Brownfield hit by 15 percent SPS cutback and rolling blackout
A daytime explosion at a high pressure natural gas line near Hobbs New Mexico cut 15 percent of Southwestern Public Service generation, forcing Brownfield to implement rolling blackouts to manage limited power. City officials urged residents to conserve energy as two SPS plants tripped and power was restored by evening. Local officials sought additional power from Lubbock Power and Light and planned readiness for a repeat event.
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Garry Peebles
Hobbs
N.M
Southwestern Public Service
Brownfield
Brownfield News
Wes Reeves
Reeves
SPS
Leon Ammons
Jobe
Mary Jo Collins
Cargill
Ammons
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Lubbock Power and Light
Drought and heat devastate Terry County crops in 1998
The spring promise faded as drought and heat grip the South Plains. Terry County received 3.08 inches of rain in March but only 2.28 inches across April through July, with 60 of 72 days above 90 and over 15 days above 100. Dryland cotton faces near-total failure, while irrigated cotton, sorghum, and corn show stress without rainfall. Estimates project 127,000 harvested cotton acres from 250,000 planted. dryland cotton may fail on 120,000 acres.
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Blake Decker
Terry County
South Plains
Bradshaw
Terry County Farm Service Agency
Power outages test Brownfield utility resilience in drought heat
In a column by Lynn Brisendine the drought strained Texas power each city faced outages after a Hobbs pipeline explosion disrupted SPS power. Brownfield Power and Light acted quickly restoring service while locals weigh deregulation and the fate of small town utilities amid rising emphasis on corporate control and price competition.
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Brownfield
Texas
Hospital preparing for Y2K computer crises
Brownfield Regional Center officials say they are inventorying and testing all equipment with vendors to ensure systems will work on January 1, 2000. BRMC Administrator Mike Click notes the task may be scary yet necessary as microchip dependencies affect mainframes, PCs, and related instruments.
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Garry Peebles
Brownfield Regional Center
BRMC
Mike Click
Brownfield News
Click
BRMC Board Meets Monday in Regular Session
The Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors will hold a regular session at 7 p.m. Monday in the BRMC Boardroom. An infection control and safety report by Director of Nurses Jeannie Bennett is on the agenda along with an administrator’s report by Mike Click and a medical staff report from Dr. Harlan Willis. The meeting will conclude with a closed executive session to discuss personnel matters.
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Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors
BRMC
Jeannie Bennett
Mike Click
Harlan Willis
Terry County Commissioners Set Budget and Facility Talks
The Terry County Commissioners will meet Monday to discuss the 1999 budget as the main item. Also on the agenda are airport facilities renovation plans, appointment of an emergency coordinator, regional water planning, and a lease agreement with the Texas Department of Human Services.
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Terry County
Texas Department of Human Services
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