Cox begins term Council witnesses Mayor take oath
Brownfield swears in new Mayor George Cox after runoff win over Mary Hudspeth Gunnels. Outgoing Mayor Graham Swain receives a commemorative plaque and one council seat appointment is discussed. Enermart gas contract renewal clears after take or pay reduction. Alley abandonment near DOT building approved. Operation Obliterate graffiti cleanup approved.
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Mitch Ward
Cox
Mary Hudspeth Gunnels
Graham Swain
Enermart
Cox Swain
Brownfield
George Cox
Brownfield's Sheryl Swoopes Jackson a national standout
The Brownfield area celebrates Sheryl Swoopes Jackson as a top female athlete with national recognition. Newsweek highlights her among leading women in sports while she graces commercials and pursues Olympic dreams. Local fans admire her down to earth demeanor and family ties with Eric Jackson.
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Brownfield
Shery
Swoopes Jackson
Sheryl
Newsweek
Sheryl Swoopes-Jackson
Karem Abdul Jabar
Michael Jordan
Carry White
BHS
Eric Jackson
Eric
New York City
Chicago
Seattle
U.S
Atlanta
Mexican gun worker killer gets life and 30 years
In Terry County a jury sentenced Sergio Perez 21 to life and a 10000 dollar fine and Alejandro Cordero 18 to 30 years and a 5000 dollar fine for the December murder of 26 year old Andres Ismael Rubio, who worked at West Gin. Perez was identified as the killer after testimony traced the crime to a home where the men lived and a field where Rubio's body was found.
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Mitch Ward
Terry County
Sergio Perez
Alejandro Cordero
Andres Ismael Rubio
Rubio
Mexico
West Gin
Phoenix
Ariz
Cordero
Loop
Perez
Raymond Cruz
Cruz
North Sixth
Thomas Quintero
Jimmy Hammons
Hammons
Navarro
Diana Lopez
el Casino Club
Lopez
Arizona
Union
Pruitt
David Martinez
Lubbock
Assessment Center tops May building permits
Brownfield issued 35 permits in May totaling 1,310,461.82 dollars, boosting 1996 year-to-date permit value to 2,260,826.82 dollars. The West Texas Children's Assessment Center, a 48 bed emergency and residential facility, is planned to open in January 1997 to aid abused and neglected children.
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West Texas
Hospital Board to meet for regular session agenda
The Terry Memorial Hospital Board of Directors will meet in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday June 10. They will elect new officers for 1996 97 and consider revisions to administrative manuals employee handbook and infection control and safety manuals. BRMC Administrator Mike Click and Chief of Staff Dr Judith Gracia Cheatham will present monthly reports. A closed door executive session will wrap up the meeting.
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Terry Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
BRMC
Mike Click
Judith Gracia-Cheatham
City records below normal rainfall totals
Brownfield reports rainfall for May 1996 totaling 2.04 inches after showers at month end. The city had its first measurable moisture since April 5 6, with only trace amounts earlier and a January snow event. For January through May 1996, Brownfield totals 2.56 inches, under 50 percent of the 5.6 inch normal per the Texas Almanac.
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Brownfield
Court to Preview Budget For Terry County 1997 Plan
The Terry County Commissioners will review the initial 1997 budget during Monday's 10 a.m. court session. They will consider advertising for bids on an IBM copier moved to the courthouse second floor, an agreement on the Department of Human Services Building, and nominees for the Recreational Council.
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Texas Department of Transportation
Seagraves Road
Terry County
IBM
Department of Human Services
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Swain
Council
South Plains Board of Governments Board of Directors
Southwestern Public Service
SPS
DOT
Brownfield Police Department
Brownfield Municipal Court
Terry County Juvenile Probation Office
JPO
By Lynn Brisendine
Paul Woods
Joe Martinez
E. Main
Arturo Acevedo
S. 2Nd St
Elizar Gueno, Jr
E. Grace
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