Crime Info Sparks Large Marijuana Confiscation
A Crime Line tip led to the arrest of Dorothy Kulms Holcombe and Rhonda Jean Bearden in Texas on felony possession of controlled substances. Both women, 41 from 1121 W Powell and 25 from Lubbock, are jailed in Terry County with $15,000 bond each. Police and Texas Rangers conducted the operation after the Monday tip.
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Dorothy Kulms Holcombe
W. Powell
Rhonda Jean Bearden
Terry County
Justice of the Peace
Carolyn Proctor
Brownfield Police
Rick Gilley
Jerry Johnson
James Roe
Toney Sharp
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Brownfield
Warren Yeager
West Powell
Holcombe
Bearden
Gilley
Lee
Gelwick wins international Beta Sigma short story award
Jeanne Gelwick of Brownfield won Beta Sigma Phi Sorority’s international short story contest with her piece Three Tinted Mirrors earning a $50 prize. She said the idea came from a high school dream and took about three weeks to write.
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Jeanne Gelwick
Brownfield
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Baseball Pine Tar Dustup Ends Royals Rally
George Brett's two run homer in the ninth is wiped out after Billy Martin protests pine tar on Brett's bat. Umpires rule the bat exceeded the allowed foreign matter, nullifying the homer and costing Kansas City a late inning lead in a close defeat. Volleyball practice for girls 9-12 starts Aug 8 at the High School gym. players must have a physical.
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Kansas City Royals
New York Yankees
Royals
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Yankee
Billy Martin
Brett
Paper 'N Ink
Terry SWCD Tops North Texas in Goodyear Awards
The Terry County Soil and Water Conservation District was named the top district in northern Texas in the 36th Goodyear Conservation Awards. It shared honors with Calhoun SWCD and Nolan County SWCD for achievements in resource conservation. Wheatley Jr and Shults will attend a study tour in Arizona, with a plaque to be presented in McAllen in October.
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Terry County Soil and Water Conservation District
Texas
Terry County
Calhoun Swcd
Nolan County Swcd
Terry Swcd
Herman Wheatley Jr
Kermitt Shults
Goodyear Farms
Litchfield Park
Arizona
Texas Soil and Water Conservation Convention
McAllen
Commissioners cancel Gaines oil lease in Terry County
The Terry County Commissioners met in regular session Monday and terminated a 292 acre lease on Terry school land in Gaines County. The lease, held by T J Roberts of Midland, expired after the lessee failed to meet terms. County Judge Herbert Chesshir noted the land had been leased for one dollar per acre per year, with two hundred ninety two dollars due for the second year.
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Terry County
Terry School
Gaines County
T.J. Roberts
Midland
Herbert Chesshir
Chesshir
Dry conditions mixed with cautious county crop optimism
Terry County agriculture observer Duane Moss remains hopeful despite a dry spring and summer. He says a modest moisture boost and a warm September could surprise, noting late cotton may be advantageous as plants stay small. Some areas report fair moisture and pockets with healthy crops, while Dawson County suffers reduced cotton acreage.
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Terry County
Moss
Dale Nichols
Brownfield
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Texas Baptist Convention
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