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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 2000
Page
1
City Attorney Hale and Assistant Shotts were authorized to draft proposed Brownfield City Charter amendments. A voter vote could occur May 6, with 16 18 amendments to add and 40 items to remove. The process includes a Justice Department submission and descriptive ballot captions.
Blake Decker reports the 2000 South Plains Ag Conference and Trade Show will convene January 25 at the American Legion Hall Seagraves Road. The program centers on boll weevil eradication progress, spraying impacts, and planning to prevent secondary insect problems, with emphasis on initial diapause goals and emerging plant bug concerns.
Anna Bearden rises from assistant vice president to vice president at American State Bank in Brownfield. She will oversee real estate and consumer lending, adds 24 years with the bank including 15 years in the current role. Bearden is a Dawson High School and Texas Tech graduate, married to Rod, with one son Michael and his family in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Edwin Henson, a Welch resident, died about 1 p.m. Friday January 21 after a robbery attack early January 15. Franco Vela Ill, 21, of Lamesa, is charged with murder and burglary in connection with the assault and theft at Turner's Supply.
Brownfield Police Chief Roy Rice presented the 1999 annual police report at a City Council session. He highlighted a 24 percent decline in offenses from 1998 to 1999, noted steady clearance rates, and cited programs for schools, the elderly, and a reduced juvenile caseload due to community service and bike patrols. The Crime Clock showed slower offense frequency year to year.
Lynn Brisendine notes that predicting the future is risky and often wrong. The Vernon Daily News recalls Millennium forecasts from Skeptical Inquirer and various outlets, listing bizarre 1999 prophecies and a string of lighthearted one liners about Eskimos, snowmen and other jokes.
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