Terry officials seek jail guidance from State standards panel
Five county leaders and a consultant traveled to Austin to meet with the Texas Jail Standards Commission about Terry County jail plans. They discussed consolidating jail spaces to save money, adjusting cell layouts from single to multi bed design, and a 96 bed facility with separate women's block and padded cells. A public meeting on the facility was postponed and additional trips to Austin were planned to refine blueprints and staffing estimates.
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Texas
Commisson
Terry Couny
Rich Oller
Austin
TISC
Doug Ryburn
Jerry Johnson
Bill Keesee
Earl Brown, Jr
Ray Johnson
Oller
Ryburn
News
Jail Standards Commission
19th Annual Terry County Fair Opens Oct 6 In Levy Park
The 1994 Terry County Fair runs October 6 to 8 at the National Guard Armory. Exhibits in 10 departments compete for ribbons and $20 Brownfield Bucks incentives. Prize drawings, pet show, and shuttle service to Coleman Park accompany judging on Friday and public viewing on Saturday.
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Terry County
National Guard
Terry County Young Farmers
Coleman Park
National Guard Armory
Terry County Fair Association
Greg Dellinger
Larita Hendricks
Robert Becker
Harriet Flache
Tony Isaacs
Giovanna Isaacs
Brad Neill
Gena Neill
Jane Kennedy
Dan Bray
Tony Dill
O'Dell Sears
Mark Wilkes
Lisa Lewis
Celeste Henley
Leslie Neill
Paper n Ink Cow Wisdom and a Moral Lesson
Lynn Brisendine shares playful lines from Roy McQueen’s SDN column noting a cow themed book Laughing Stock offers life philosophy. The piece contrasts cow wisdom with human ethics and ends hinting no cows next week.
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Roy McQueen
Snyder Daily News
McQueen
Dryland farmer touts conservation tillage as crop saver
Wayne Crotwell of Terry County explains how conservation tillage preserves underground moisture and reduces wind erosion for a dryland cotton crop in a drought year. He notes improved soil moisture retention, limited runoff, and the challenge of hardpan, with wife Adia Ann backing the plan amid high costs and limited rain.
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Terry County
Wayne Crotwell
Brownfield
Adia Ann
Crotwell
City residents face higher utility bills in heat wave
Brownfield residents will see record power and water demand as a extreme late June to early July heat wave pushes daily electrical peaks beyond previous records. Brownfield Municipal Power & Light relied on its wholesale supplier Southwestern Public Service amid limited surplus power to meet surging loads. Water utilities also faced strain during the period as cooling needs persisted.
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Brownfield
Brownfield Municipal Power & Light
Southwestern Public Service
Brownfield Water Utilities
1994 Terry County Rodeo Plans Kickoff July 28
The 1994 Terry County Rodeo runs July 28 to 30 with daily 8 p.m. performances and a July 30 parade at 1 p.m. Events include bull riding team roping ribbon roping calf roping bareback riding bull dogging girls barrel race and calf ribbon race for kids. Dangerous Destiny performs each night at the Terry County Barn.
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Terry County
Dangerous Destiny
Sheriff's Posse
Lynn Wallace Rodeo Company
Orange
Texas
Texas Cowboy's Rodeo Association
Terry County Sheriff's Posse
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Terry
State
Johnson
Lynn Brisendine
Bell Station
Lubbock Highway
Gene
Hickson
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