local exchanges in smaller communities and promising improved service while maintaining fiscal stability.
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Blake Decker
Valor Communications
GTE
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Danny Ammons
Ammons
Valor
Pu.c
Chamber seeks Citizen of the Year nominations in Brownfield
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce invites nominations for the Terry County Outstanding Citizen of the Year to be announced at the February 12 banquet. Nominations due February 1. tickets are $10. Speaker is Dr. Kenneth Wyatt, artist with 8,000 paintings, long time West Texas Panhandle portrayer from Tulsa.
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Terry County
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Brownfield News
Douglas Ryburn
Kenneth Wyatt
Kennethwyatt
Dr. Wyatt
West Texas Panhandle
Tulsa
Man in Full critique and TV ad gripes in paper
The reviewer laments Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full as seven eighths of a good book citing its sprawling length and clumsy ending. He vents over overused Texas Size and other TV commercials and praises the new United Spirit Arena at Texas Tech while sharing a dog sign joke.
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Grisham, Follett, Smith, McMurtry, DeMille
Jail House
Tom Wolfe
Lubbock
Texas
Detroit
United Spirit
Texas Tech
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Greg Hogg
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