Four Sisters alliance strengthens as towns approve tax
Lamesa and Littlefield voters chose a half cent sales tax for economic development, joining Brownfield and Levelland in using funds to spur growth. The West Texas alliance, once the Four Sisters, gains heft as capital pools expand, while Lubbock earns national praise for quality living amid regional debates.
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Inman
Jim Rudd SAPPF Facility Moves Toward Reality
Texas Board of Criminal Justice approved bond sales through the Public Finance Authority to fund construction of Jim Rudd SAPPF in Brownfield. Contracts with State Terry County Brownfield IDC set site east of the Intermediate Sanction Facility with occupancy targeted for March 1995 and a 15 000 bed capacity.
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Texas Board of Criminal Justice
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Brownfick
Brownfield
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Lamesa Highway
Brown Hick
Texas Prison System
BISD Extends Dr Dosher Contract and Approves Hiring
Brownfield ISD trustees met Monday to approve extending Superintendent Dr John Dosher's contract through 1997 and hire Tasha Redding to teach sixth grade math and algebra. They approved two grant applications totaling 24072 dollars to support elementary remediation and a summer school program for first graders below grade level, with funds to cover salaries and materials.
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Brownfield
Terry County
Ronny Buran
Jeanette Awbrey
Jack Pinson
BCISD
John Dosher
Tasha Redding
Dale Sides
Pred Cawthon
Colonial Heights
Sheriff and DA Explain Why County Jails Need Space
Sheriff and District Attorney warn overcrowding in county jails worsens with a new penal code effective Sept 1. Felonies like forgery and credit card abuse valued between 750 and 1500 dollars may be tried as misdemeanors, moving more inmates to county jails and straining capacity. Dwayne Pruit notes probation revocation cases already have jail-time reductions to 30 days or less.
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Raymond Holguin
Terry County
Dwayne Pruit
Terry
Pruitt
Area ag producers host visiting Chinese researchers on wind erosion tour
Four agricultural researchers from the Institute of Desert Research at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Lanzhou visited Terry County on Friday. They toured the J W Hawkins farm south of Brownfield and planned to visit Kermit Shults near Union to study wind erosion control. The guests Xia Xuncheng Zhou Jixia Chen Neinan and Dong Guangrong seek cheaper crop production and topsoil protection, mirroring local goals. They join a broader exchange program sending and receiving agricultural project visits between China and the United States.
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Xia Xuncheng
Zhou Jixia
Chen Neinan
Dong Guangrong
Institute of Desert Research
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Lanzhou
Peoples’ Republic of China
China
Brownfield police seize three drug busts in week
Four suspects arrested in three Brownfield incidents with drugs valued over 1500 dollars. Donnie Ray Williams, 32, of Lubbock, charged with reckless conduct and possession after officers found crack cocaine and powder in his pockets. He is jailed on 10000 dollar bond and faces additional charges. Johnnie Lewis, 53, Brownfield, arrested for intent to deliver after leaving crack cocaine vials in a vacant lot on S Std Street. See page 4.
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Donnie Ray Williams
Lubbock
Williams
Terry County
Hockley County
Johnnie Lewis
S. Std St
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