County dumpsite plan faces tough hurdles in Terry County
Health official warned fencing won’t stop trash dumping at a county dumpsite. A permit process involves state review and a public hearing, with a hearing examiner deciding approval. Commissioners discussed multiple sites per precinct, funding, land access, and staff needs as they seek a workable waste plan amid ongoing enforcement and public compliance challenges.
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Wyatt
State Health Department
Chesshir
Chesshire
James Martin
Doctors Call for Hospital District Support in Brownfield
The Brownfield meeting featured doctors including Dr. Carl Smith and Dr. Stone urging hospital district backing to attract and retain physicians. Dr. Hope offered to sell or lease his clinic to the district, noting space to expand. Attorney Brad Moore pushed public reeducation on local facilities and tax support, while board member George Williford and Dr. Daniels warned that overestimated needs hinder recruitment. No decisions were made.
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Carl Smith
Stone
Willis
Hope
Brownfield
A.H. Daniels
Knewone
Darrell Helton
Bailey
Rainfall Reports Keep Brownfield Area Moderately Wet
Rainfall totals varied across the Brownfield area with several stations recording amounts from .1 to about 2.0 inches. Foster Gin reported .5 inch, Union's Tom Montgomery logged .1 inch, Delwin Morrow recorded .3 inch, Monroe Rowden about 1 inch, Bill Keesee 1.5 inches, H L King around 2.0 inches, while Brownfield residents J B Durham and Earl Elrod measured .6 and .7 inches respectively. The year’s official rainfall total reached 9.32 inches.
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Arantly
Foster Gin
Brownfield
Tom Montgomery
Union
Delwin Morrow
Brownfield News
Monroe Rowden
Bill Keesee
Meadow
H.L. King
J.B. Durham
E. Main St
Earl Elrod
Mohair Capital of the World Then and Now
The piece recounts Texas rise as a mohair leader with Angora goats gifted by the Turkish Sultan and a booming Texan ranching era. It notes Mohair today from ten Texas counties, plus mentions the Texas Medical Association's 1853 Austin organization and William Scurlock’s charmed life in the Texas Revolution. It closes with Brownfield Police reporting 12 arrests and a vandalism incident at a Church of Christ parking lot causing about 350 dollars in damage.
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Turkey
Texas
U.S
James K. Polk
James B. Davis
Columbia
South Carolina
Davis
Crockett
Edwards
Gillespie
Kimble
Mason, Mills
Sutton, Terrell
Upton
Val Verde
U. S
Rock Springs
Edwards County
William Scurlock
Bexar
James Grant
Matamoros
Agua Dulce Creek
James W. Fannin
Coleto
Goliad
Congress of the Republic
San Augustine
Brownfield Police Department
Brownfield Church of Christ
Lubbock Road
West Texas logic in national notice from inked page
The piece praises a political figure for selling a bipartisan program and highlights Kent Hance as part of the effort. It notes a newcomer to Washington shifting weight and West Texans gaining prominence, urging readers to observe regional influence in national politics.
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Washington
West Texans Shine Across Professions
The piece highlights West Texans thriving nationwide from business leaders to athletes and musicians. It names Waylon Jennings, Mac Davis, and Tanya Tucker in country music, and Mike Hargrove, Jeff Mitchell, and Bill Freeman in sports, noting the region's seven percent share of Texas population yet outsized impact.
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Waylon Jennings
Mac Davis
Tanya Tucker
Mike Hargrove
Jeff Mitchell
Bill Freeman
Texas
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Seminole
Tohoka
Brad Moore
George Williford
Moore
Talk of
Texas Medical Association
Austin
Awel Tion
DEPT
Wrangler Jeans
Sedgefield Jeans
Kent Hance
Crownfield News
Terry County Herald
West Hill Street
Texas Press Association
West Texas Press Association
National Newspaper Association
Yoakum County
State of Texas
Lynn Brisendine
Garry Peebles
Barbara White
Carol Corzine
Renee Werner
W. Hill
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