Brownfield Teams Qualify for State C E Debate Contest
Brownfield High School cross examination debate pairs qualified for the University Interscholastic League State C E Debate Contest in Austin March 19 17 at the University of Texas. Jason Sharp with Neisha Ward earned second at District 2 3A. Erik Redding and Scott Pickett are alternates after advancing through a tough district meet. Coach Ron Hester praised their late season effort and noted Brownfield has risen as Denver City dominated previously.
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Reading rewards boost Brownfield Intermediate ARP program
Fourth and fifth graders at Brownfield Intermediate School embrace the Accelerated Reader Program in its first year to boost reading. Principal Jerry Thomas notes staff training and peer schools’ success, with teachers and students reporting 30 minutes of quiet reading daily and 15 to 20 minute skill lessons. Rewards include Wall of Fame, library helper, cake, store items, and a field trip to the 50th Street Caboose in Lubbock for top point earners.
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BID Corp to reorganize at Monday BID meeting
The Brownfield Industrial Development Board will hold its monthly meeting Monday at 4 p.m. in City Hall directors room. The agenda includes a financial report, March sales tax outlook, proposed 1998-99 budget, ISF and Jim Rudd Transfer facility update, a local labor survey, BID Corp residential property, a land option exercise, and an update from Executive Director Jack Cargill. Public invited.
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Slow candidate filing in Brownfield area elections
Filing for May 2 city council, school board races, Terry Memorial Hospital District, and South Plains Underground Water Conservation District begins Monday and runs to March 18. In Brownfield, Mayor George Cox faces three council seats, with Alvin Mirll, Gilbert Garza, and Larry Yowell occupying Positions 1 2 and 3 respectively.
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Be wary of phone and door to door scams and local election notices
A column warns readers about telephone and doorstep scams from sales pitches to donation requests. It advises hanging up on unknown callers, confirms legitimate inquiries, and notes local election filings across Meadow Brownfield Wellman districts with details on terms and filing locations.
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Primaries underway with limited early votes and several races
Early voting for the March 10 primaries ends March 6 at the county clerk office in the Courthouse. As of Friday, 85 Democratic voters and 29 Republican voters had cast ballots. Mail applications to County Clerk Ann Willis, 500 W Main Room 105 Brownfield TX 79316, must be received by March 3. Incumbents seeking another term include County Judge Doug Ryburn, County Clerk Ann Willis, and County Treasurer Bobbye Jo Floyd, with several other officials up for election and one challenger drawn in Hansard’s race.
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