SPCAA signs lease for CRTC facility
Brownfield City Council approves a three year lease with the South Plains Community Action Association for the vacant CRTC facility on Seagraves Highway. SPCAA will move Building Bridges and some employees to the site to provide Head Start and Early Head Start services serving 51 children and 24 infants, with plans for seven new family support positions and expanded programs.
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Garry Peebles
Brownfield
City of
South Plains Community Action Association
CRTC
Seagraves Highway
Building Bridges Program
East Hill
Spartan
SPCAA
Tammy Harris
Eldon Jobe
BISD
Sharon Johnson
Johnson
Tax values finalized show mixed Terry County shifts
Certified 2002 tax base figures from the Terry County Appraisal District show Meadow ISD and the City of Meadow with small increases while Brownfield, Wellman Union ISD and others face declines. Brownfield ISD values drop 4.92 percent to 364.1 million, Wellman Union falls 14.3 percent to 82.4 million, Meadow ISD up 1.46 percent to 50.7 million, with broader effects on funding and district budgets.
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John Trischitti III
Meadow Isd
Meadow
Terry County
Brownfield
Brownfield Isd
Wellman- Union Isd
Ronny Burran
Jay Lashaway
Lashaway
RISD
Sabrina Andrews
Andrews
Wellman Union
W-Uisd
Wellman-Union
Burran
Wellman
Russ Mckee
Brownfield and Meadow See Tiny Tax Value Increases
Taxable values in Terry County and Wellman-Union districts dip in the area. Brownfield gains 0.27 percent to 156.99 million, Meadow up slightly, Wellman down 1.74 percent. City Manager Eldon Jobe notes power and light revenue dominates the city budget.
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Brownfield
Eldon Jobe
Power and Light Service
Jobe
Meadow
Mountain Bike Ride Turns Ominous for Linda in Colorado Springs
Lynn Brisendine recounts a guided downhill bike trip from Pikes Peak that ended when Linda crashed on gravel. An ambulance ride, hospital care at Memorial Hospital, and a vigilant emergency crew followed. The author reflects on misjudgments and gratitude for responders.
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Lynn Brisendine
Linda
Ruidoso
Colorado
Pikes Peak
Colorado Springs
Barbie
Alan
Memorial Hospital
Sales Tax Receipts and Classified Pages Highlight Tuesday Issue
Page 3 notes sales tax receipts while Page 11 to 13 cover classifieds. band edit and opinion appear on Page 3 and Page 10 alongside a West Nile Virus item. the issue runs Tuesday with 96 pages.
Perry outlines farm bill and Trans-Texas Corridor plans in Lubbock
Texas Governor Rick Perry met farmers and producers in Lubbock for a town hall and press conference after a closed session with ag leaders. He touted a farm bill with protections and a level playing field, but warned Texas agriculture faces global market challenges. Perry pitched a Trans-Texas Corridor financed by public and private funds, including toll roads, to span the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trischitti II
Texas
Rick Perry
Lubbock
Agriculture
Susan Combs
Robert Duncan
Perry
Gov. Perry
Trans-Texas
KCBD TV to Broadcast Live From Terry County Courthouse
KCBD TV and NewsChannel 11 will air their 6 p.m. and 10 p.m. newscasts live from the Terry County Courthouse on Wednesday July 31 as part of KCBDs Live Community Coverage Tour. The tour includes Levelland Post and Brownfield with viewers invited to watch, enjoy sausage on a stick and ice cream, meet Karin McKay Abner Aresti John Robinson and Emily Jones, and enter giveaways for coupons t shirts and a digital TV display.
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NewsChannel 11
Terry County
KCBD
South Plains
Levelland
Post
Brownfield
Karin McKay
Abner Aresti
John Robinson
Emily Jones
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Brownfield Volunteer Fire Department
N. 1St St
Eric Garza
BHS
Kcbd TV
Courthouse
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