Water District election planned for August 8 in Terry County
Terry County voters will decide August 8 whether to form the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District and elect five temporary directors led by Lewis Waters. Filing deadline is June 24 at the County Clerk’s office. The TAL group pushes the measure after a public hearing and prior annexation talks with Yoakum County.
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Terry County
South Plains
Doyle Moss
Ray Gober
Charles Ray Smith
Lee Wayne Rowden
Ann Willis
Terry Ag Leadership Institute
TAL
Russell Lepard
Monty Henson
Mike Kelly
Buzz Steele
Brent Hogue
CRP Erosion Control Boosts Terry County Farmland
SWCD members discuss the Conservation Reserve Program impact since the 1986 start. They note reduced windblown dust around Mound Lake, fewer flood gushers, and wildlife resurgence as farmers enrolled about 119,740 acres with 160 left to seed. Directors praise improvements in soil conservation and flood mitigation.
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Terry County
Wellman
County Soil and Water Conservation District
CRP
Bill Keesee
Mound Lake
Kermitt Shults
Terry
Police aid merchants in curbing shoplifting schemes
Brownfield officers assist local shops in deterring theft as criminals use brief diversions to slip merchandise past tills. Authorities emphasize vigilance and community cooperation to reduce losses and protect businesses.
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James Roe
Kevin
Rusty" Cavett
Brownfield Police Department
Council hires attorney to litigate voting suit
Brownfield officials move to ratify insurance company action naming Don Dennis as City of Brownfield representative in a voting rights suit filed by resident Sam Terry after a May election where alleged district misballoting affected District 3. Terry hired Clifford Brown of Lubbock as his attorney while City Attorney Bill McGowan II questions the merit of the case. A4.
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Raymond Holguin
Lubbock
Don Dennis
Brownfield
Sam Terry
Terry
Graham Swain
Bill McGowan II
Dennis
Clifford Brown
Clifford
McGowan
Council
Hospital Board Sets Meeting For Juvenile Center Discussion
The Terry Memorial Hospital District board will discuss the revised Juvenile Assessment Center agreement at their Monday session at 7 p.m. in the Brownfield Regional Medical Center board room. A closed session for attorney consultation is planned with directors Jimmy Jones Ross Campbell Eyvonne Palmer Wayne DuBose Donnie Wade and Jack Cofer.
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Terry Memorial Hospital District
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Jimmy Jones
Ross Campbell
Eyvonne Palmer
Wayne DuBose
Donnie Wade
Jack Cofer
David Sartain
Paper ink by Lynn Brisendine reflects teen view of aging
In this brief column Lynn Brisendine notes that teenagers rarely imagine they will someday know as little as their parents. The piece offers a wry meditation on generational perspective and the passage of time.
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Lynn Brisendine
Cotton crop devastated in Terry County by June weather
June 7 1992 Terry County farmers report wet cool conditions and plant diseases have left most cotton fields a total loss. With ASCS deadlines passed many plan to switch to grain sorghum to meet crop rotation rules while navigating strained multi per il crop insurance. Experts say early planted cotton fared worst and insurance coverage remains uncertain for total loss.
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Kelly Sinclair
Terry County
ASCS
Terry Brown
Brown
R.J. Purtell
Purtell
Upcoming Events and Notices Summary
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