Brownfield City Council Fails to Meet Over Quorum
Brownfield city council canceled Thursday’s session due to illness and schedule conflicts leaving three members present. Mayor Brad Moore and Council member Barney Lindly were ill, Nancy Wade and Roy Edwards out of town, Gilbert Garza delayed by work. The agenda will be carried to the February 4th meeting.
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Brownfield
David Ervin
Alvin Mirll
Larry Vowell
Brad Moore
Barney Lindly
Nancy Wade
Roy Edwards
Gilbert Garza
Mary Jo Collins
Brownfield wind power project update faces council delay
Brownfield's wind power plan stalled after Thursday council session was canceled. Walter Hornaday of Texas Wind Power and Judy Carroll of EPRI discussed restructuring to 4500 kilowatts using two 1500 kW and two 750 kW turbines, with tax implications and interconnection considerations for Brownfield and Lubbock.
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Garry Peebles
Brownfield
Oeen
Sev
Walter Hornaday
Texas Wind Power Company of
Austin
Judy Carroll
Electric Power Research Institute of
Palo Alto
Calif
Eldon Jobe
Butch Wagoner
Leon Ammons
Hornaday
Lubbock
Wind Power Trade Show Sets Programs in Coleman Park
The South Plains Soil and Water Conservation Conference and Trade Show, led by Lee Arrington, runs Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Coleman Park. Keynote speaker George Bomar of the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission will discuss cloud seeding and precipitation enhancement, with plans to seed clouds starting February 1. The event, involving several agencies, features panels on alternative crops and irrigation economics, plus discussions on water management and near-term farming challenges.
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Blake Decker
South Plains Soil and Water Conservation
Evence
National Guard
Coleman Park
Lee Arrington
South Plains
George Bomar
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Arrington
George
Hale County
Bomar
TNRCC
Germaine
South Plains Water District
Srisieeuallianvah
Watcries
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Terry County Extension Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Cnndeeac
Cancer Ae
Alternacove
Recaie Butelan Winshawna
Dana Porter
Terry County
Hansard Named New Justice of the Peace in Terry County
After a two hour Friday session and interviewing a dozen candidates, the Terry County Commissioners chose Frances Hansard for the vacant Justice of the Peace post. She will serve two years and must run in 2000 to finish the four year term of Johnny Proctor. Hansard previously held two terms, totaling eight years in the office.
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Terry County
Frances Hansard
Hansard
Johnny Proctor
Oil economics and the oil patch concerns in McQueen's view
Publisher Roy McQueen notes oil's fragility and its broad impact on prices and inflation. He cites a Dallas Morning News essay arguing oil is too cheap, its price movements affect interest rates, airfares, and petroleum products, and that shutdown wells threaten future government revenue, with Middle East nations maintaining the lowest-cost wells.
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Roy McQueen
Snyder Daily News
West
Texas
McQueen
Dallas Morning News
Texaco
Dallas
Santa Fe
Mass
Instean
Middle East
Workman Dies on Site and Suspects Questioned
A workman was killed at a construction site. Police questioned several workers, labeling them prime suspects. Conflicting past brushes with the law surfaced as investigators pieced together the case, with the carpenter ultimately confessing after the autopsy revealed the worker was hammered.
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Tae Tabu
Terry County Commissioners Set Regular Meeting Agenda
The Terry County Commissioners will meet in regular session at 10 a.m. Monday. Agenda items include quarterly reports from County Treasurer Bobbye Jo and County Auditor Alan Bayer, changes on the County Law Enforcement project, monthly reports from Extension Agents and County Clerk Willis, and Jerry Johnson.
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Terry County
Folu Arterly
Bobbye Jo
Alan Bayer
Terry Law Enforcement
Willis
Jerry Johnson
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Ryan O’daniel
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