Rudd Honored as Top Citizen at Local Fete
About 350 residents attended the Chamber of Commerce banquet at Brownfield High School Commons. State Rep. Jim Rudd was named Outstanding Citizen of 1989 and received a plaque for being named one of Texas Monthly's top 10 legislators of 1989. Rudd, House Appropriations Chairman, has represented the district since 1977.
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Jim Rudd
Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield High School
Texas Monthly Magazine
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Brownfield City Council sets long agenda for Thursday
A Brownfield regular session features a joint meeting with Meadow City Council at 7:30 a.m. to discuss water sale to Meadow. It also covers a water treatment contract with Lubbock, CR TC project bids, and approval of $660,000 tax and revenue certificates of obligation with related ordinances.
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Brownfield City
Meadow
City of
Brownfield Texas
Department of Public Safety
Lamar Beckworth
Terry County Commissioners’ Court
Jackie Pinson
Mary Jo Hamilton
Bobbie Montgomery
Kenny Tuttle
United Girls Softball League
Two felony arrests hit Terry County for burglary
Terry County Sheriff’s Department reported two felony arrests after a raid and round of detentions. Albert Young, 18, was arrested for Burglary of a Habitation with a $7,000 bond and bonded out. Albaro Alcorta, 20, turned himself in on Burglary of a Habitation and posted a $7,000 bond after bonding out Friday.
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Terry County
From Lino Type to Computer Viruses in the Newsroom
A reflective piece contrasts old back shop jargon and machines with modern computer culture. It recalls printers' slang like pigs and squirt, outlines relics such as Lino Type and Ludlow, and laments lost crafts while warning about computer viruses and interface challenges in today’s newsroom.
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Lynn
Ludlow
Elrod
Brownfield votes on half percent sales tax for development
Voters in Brownfield will decide this Saturday on an extra one half cent sales tax to fund economic development. Polls open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Election judge Don Park and alternate Dennis McCutcheon oversee. Absentee voting ended Tuesday with 57 ballots cast. The measure would channel revenue to a development corporation and requires specific legal authority under Texas statutes. Opponents warn the tax adds burden on merchants and residents.
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Brownfield
Don Park
Dennis McCutcheon
State of Texas
Vernon
Development Corporation
Jimmy Hammons
Hammons
Enterprise and Heavy Industry
Brownfield Development Foundation
Coun
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Duncan seeks Precinct 2 Court seat in Democratic primary
Elvice Duncan announces candidacy for County Commissioner Precinct 2 in the March Democratic primary. Born in Terry County, he farms in the northwest part of the county and is married to Laverne Joplin, Meadow L.L.D. cafeteria supervisor. They have four children: Debra Thompson, Terry Duncan, Lee Duncan.
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Elvice Duncan
Terry County
Meadow
Laverne Joplin
Meadow L.L.D
Debra Thompson
Brownfield State Bank
Terry Duncan
Swain Nominated for Teaching Excellence at UT Texas Awards
Darla Swain a 10 year Algebra 2 teacher at Brownfield High School is among 300 nominees for the 10 Texas Excellence Awards for Outstanding High School Teachers by the UT Ex-Students Association. Recipients will be named in March and honored in April at a UT campus ceremony with each receiving 1000 dollars a sculpture and campus visit.
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Brownfield High School
Brownfield
Texas
Ex-Students' Association of the
University of Texas
Swain
Carey White
Ut-Austin
Ex- Students’ Association
College of Education of
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