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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2001
Page
1
It felt like spring on the south side playground near the Terry County Historical Museum during spring break. Cade Powell and Treg Lindsey enjoyed the slide and the other attractions, capturing a cheerful brief moment of seasonable warmth.
Three Brownfield High School auto tech students competed in the District Skills USA-VICA event in Amarillo and earned spots in the Fort Worth State Competition in April. Jose Salinas won first in carburetor and second in air cooled engine, plus a $500 scholarship. Jerry Wilson earned multiple firsts and a third, with a $500 scholarship. Wally Devine won first in starter and second in automotive skills with a $500 scholarship. All three plan postgraduation careers in automotive trades and note gaining hands on experience and goals with GM or Universal Technical Institute programs.
Brownfield Regional Medical Center board faced a standing-room crowd as it approved a 7 am meeting time change by a 3-2 vote with one abstention. The session centered on the dismissal of Dr Raleigh Smith by BRMC medical staff and included calls for details and an appeal process.
Skip Bayless, a Chicago sports columnist, draws fire from a Lubbock reader who defends West Texas against his city bias. The letter denounces urban arrogance, extols local resilience, and invites Bayless to visit and lunch with the community.
Community update page listing sections such as Obituaries Social News BMS Honor Roll and Classifieds. A Thursday edition highlights area events and area notices across page five and beyond with brief mentions of services and features.
United States Census Bureau data show Terry County dropping 457 residents from 1990 to 2000 to 12,761, a 3.5 percent fall, while Brownfield declines to 9,488 from about 10,000 in 1990. The 2000 Brownfield count includes 800 prisoners, with race and age breakdowns listed.
Gaylene Allen submitted photos of a Sandhill Crane with a white body and red head near Brownfield. The bird, likely drawn close by an injured wing, later died after Gaylene returned with food. The images captured the crane’s beauty despite the loss.
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