County redistricting meeting seeks balanced precinct lines
Terry County commissioners and paralegal Manuel Garza discussed a decade redraw of precincts to meet a 10 percent population deviation limit. The plan reduces disparity from 36.18 percent to 7.71 percent while preserving Hispanic share in Precinct Three at about 63.63 percent, focusing on Brownfield city lines.
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Terry County
Manuel Garza
San Antonio
Garza
Department of Justice
City of
Brownfield
BISD Hires Oak Grove Elementary Principal and Coach
The Brownfield ISD board in regular session named Diane Fulford Oak Grove Principal by unanimous vote. Sherman Chew was appointed Head Girls Basketball Coach and will teach high school history. Also hired were Kristi Addison Jean Badger Omega Chew Jamee Eaton Billy Gonzales Candace Land Lou Lindsay Leisa Nunnelee Kevin Reed and Charlotte Smith. The board also awarded the Bank Depository Contract for 2001 2003 to American State Bank after reviewing five contract areas.
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John Trischitti
Brownfield Independent School
Oak Grove
Diane Fulford
Fulford
B.I.S.D
Intermediate
Sherman Chew
Chew
Brownfield
van Vieck
The Open: How USGA Shapes Golf Courses For Pros
A discussion on how the U S Open selects courses and adjusts roughs greens and layouts to challenge players. The USGA sends crews months in advance to stretch holes extend traps and plant trees ensuring that accuracy and strategy trump raw power.
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United States Golf Association
USGA
Open Championship Story Confirms Par Stays Key
Weekend action at the Open highlighted par as the benchmark with Hale Irwin posting 3 under early, Tiger Woods faltering late, and Retief Goosen and Mark Brooks missing short putts to force a playoff. Goosen prevailed in a dramatic finish, Brooks exiting.
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USGA
Hale Irwin
Irwin
Tiger Woods
Woods
Tiger
Jack Nicklaus
South Africa
Retenf Goosen
Mark Brooks
Brooks
Ken Today's Issue at a Glance Obituaries
Obituaries feature brief notices and memorials from the community highlighting residents who have recently passed away. Page references and contributor notes accompany the notices.
City Council to consider amending CCA contract
The Brownfield City Council meets in regular session at 7:30 a.m. Thursday. Agenda items include an update on a leaking petroleum storage tank at the City Power Plant, a joint resolution for basic site planning with Terry County, a waiver of garbage charges for vacant properties, adoption of the International Residential Code as the city building code, and a amended contract with Corrections Corporation of America to operate the city jail. They will also discuss demolition of substandard structures and any needed actions.
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Brownfield
Joe Grimes
Assoc
Terry County
Nancy Wade
Brownfield's Rick Flores Named in the News Ambassador
Rick Flores, longtime Brownfield city worker and volunteer firefighter, serves as an almost unpaid City Council member for up to four more years. A lifelong resident, he praises local leadership, listens to residents, and values the strong ties of Brownfield's community as he reflects on his decades of service. See Flores Page 4.
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Rick Flores
Brownfield
Flores
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Jena
Moreland
Ronnie Gonzales
Rachel Garcia
Sara Reedy
East Buckley
Jonathan Riojas
Jeremy Morin
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Donovan Riojas
Dyllon Morin
Kristen Riojas
Stacie Morin
Garry Peebles
BISD
Lynn Brisendine
Ken
CCA
ISF
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