Annual Ag Conference to address local concerns
The South Plains Ag Conference and Trade Show is set for Wednesday January 22 at the Nikki Vinson Memorial Youth Center 110 W Hill. Registration and coffee begin at 8 30 a m with remarks by TAL Terry County Extension and local districts followed by updates on irrigation weather IPM and forage management from Texas Cooperative Extension and related agencies.
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South Plains Ag
Nikki Vinson
South Plains Irrigation Research Update
State Legislature Focuses On Budget In West Texas
State Senator Robert Duncan and State Representative Pete Laney urge protecting current services as they enter the 78th Legislative Session. They anticipate a budget shortfall estimated at five billion dollars and expect lighter legislation focused on funding critical issues like higher education, public schooling, and boll weevil eradication. Duncan calls the budget crunch a possible efficiency driver and says he will limit bills to budget relevance.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Robert Duncan
Pete Laney
Duncan
Power outages test Brownfield emergency responders and medical list
When Brownfield suffered a Tuesday power outage, police chief Roy Rice and Fire Chief Marvin Dawson led coordinated responses. Generators powered traffic control, business checks, and neighborhood patrols while EMS staff updated the Emergency Medical Customer List to reach affected residents. The outage impacted four patients on one circuit with a two hour disruption as Brownfield Power and Light replaced the transformer.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Brownfield
Ment
Terry County Sheriff's Department
Roy Rice
Marvin Dawson
Dawson
Tad Jourdan
Brownfield Power and Light
Onnim
Jourdan
Butch Wagner
Power outage faults prompt emergency response south east of City
Dawson notes file upkeep on emergency medical customer lists harms response during outages. The Sheriff reports added duties during outages, including traffic control and guarding live wires. EMS director says power cuts rarely boost EMS workload as generators and hospital proximity mitigate impact.
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Judy Thompson
E.M.S
Future science may reshape medicine and fuels
Column discusses rapid advances from nanotech and gene editing to biofuel crops and wearable computing, noting potential cures and efficiency gains but warning of ecological and water resource risks. It highlights spider silk as a superior yet hard to harvest material and proposes genetic farming in cows to produce it.
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Lynn Brisendine
Walt Disney
Middle East
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Sen. Duncan
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Sandra Gatewood
Vicky Valentine
Alexis Romo
Tabitha Bridgers
Brownfield Middle School
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Cerise Merritt
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Jerry Johnson
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