Prison jobs talk in Brownfield for 500 bed center
Texas Department of Criminal Justice officials visit Brownfield on Monday June 14 at 7 p.m. in the BMS auditorium to outline employment opportunities at a new 500 bed substance abuse treatment center planned for completion in April 1995. About 280 staff are expected, mainly correctional officers, with other non officer roles.
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Archeologists dig at Brownfield field as Texas Society hosts field school
About two dozen volunteers from Texas and beyond joined the Texas Archeological Society in a Brownfield area field school. They surface survey, excavate, screen, and lab analyze to learn who traveled through Terry County long ago. Carded finds include buffalo butcher tools and bones with charcoal dated to 1650, suggesting a temporary Pueblo-Area camp near a playa lake.
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New Mexico
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Disappearance probe in Tokio woman Dorothy Kelley widens
Reeves County investigators press on in the Dorothy Lee Kelley missing person case near Pecos. Kelley, 62, and husband Royce Dayton were at Balmorhea Lake when a brown mini van with one tan stripe was seen taking a woman matching her description toward the dam area. Searches by air, foot, and dogs yielded no new leads by Friday afternoon.
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Dinosaurs and Jurassic Park hype take the stage
Lynn Brisendine surveys the Jurassic Park phenomenon from book to screen, noting hype, scientific debates, and public fascination with dinosaurs. The piece reflects on the origins, themes, and the shifting paleontological view of dinosaurs while anticipating the film release.
No Till and Crop Rotation Promoted by Terry County Farmer
Kermitt Schults discusses no till farming and crop rotation across rye wheat cotton and grain sorghum on five farms in Terry County. He explains dual cropping, reduced field passes, water savings, and weather risk management, noting comparable yields with lower labor and fuel while weed control remains a challenge.
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Terry County Soil & Water Conservation District
Brownfield
Garry Peebles
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