Brownfield Police recover nearly $1000 in stolen property
Brownfield Police recovered about $1,000 worth of stolen guns jewelry and a VCR over the weekend from an unrelated case. Jose Manuel Rivera Jr is charged with a second degree felony burglary tied to the items stolen from Yoakum county and Brownfield. Rivera remains jailed with a $10,000 bond.
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John Trischitti II
Brownfield
Yoakum County
Jose Manuel Rivera Jr
B.P.D
Ruben Lemon
Rivera
Today's Issue at a Glance Obituaries Commissioners
A compact front section note highlights obituaries and local officials with brief listings and page references across the issue. The odd line shows pages 5 6 8 9 10 and scattered numbers.
Oldest Firecracker Run Set for July Fourth
The 32nd Annual Firecracker Run, presented by the West Texas Running Club, will be held next week at Terry County Park as part of Brownfield's Fourth of July celebration. Begun in 1969 by James Morris, co founder of the club and former Brownfield and South Plains College coach, the race is Texas' oldest continuously run road event.
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West Texas Running Club
Terry County Park
Brownfield
Texas
James Morris
Morris
South Plains College
City fights bloodthirsty mosquitoes after dark
Brownfield sprays five sections nightly to curb mosquitoes amid light summer rain. City workers, led by Willie Herrera, target late evening and early morning hours with emphasis on ball fields. Texas Health details how residents can reduce breeding sites and choose effective repellents like DEET or pyrethroids, urging removal of standing water and proper maintenance of gutters and containers.
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Brownfield
Willie Herrera
Herrera
Texas Department of Health
Bob Badger
Badger
Redistricting Tug-of-War Leaves West Texas Lose?
West Texas faces bleak rep reset as Delwin Jones’s plan to redraw legislative lines stalls in Austin. Republicans clash over a proposal that would have kept Pete Laney in his district while reshaping districts across Texas, delaying any compromise.
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West Texas
Austin
Texas
House
Delwin Jones
Slaton
Pete Laney
West Texas Rep Gary Walker Faces Possible Challenge
West Texas political rows deepen as Rep. Gary Walker of Plains may collide with Rep. Carl Issett of Lubbock in a redistricting remap. Walker, ally of Speaker Laney, argues the speaker benefits Texas while Issett backs a GOP shift. The Lubbock faction has long opposed Walker and backed a rival in prior elections, fueling a feud that peers describe as radical.
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West Texas
Gary Walker
Plains
Carl Issett
Lubbock
Walker
Laney
Texas
Rep
Issett
House of Representatives
G.O.P
South Plains
Lubbock Republicans
Randy Land named new pastor at Brownfield church
Randy Land is introduced as the new pastor of First Baptist Church of Brownfield after seven years serving Cot ton Center. He says those people become your family and notes the close community ties as a hallmark of his new role.
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Randy Land
Land
First Baptist Church of
Brownfield
Cotton Center
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