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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2001
Page
4
Nominations are sought for the 2001 Terry County Outstanding Conservation Farm Family and Outstanding Young Farmer awards to be presented during the Sept 20 Farm Tour. Nominations must be received by Aug 1 at the Natural Resources Conservation Service Office.
Brownfield reports July sales tax rebates totaling 55,397.90 with 36,562.61 to the city and 18,835.29 to the Industrial Development Corp. Year to date 2001 rebates reach 483,976.23, up 12.88 percent from 2000. Meadow and Lamesa show mixed results while Levelland and Seminole rise modestly. Seagraves reports gains but notes no economic development group.
The board approved a conduct code clarifying expulsion for felony conduct or second offenses within a year. It also authorized a facility use by South Plains Youth Football League for the practice field north of the High School and named Rick Myler as new high school choir director to replace Billie La Billet. Myler brings 19 years in public school choral music and has held college teaching roles, with high recommendations from Superintendent Charles Harrison.
A humorous essay discusses extreme West Texas heat versus milder humidity in Michigan and Colorado, noting sustained high temperatures and the lack of air conditioning. The author recounts visiting Colorado Springs and installing a ceiling fan.
Residents flocked to home improvement stores on a hot Saturday as ceiling fans swamp coolers and air conditioners fly off shelves. Store clerks report record sales of refrigerated units while shoppers seek adjustable ceiling fan brackets and other cooling gear.
Council will consider authorizing an RFP for city legal services and review long term capital needs from the City Advisory Committee. Also on the agenda is bidding for water and sewer line extensions on property in Section 114, Block T, D and W Railway Co Survey, owned by Brownfield IDC, plus abandonment of West Story 500 block.
The Brownfield News, tracing back to the Terry County Herald of 1904 and the Terry County Voice first issued in Gomez in 1903, celebrates nearly a century of reporting in Brownfield Texas. Early notes recall the move to Brownfield, a one dollar yearly rate in 1904, and the town’s bright future.
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