Brownfield champions growth as prison jobs spark housing concerns
The Brownfield community highlights new development including a 218 job prison facility and a 45 to 50 person Levelland Knitting Mill satellite project for high fashion sweaters. Officials foresee housing strain, urging private investment in mid to high income housing while residents from Lubbock are urged to relocate their loyalty and talents to Brownfield.
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Heather West
Terry County
Ginger Palmer
Brownfield
Brooke Staudt
Houston
Brooke
Barney
BID Corp
Levelland Knitting Mill
Macabar
Levelland Highway
Levelland
Lubbock
Brooke Staudt Wins Miss Teen Texas Title
Brooke Staudt of Brownfield won Miss Teen Texas at Fort Worth's Will Rogers Auditorium, competing as Miss Teen Houston among 48 entrants. The BHS junior earned a $1,500 scholarship, gifts, and a year of public appearances. Brooke is the first contestant to win on her first try, and she may appear with her ventriloquist partner Barney.
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Brooke Staudt
Lone Star State
Will Rogers Auditorium
Fort Worth
Brooke
Craig
Debbie Staudt
BHS
Houston
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County jail plans prompt staff growth and bidding timeline
Terry County Commissioners heard an update on the proposed jail project from Rich Oller and Judge Doug Ryburn. They discussed final design submission to the Texas Jail Standards Commission, bond financing after bids, and potential construction start in late 1994 or early 1995. Sheriff Johnson warned that a 96 bed facility will require six more jailers and extra staff for paperwork to meet state rules.
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Johnson
Jail Standards Commission
Terry County Park
Terry County Tractor
Gary Cook
Terry County Attorney's Office
Texas Law Enforcement & Victim Assistance School
Amarillo
Terry County Sheriff's Department
Sheriff's Department
Terry County
Hospital board okays medical lab purchase
Brownfield Regional Medical Center directors approved buying the Family Medical Clinic lab and x ray facilities from Dr. Morris Knox across from the hospital. The move, urged by BRMC Administrator Mike Click, includes absorbing staff and negotiating a lease and equipment purchase near $30,000. The board also approved a BRMC employee prescription plan, a rural residency program, and funds for Dr. Tedford’s supervisor training in El Paso. Board members noted financial balances and upcoming bond payments.
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Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors
Family Medical Clinic
Morris Knox
BRMC
Mike Click
Click
Ed Pfeiffer
Knox
Shelly Oliverson
Oliverson
Texas Center For Rural Health
Dennis Tedford
el Paso
TCS and WD Draft Water Quality Plans for Terry County
The Terry Soil and Water Conservation District is preparing to write water quality management plans under a total resource management system. The Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board allocated 22,500 for Terry County cost sharing to carry out the plan, including terraces, irrigation pipelines, pasture planting, converting pivots to LEPA, chemigation valves, abandoning wells, conservation tillage, and seeding grass. District leaders will seek approval from the State Board before developing the plans, with inquiries directed to Board members or District Soil Conservationist Duane Moss.
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Texas State Soil & Water Conservation Board
Terry County
Terry County Soil & Water Conservation District Board of
Great Plains
Duane Moss
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Scott Raney
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Don Park
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