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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 2003
Page
4
A local tax holiday will exempt baby clothes belts boots caps coats diapers dresses gloves jackets jeans jerseys neckwear pajamas pants and many other wearing apparel and related items. Taxed items include accessories wallets watches handbags hard hats jewelry dry cleaning services and several sport and safety gear categories.
The Terry County Fair ended for this year and last took place in 2000. The event showcased home themed contests including pet, art, flower arranging, and prizes for canning textiles crafts and horticulture.
Brownfield police probe a suspected burglary at the Cub Stadium fieldhouse with a missing computer noted among video equipment. Entry appeared gained by prying the back door with a bar. No other facility damage reported as staff were at summer coaching school.
Registration for all students in Pre K through five who are new to the Brownfield School District will take place at Colonial Heights Elementary School 1100 E Reppte from Monday through Thursday in August. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily with separate areas for Colonial Heights pre K first grade and Grove Students grades 2 5. Parents must bring birth certificate Social Security number vaccination record and their own driver's license. Brenda Martinez was misidentified in a photo of LACIO scholarship winners. she is the mother of Ruben Fabela Jr who won a scholarship.
shoppers warned to plan purchases and use cash or single low interest credit, limit spending to a list, pay bills in full or above minimum, and seek coupons to cut costs during the no sales tax holiday for back to school. experts cite rising credit card debt and advise discipline and budgeting.
The Terry County Commissioners' Court will hold a special budget meeting at 10 00 a m Friday August 1 to work on the 2004 budget.
County officials expressed enthusiasm for shared computer file access across law enforcement divisions. Commissioners asked EdecTec to contact remaining departments and report back at the next meeting. They approved treasurer and investment reports and a 744.72 travel request for Jan Hudsor to attend an Indigent Defense Seminar in Austin to aid grant writing.
Volney Sparky Hamby Jr 61 of Brownfield dies Thursday July 24 in Brownfield born June 18 1942 Hooker Oklahoma veteran of the Vietnam conflict served as deputy sheriff in Texas County Oklahoma chief of police in Hardesty Oklahoma manager of Equity Exchange in Baker Oklahoma retired 1998 moved to Brownfield with wife Debra survived by son Roy Kansas City Kansas daughter Shelly Foster Liberal Kansas two stepsons Mike Smotherman Oklahoma City Oklahoma Denny Smotherman Hooker Oklahoma stepdaughter Brenda Ambrosen Hooker Oklahoma two sisters Vi Bench Pat Ewalt Brownfield 15 grandchildren and three great grandchildren Interment Brownfield with Combest-Miller Mortuary Crematory Floydada under Brownfield Funeral Home direction.
Public invited to retirement reception for Serena Elmore director of the Community Supervision Corrections Department. Event set for July 30 from 2 00 to 4 00 p m in the District Court Jury Room.
A jackpot lamb show is set for Saturday August 9 at the Terry County Barn with entry deadline Friday August 1. For details contact the Terry County Extension Office at 637-4060. Also included are trivia questions and answers by Walter Branch-I about musical tours, comic strip couples, and the Marx Brothers.
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