Chamber plans fishing tournament and financial outlook
The Chamber of Commerce board announced a June 23 fishing tournament with 15-20 tagged fish and prizes for children and adults. A bank loan of 4000 was proposed to cover May deficits as revenue from the Harvest Festival declined. the report noted members’ dues drop and a pending windfall from upcoming events, including a July play and a June 18 Caravan stop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelly
Slack
Bob Cannon
Cannon
Mike McCauley
Lynda Billings
South Plains College
First National Bank
Commissioners to Consider Bids in Monday Court
Terry County commissioners will review term life insurance bids during Monday's session at 10 a.m. in the Courthouse. The Terry County Airport Board meets at 11 a.m. in the same location. A resolution to urge a local government postal rate and the next year’s preliminary budget hearings for department heads set for the week of June 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County Commissioners’ Court
Terry County Airport Board
Trash disposal and landfill plans discussed by Brownfield City Council
Brownfield City Manager Dick Fletcher updated council on landfill space as one pit nears full capacity within a month and a smaller pit in two months. PSC requested adding 10 feet of fill, with lining costs likely to be required. Council authorized PSC to proceed to permit phase while hearings for the next community development block grant were scheduled for June 7 and June 19.
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Brownfield
Dick Fletcher
Fletcher
Lubbock
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper
PSC
Texas Department of Health
TDH
Roy Edwards
Parkill
Smith
Harold Jones
Joe Duran
Texas Water Commission
TWC
Environmental Protection Agency
Cargill
Caprock Highway Construction
Call for Line-Item Veto to Curb Federal Waste
The writer cites a Heritage Foundation report detailing wasteful federal spending from pork barrel projects to overseas aid. They urge President Bush to implement a line-item veto to strike individual expenses, arguing Congress hides pork while Americans suffer from deficits.
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Bush
Washington
U.S
Pago Pago
South Pacific
Idaho Mountains
Congress
Dade County
Florida
Arkansas
Jamaica
White House
Rwanda
Edwin Feulner
The
Heritage Foundation
Brazilian exchange student talks on language and culture
Brazilian Youth For Understanding participant Vivianne Macedo stays with Steve and Bonnie Met calf family in Brownfield. She contrasts British and American English, notes slang challenges, and observes Americans’ punctuality and hurried pace as she navigates life in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hasselmeier
Vivianne Macedo
Brownfield
Steve
Bonnie Metcalf
America
Youth For Understanding
Macedo
Brazil
Hospital Directors Meet in Terry Memorial District Meeting
The board of directors of Terry Memorial Hospital District will discuss the tax abatement zone and other items at Monday’s meeting. Directors gather at 7 p.m. in the Brownfield Regional Medical Center meeting room.
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Terry Memorial Hospital District
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Miller and Ford top students for Optimists Club
Paul Miller and Becky Ford named March Texan and Tex Anne by the Brownfield Optimist Club for the Brownfield High School chapter. Miller, 17, is son of Max and Roma Miller, while Ford, 17, is a twirler and FFA member.
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March Texan
Tex-Anne
Brownfield High School
Paul Miller
Becky Ford
Optimist Club
March Young
Bob Simpson
Future Farmers of America
Miller
Max
Roma Miller
Ford
Obituaries and Opinions Featured in Page Six Sports Section
Page six presents obituaries and opinion pieces alongside sports notes. It highlights local figures, community voices, and upcoming athletic events with concise tributes and editorials shaping reader reflection on memory and sport.
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Jack Cargill
Texas
Water Commission
Chamber
Chamber of Commerce
Bobbye Slack
Texas Department of Highways and Public Transportation
Caprock
Court Residential Treatment Center
CRTC
Philip Salas
Council
Lynn Brisendine
Ally
BHS
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