Community letters defend Hargrave principal in Brownfield
A letter from Brownfield residents defends Chuck Hargrave as a dedicated principal, praising his reading to students and open-door policy while criticizing school board politics and reassignment as wasteful. Other letters urge addressing gang activity and drugs, and acknowledge local Scout Troop 7746.
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Chuck
Hargrave
Old Yeller
the Hawk
Andrews Independent
Brownfield
Chuck Margrave
Hare
American Legion
Order of the Purple Heart of
Lubbock
Brown and Vicinity
Osti
Rob McGuire
Brownfield News
Texas Tax Reform Fails Congress Sees New Exemption Plan
A split House Senate conference on property tax reform stalls with House plans yielding about 34 billion in new taxes and Senate plans about one billion. Bush cites homeowner and business tax relief as the path forward while a heightened homestead exemption aims to deliver a 1 billion dollar tax cut by raising the standard exemption to 15000.
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House Senate Tax Conference Committee
House
Senate
Lan Ap Bush
Bush
Conference Committee
Ken Armbrister
Victoria
Debra Danburg
Houston
Antene Wohlgemuth
K Burleson
Wohigermuth
Mark Stiles
O Beaumont
Acton
Hill
Helen Giddings
D-Dallas
Texas Department of Transportation
Union High School closes its doors marking an era
Gina Caswell Kelly reflects on Union High School’s final week, recalling teachers like Mrs. Ramseur Mr. Wheeler Mr. Montgomery and others who shaped her life. She celebrates small-school values, student achievements, and the enduring pride of wearing royal blue and white as Union Wildcats fade from the school scene.
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Union School
Union High School
Union
Ramseur
Mr. Wheeler
Mr. Montgomery
Mr. Sy Teery
Smotherman
Union Wildcats
Union High
Union I High
Brownfield Rotary seeks nominees for Best Employee
Brownfield Rotary Club invites nominations for the Best Employee honor to recognize workers who exceed duty with a positive attitude. The club will donate 1000 to Rotary Foundation to fund a Paul Harris Fellow, with the recipient receiving a citation medal and plaque. Nominations close June 10. contact Rotarians or mail to Brownfield News or drop at 409 W Hill.
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Hotary Club
Brownfield
Hotary
Brownfield Rotary Club
Rotary International
Rotary
Paul Harris
Rotary Committee
Brownfield News
Food Safety On The Road Tips For Travel Meals
Practical guidance from the County Extension on keeping food safe while traveling. Use coolers properly, pack perishables directly from refrigeration, prefreeze items, and keep the cooler full. Plan hygiene with moist towelettes, avoid cross contamination, and choose easy to store snacks to prevent foodborne illness on trips.
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Mildane Lay
Mpcs
Manly
Governor signs weevil eradication legislation in Texas
Senator Hubert Duncan announces that Governor George W Bush signs the Bull Weevil Eradication Program into law. The unanimous measure transfers control to the Agriculture Commissioner, establishes a new board, and requires elections every four years. It directs interim advisory committees in each eradication zone and calls for a zone referendum in the Southern High Plains Caprock area.
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Austin
Hubert Duncan
Lubbock
Je W Bush
Texas
Texas House
Senate
Capitol
Bush
Senator Duncan
House
Robert Jonell
Charles Finnell
Gene Seaman
Gary Walker
Pete Patterson
David Counts
Judy Ha
Duncan
Texas Agriculture Commissioner
Commissioner of Agriculture
Souther
High Plains
Caprock
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Billy Tankersley
State Capitol
Lyndet Williams
Ed Sterling
The
Texas Press Association
Gov Push
Tommado
Jarrell
Neat
Gov. Bush
Parenting News
By Gina Caswell
Kelly
Mike Hamilton
Oll
Challenger
Monsonlal
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