Terry County Sheriff's Posse Is Active in Community
The Terry County Sheriff's Posse, led by Captain Elbert Landess, is a 30 member group with a strong family legacy. Laura Landess, the queen, stars in parades while officers including Bill Harrison and Don Gilley guide the unit which supports the sheriff and sponsors the Brownfield Rodeo for local youth. They have aided in searches for missing people and cattle incidents, tracing back to their 1946 formation and 1948 first rodeo.
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Texas Tech
Carol McFarlin
Elbert Landess
Terry County Sheriff's Posse
Landess
Laura
South Plains College
Gilley
Zant
Darrell
Treasure logs found in Lake Superior and 900 numbers for public aid
Treasure hunters recover pine logs and hardwood timbers from the Lake Superior bottom, some over 100 years old, preserved by cold water and still usable today. A government passport helpline now uses AT&T with 900 per minute charges, prompting taxpayers to fund the service and wait for human assistance. The piece questions the shift toward private call centers for public government information and warns of rising costs and inefficiency.
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Lake Superior
At&t
IRS
Dept. of Agriculture
Congress
White House
United States
West Texas Lubbock Railroad fires six amid union drive
Six WT&L Brownfield employees including one mechanic and five maintenance workers were fired on Tuesday with notices claiming positions were abolished. They say the action follows their intent to unionize with United Transportation Union after ballots approved joining the union 11 to 0. RailAmerica calls it a timing matter decided weeks ago after a long study, not wage related, and says operations and customer service remain unaffected.
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Mitch Ward
West Texas and Lubbock Railroad
Brownfield
Daniel Heinrich
Heinrich
United Transportation Union
Slaton
Wt&l
Rick Jang
National Mediation
RailAmerica
Ralph Iden
Terry County Commissioners Meet Monday Agenda
The Terry County Commissioners will convene at 10 a.m. Monday to consider an ordinance regulating dangerous wild animals in the county and a lease with the Texas Department of Human Services. They will also review renovation projects for roofs at the Health Department Building and the storage building at the Terry County Airport.
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Terry County
Texas Department of Human Services
Health Department
Grand Jury Indicts 15 Involving 14 Subjects in Terry County
Terry County Grand Jury handed down 15 indictments against 14 individuals in a summer session. Notable charges include driving while intoxicated with enhancements, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle, criminal mischief over 1500, burglary of a building, assault on a public servant, and repeated enhancement factors with bonds ranging from 1,500 to 20,000 dollars.
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Terry County Grand Jury
Pedro Lara
Ramiro Gonzales
William Lee Demps
Johnny Lee Finnien
Pablo Mendez
Abraham L. Carranza
Rocky Lee Jimenez
Johnny Gabriel Sanchez
Ira Gregg Kirby
Timothy Waitman
School board to convene Monday in Brownfield district
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District trustees will meet Monday at 7 30 p m at the School Administration Building. Agenda includes moving the Alternative Education Placement program to Union School, interlocal agreement with Terry County Juvenile Board for AEP, tuition-free transfer education, property casualty insurance, TAAS results, and the proposed 1997 98 budget. Public may attend. contact 637 2591 for details.
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Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees
Union School
Terry County Juvenile Board
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Terry Co. Sheriff's Posse
Lee Posse
Don Jordan
Kyle Harrison
Laura Landess
Royce McNeil
Roy McNeil
Tim Shaw
Tupelo, Miss
Nick Redeker
Billings
Terry County Rodeo Arena
Lynn Brisendine
Iden
Christoval Rodriguez, Jr
Elias Tijerina
Alfredo H. Gomez, Jr
Nathan Reese Smith
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