County commissioners hire firm for new jail project
The Terry County Commission approved advertising for jail architects and named Dinosaur Valley Construction Inc. of Glen Rose as project manager. Bids from architects are due at 2 p.m. Thursday Feb 12. County officials reviewed the contract, with minor county-safety edits, and noted Dinosaur Valley’s recent jail work in Lamesa and Littlefield as well as positive reports from Brewster Bowie and Dickens counties.
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Terry County
Dinosaur Valley Construction, Inc
Glen Rose
Texas
Dinosaur Valley Construction
Dwayne Pruitt
Pruitt
Doug Ryburn
West Texas
Danny Butler
Ryburn
Dinosaur Valley
Dinosaur
Butler
Lamb County
Coy Jones Named 1997 Outstanding Citizen of the Year
Longtime Brownfield resident Coy Jones received the 1997 Outstanding Citizen of the Year honor at the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce Banquet held at Brownfield High School. Nancy Wade presented the award, noting Jones’s decades of service in teaching, counseling, and Lions Club work.
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Coy Jones
Terry County
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield High School
Jones
Coy
Brownfield
Lions Club
Nancy Wade
Wade
Johnson, Gomez
Plains
West Texas State
Brownfield Teachers Association
Texas State Teachers Association
Noon Lions Club
First Methodist Church
Dixie
Matt
Tyler
Russ
Grand Prairie
Martha Everhart
San Angelo
Walt
Lubbock
Attorney General outlaws controversial video machines in Texas
Texas Attorney General Dan Morales ruled video redemption centers illegal gambling devices across the state. He said the machines violate gambling statutes by offering prizes by chance for a fee, despite local outlets like Brownfield using them in shops such as Pot Of Gold. Morales warned that venues tied to the Texas lottery or selling alcohol risk suspensions. CONTROVERSY.Page 9
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Mitch Ward
Dan Morales
Brownfield
United
Wal-Mart
Beall’s
J-Bar-M Western Wear
Kwik Kar Care
Morales
Don Hensley keeps Brownfield roots alive in Oklahoma style
Don Hensley and his wife Sharon have called Brownfield home for 30 years. A former vocational agriculture teacher and Brownfield Meals on Wheels organizer, he remains active in the community, enjoys fishing, metal sculpture, and creating spurs, and continues to run into former students and friends around town.
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Garry Peebles
Brownfield News
Don Hensley
Oklahoma
OSU
Hensley
Sharon
Brownfield
Coy Jones
BHS
Brownfield Meals On Wheels
Brownfield Noon Lions Club
Possum Kingdom
Terry County
Duarte
Woodrow
Jeph
Amarillo
Dusty
Jordi
Ean
Brmc Fitness and Wellness Center
President Clinton under scrutiny over personal matters
The author questions the President’s focus ahead of the State of the Union. He suggests Clinton may be occupied with personal issues rather than economy and national security, pondering leaks from White House staff and concerns about judgment and intelligence. The piece ends calling conduct “stupid” if true.
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Clinton
White House
PLO
Iraq
Saddam
United States
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