Rodman’s Kicking Incident Highlights Off Court Fallout
Dennis Rodman of the Chicago Bulls lost his temper last week and kicked a cameraman. The incident drew a $25,000 fine and an 11 game suspension, with sponsors rethinking endorsements and MTV urged to drop him from air. Public reaction questioned his role model status and urged accountability for on and off court behavior.
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Dennis Rodman
Chicago Bulls
Big League Boys
Rodman
MTV
Howard Stern
Michael Irvin
Albert Bell
Brownfield trustees honored during regular meeting
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District trustees were honored during National School Board Appreciation Month as fifth graders performed and Dr. Dosher presented certificates. The board approved a local policy update adding half credits in speech and computer literacy to graduation requirements and adopted a crisis management plan under construction for over a year. Oak Grove PTA donated about 12800 for playground equipment and a cement basketball surface, while a budget amendment for asbestos abatement was tabled.
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Mitch Ward
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees
National School Board
Rhonda
John Dosher
Dosher
Oak Grove Elementary Parent Teacher Association
Cold snap may curb boll weevil survival in region
Entomologist Phillip Kidd reports teens to below zero temperatures mark a rare severe cold for the area. In a Lubbock County test, boll weevil survival in marginal mesquite native grass habitat dropped to about 6 percent on Dec 20 and 3.5 percent on Jan 10, with expectations it nears zero by Jan 31. Survival varies by habitat, with Stonewall County and other habitats showing different rates. researchers stress that percentages depend on known weevil input numbers.
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Terry County
Phillip Kidd
Kidd
Lubbock County
Stonewall County
Talented BHS Art students win regional Scholastic prizes
Brownfield High School art students Norma Garcia and Amy Hyatt earned top honors at the West Texas Regional Scholastic Art Awards at Texas Tech. Their eight piece portfolios advanced to the National Scholastic Art Contest, with five portfolios selected from 1,600 entrants.
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Mitch Ward
Brownfield High School
West Texas
Texas Tech University
Norma Garcia
Amy Hyatt
Nikki Jinkins
New York
Jinkins
S.A.A
New York City
BHS
Fire destroys Eddie Rodriguez home in Terry County blaze
Brownfield firefighters responded to a Friday afternoon fire at 2:45 p.m. destroying the Eddie Rodriguez home and most possessions. Chief Marvin Dawson said roofing fire was well advanced on arrival and crews ran out of water, totaling 16 Brownfield firefighters and help from Wellman volunteers.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Eddie Rodriguez
Marvin Dawson
Dawson
Wellman Volunteer Fire Department
Brownfield Council Sets 7:30 A.M. Meeting Agenda
Brownfield City Council will meet at City Hall at 7:30 a.m. to review the proposed fiscal year budget and set a date for a public hearing. The agenda includes consideration of Councilman Bill Schoemann's resignation, effective after accepting a job in Post, and the Police Department annual report. The meeting is open to the public. Call City Hall at 637-4547 for details.
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Brownfield
City Hall
Bill Schoemann
Name In The News A Good Neighbor Ernest Panda Jr
Ernest Panda Jr reflects on his service as Brownfield city councilman and his long tenure with GTE as a zone technician. He describes the inside view on city operations, a 21 year career, coaching a Babe Ruth team to a state title, and multisite service work across Brownfield Tahoka Post Wellman and more.
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Ernest Panda, Jr
Ernest Panda
Brownfield News
Good Neighbor
Panda
GTE
Brownfield
Tahoka
Post
Wellman
Meadow
Ropes
Idalou
Ralls
Crosbyton
Terry County stock show season opens with youths showing livestock
Terry County prepares for a season opening stock show featuring Brownfield Meadow Wellman and Terry County events. Meadow Show kicks off Thursday January 23 with judge Scotty Windham of Abernathy evaluating about 45 swine 10 lambs and 3 steers while Meadow junior class runs the concession stand.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Meadow
Wellman
Scotty Windham
Abernathy
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