Heavy Thunderstorm Drenches Brownfield and Surrounding County
A Thursday night storm dumped rainfall across Brownfield and Terry County with 1.92 inches in Brownfield raising year to date to 5.67 inches. Reported amounts ranged from 0.9 to 3.8 inches at various locations including Tokio Co-op Gin and Plains areas. No wind or hail damage reported. power outages affected several areas for up to four hours along Old Lamesa Road and in downtown Brownfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Terry County
Jane Bray
Lamesa Road
Wes Wesley
East Tate
Brownfield News
Lynn Brisendine
Howell Street
Tokio Co-op
Plains
Wellman
Needmore
Meadow Co-op
Butch Wagner
Wagner
Dg's
Rain nudges Terry County wells amid drought woes
Brownfield News interviews Jason Coleman of the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District about why Terry County well water levels have fallen since the 1990s. He notes a downward trend since 1995, driven by more center pivots and irrigation, expanded acres, and improved application methods, but warns one rain event offers only temporary relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blake Decker
Terry County
The
Brownfield News
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Jason Coleman
Coleman
Water Development Board
Brownfield Police seek vandals in southeast area
Brownfield Police seek information on vandalism incidents in the southeast Brownfield area Thursday night. Lt. Ruben Lemon says unknown suspects overturned dumpsters and other items in alleys along East Tate South Pecos South Lens South Howell Casa Linda East Hester and adjacent streets. Police are pursuing leads and ask witnesses to call the Brownfield Crimeline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Ruben Lemon
East Tate
South
Pecos
South Lens
South Howell
Casa Linda
East Hester
Lemon
Brownfield Council to fill vacancy after runoff election Saturday
Brownfield City Council passed a motion to wait until after Saturdays runoff to fill Position Five on the council created by Nancy Wade becoming mayor. The board also rebid police vehicles and considered a city vehicle trade-in plan and a beautification project at Jake Geron Park with a $1500 grant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry Peebles
Brownfield
Electrical Board
Nancy Wade
Police Department
Eldon Jobe
Robert Noble
Jobe
Jean Shotts
Donald Hancock
Council
Hancock
Ed Moseley
Moseley
Houston Galveston
Houston Galveston Area Council
Texas
HGAC
Scott Jackson
Terry County-Brownfield Recreation Council
From Brisendine: Dustups in Baseball and Football Storm
The column riffs on missed optics in sports lore, noting an unassisted triple play misattributed to the Oakland Raiders rather than the Athletics, and contrasts Yankee dominance with gridiron facts. It also profiles T Boone Pickens, the Texas Panhandle figure once loved then reviled for oil deals and fortunes.
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New York Yankees
Baseballers
Oakland Raiders
Oakland A's
T. Boone Pickens
Metroplex
Pickens
Amarillo
Texas Water Drill Plan Ties to Roberts County
A new scheme aims to mine and pipe underground Roberts County water to the San Antonio area. Roberts County sits in the Panhandle near the Canadian River breaks, a sparsely populated ranching region over the vast Ogallala Aquifer. The aquifer spans about 172000 square miles from South Dakota to Texas and ends near Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Roberts County
San Antonio
Panhandle
Ogalalla
South Dakota
Andrews
Water Wealth and Water Rights in Panhandle Texas
A discussion on the Edwards Aquifer and regional water distribution details how 65 percent of Nebraska water supply and 12 percent in Texas affect pipelines to Lake Meredith. The piece notes the Roberts County groundwater deal and raises concerns about T Boone Pickens plans to export West Texas water south for profit, hinting at potential conflict over scarce resource control.
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Nebraska
Texas
Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Roberts County
Lake Meredith
Brownfield
CRMWA
Mr. Pickens
Panhandle
South Texas
Amarillo
Edwards
Edwards Plateau
T. Boone Pickens
West Texas
Boone
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Robert Byron
Texas Engineering and Extension
Electric Department
John Garcia
Freddy Sims
Rusty Powell
James Maddox
Bryson
Tad Jourden
Wade Howard
Scott Howard
Wells
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