Brownfield counts on resilience as oil patch wanes
Brownfield and Terry County face continued oil patch decline with Amoco cutbacks and job losses. Local leaders cite past pivots, announce new projects including a 500 bed facility and value-added agriculture plans. Community funds tax measures to rebuild, aiming to keep production local and prevent a ghost town fate.
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Amoco
West
Texas
New Mexico
Brownfield
Terry County
CRTC
ISF
Amoco to merge Permian districts cutting about 160 jobs
Amoco Production Company will merge its North and South Permian Districts into one unit by July 1, reducing roughly 20 percent of area staff, about 160 positions, across ten production facilities and seven plants in Artesia Clayton Hobbs NM and Andrews Brownfield Denver City Levelland Midland Odessa Sundown Texas and nearby areas. The figure follows a formal letter to Mayor Graham Swain detailing the plan and ongoing voluntary severance offers.
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Amoco Production Company
Graham Swain
Amoco
North Permian
South Permian
Terry County
Artesia
Clayton
Hobbs
N.M
Andrews
Brownfield
Denver City
Levelland
Midland
Odessa
Sundown
Texas
Swain
Permian Basin
Addiiion
West Texas
New Mexico
North Permian Basin
South Permian Basin
Browfield
Wea
BRMC Board Reorganizes Officers and Hears Medical Software
BRMC directors re elected Lanny Webb Jimmy Jones and Donny Wade to two year terms with Wade as vice president and Webb as secretary Ed Pfeiffer remains board president The board approves malpractice coverage for local doctors costing about 9000 per physician A presentation by Dr Sherman Hope on the S O A P medical records system highlighted rapid access to patient history The hospital reports a May balance of 67521 34 with 108338 27 in accounts payable and funds totaling 1 292 the figures include Change Money Market CD Indigent TMHD Dispro and a 89681 48 bond payment due before Oct 1
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Terry Memorial Hospital
Lanny Webb
Jimmy Jones
Donny Wade
Ed Pfeiffer
Wade
Webb
BRMC
Mike Click
Sherman Hope
Richard Hope
Hope
Commissioners view county jail drawings in Terry County
On June 15 1994 the Terry County Commissioners Court reviewed preliminary drawings for a regional jail facility to be built south of Brownfield at the former Regal Drive-In site. Architect Scott Schellhase of Oller Engineering outlined a 66000 square foot jail costing 7 to 8 million dollars with capacity for 96 inmates including at least 16 females. Sheriff Jerry Johnson and County Judge Doug Ryburn joined the discussion as questions followed the presentation.
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Terry County Commissioners’ Court
Brownfield
Regal Drive-In
Scott Schellhase
Oller Engineering
Schellhase
Commissioners Court
Terry County
Doug Ryburn
Jerry Johnson
Dwayne Pruitt
Shellhase
Johnson
Texas Jail Standards Commission
General Revenue Bonds
Ryburn
Jasper Jowers
Jowers
Louis Jones
Austin
Sheriff's Department
Hockley County
Lubbock County
Spirit of Plains earns spot in State Honor Band finals
Brownfield High School Spirit of the Plains band advances to the final round of the Honor Band Competition. A five member panel judged cassette tapes from Crane, Canyon, River Road, Cooper, and Brownfield High Schools. Cooper and Brownfield advance to State in San Antonio on July 24. Brownfield Middle School Red Express also advances along with Canyon Middle School. directors are Richard Herrera and Bill Shipp.
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Brownfield High School
Crane High School
Canyon High School
River Road High School
Cooper High School
BHS
Cooper
Brownfield
San Antonio
Texas Bandmasters Association
Richard Herrera
Brownfield Middle School
Red Express
Canyon Middle School
BMS
Bill Shipp
Chamber to Host Country Caravan and Firecracker Run
Brownfield Chamber outlines events including the South Plains Country Caravan on June 25 at Terry County Coleman Park with a free show and pre show barbeque. Also planned are the July 4 Firecracker Run with registrations from 7 to 7 40 a.m. and an Aug 5 6 fishing tournament at Howell Lake, plus ad placement under $300.
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Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
South Plains
Terry County- Coleman Park
Chamber
West Texas Running Club
The
Texas
Terry County
Coleman Park
Jim Leser
Howell Lake
Gillham Park
Nancy Ford
Vista
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