Terry County weighs sale of WTCC property in special session
Terry County Commissioners met in a lengthy executive session to discuss a possible sale or lease of the West Texas Children's Centre on Bynum Lane. The chair said a potential anonymous tenant was being considered, with Civigenics previously cited as a possible operator but no offer yet. The facility has been vacant since March 1999 after the centre closed for lack of income.
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Terry County Commissioners’ Court
West Texas
Civigenics, Inc
Civigenics
Ryburn
Terry County
WTCC
West Texas Children’s Centre
Voting ends Friday in Terry County primaries
Early voting for the March 14 Democratic and Republican primaries ends Friday in Terry County Courthouse. Through Tuesday 188 residents voted in the Democratic Primary and 106 in the Republican Primary. Contested offices include Precinct One and Three Commissioners, Sheriff, County Attorney, Justice of the Peace, District Judge, Tax Assessor-Collector and Constable. filed candidates include Earl Brown Jr and Don Robertson for precincts, Jerry Johnson and Darwin Huston for sheriff, G Dwayne Pruitt and Frank Lacy for attorney, Redelle Martin for assessor, and others for justice of the peace.
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Terry County
Ann Willis
Earl Brown, Jr
Don Robertson
Jerry Johnson
Darwin Huston
G. Dwayne Pruitt
Frank Lacy
Redelle Martin
Justice of the Peace
Tornado Safety Tips From Brownfield News
Spring weather in Terry County brings growth and danger from tornadoes and lightning. Learn to go low and seek sturdy shelter, avoid cars and mobile homes, distinguish watches from warnings, and follow building specific guidance during a tornado.
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Terry County
Brownfield News
Texas
Texas Department of Public Safety Division of Emergency Management
Brownfield student Gryder places third at state forensics
Brownfield’s Scott Gryder, a junior, finished third among 136 at the Texas Forensics Association state meet in Prose Interpretation, highlighting strong schoolwide talent. Teammates Erik Redding, Scott Pickett, and Sara Ewing also competed in cross examination and duet acting with solid showings.
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el Paso
Gryder
UIL
BHS
Ron Hester
TFA State
Texas
Scott
Brownfield
Hester
Erik Redding
Scott Pickett
Erik
UIL State
Austin
Sara Ewing
Sara
Two West Texans Take a Less Traveled Road to Ministry
Justin and Ashlee Esty, Brownfield natives, return to their hometown to join Shady Oaks Church of God as youth pastors. After high school in 1995 they married in 1997 and pursued college at South Plains, West Texas A&M, and Amarillo Junior College before joining Youth With a Mission in Tyler for Discipleship Training. Their journey includes time in Amarillo and Tyler, culminating in their relocation to Brownfield last spring to serve in ministry.
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Justin
Ashlee Esty
Brownfield
South Plains College
India
The
Shady Oaks Church of
God Ministry
Esty’s
Ashlee
Clyde and
Charliot Gardner
BHS
Littlefield
Amarillo
West Texas A&m
Youth With A Mission
Tyler
Ywam
Equal and opposite criticisms and odd crime tales
A Los Angeles lawsuit against police over a high profile bank robbery is described as ludicrous while noting defenders who risked their lives. The column then summarizes uncanny local crimes including a knife protruding from a woman's neck in Darby, a car theft thwarted near a police station in Strongsville, and a Virginia department store robbery exposing a shopper’s personal data.
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Los Angeles
L.A
L.a.s
Darby
Pennsylvania
Strongsville
Ohio
Hampton
Virginia
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Daniel Carmona
Jeremy Dawson
Colonial Heights
Texas Forensics Association
By Blake Decker
Scott Gryder
Martha Ewing
Blake Decker
Robert Frost
Justin, Ashlee
Quinton
Esty
Lynn Brisendine
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