Smith gets 30 years for aggravated sexual assault
Judge Kelly Moore in the 121st District Court sentenced Edwin Ledelle Smith of Brownfield to 30 years for aggravated sexual assault of a 13 year old girl in August 2004. Smith, 39, could have faced 5 to 99 years, with parole eligibility after half his term. The district attorney cited multiple sexual encounters with the juvenile and noted potential additional charges. Also sentenced this week were Preston Jule Blake to 18 months for burglary and linked methamphetamine charges, and Luciano Gutierrez Trejo to five years for felony driving while intoxicated, with further court costs and fees listed.
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Edwin Ledelle Smith
Brownfield
Smith
Terry County
Ramon Gallegos
Gallegos
Moore
Preston Jule Blake
Blake
Firecracker Run marks Texas oldest road race on July 4
Texas oldest continuous road race, the Firecracker Run in Coleman Park, will hold its 36th running on Monday morning July 4. Children One Mile Run starts 7 40 a.m. with 3 and 10 mile races at 8 a.m. Pre-register by July 3 either by phone or mail. Medals and ribbons awarded across age groups with engraved overall winners and awards at finish line.
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Texas
Coleman Park
George Jury
50Th St
Lubbock
West Texas Running Club
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Commissioners raise the roof in Terry County meeting
Terry County Commissioners spent nearly two hours Monday discussing courthouse roof repairs with Burnett Hunt of Grimes & Associates. He recommended a Duralast roof lasting 15 to 20 years, but the $50,000 to $60,000 cost cannot be funded this year, so the project was tabled for six months while funds are sought in next year’s budget.
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Terry County
Grimes & Associates
Burnett Hunt
Hunt
Alan Bayer
Bayer
Mamie Tells
A Tells
Tells
Lessons From Kindergarten vs Modern Leadership Rhetoric
A columnist contrasts early life lessons of kindness with today’s partisan rancor. The piece criticizes Howard Dean and Dick Durbin for harsh rhetoric, rebukes Karl Rove’s labeling of opponents, and urges leaders to value civility over division to address national challenges.
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Lynn Brisendine
Howard Dean
Dick Cheney
United States
Call for unity and practical fixes amid Iraq war debate
A reader urges bipartisan effort over anti patriot rhetoric and laments national debt failing infrastructure and public services. He cites declines in Interstate bridges dams and schools while noting low poll numbers for President Bush and Congress and calling for adults to drop poisonous rhetoric and work for communal progress.
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Social Security Trust
Bush
Congress
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