Brownfield approves 1990 91 budget with 4 percent rise
Brownfield City Council passed the 1990 91 budget totaling 7 810 951 a four percent increase over the current budget. The plan includes a dollar surcharge on garbage water rate hikes and a two percent cut in electric rates plus a cost of living raise for city workers. Inflation and additional expenses drive the rise while savings from a new Southwestern Public Service power contract offsets some costs. A public hearing had no residents offer input.
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Brownfield
Wellman ISD Trustees Table Renewal Decisions
Wellman Independent School District board declined to act on teacher counselor librarian and nurse contracts at the Monday meeting. Superintendent Raymond Lusk says finances will be reviewed before renewals with a final decision set for March 26. The board approved budget amendments tied to auditorium renovation and track resurfacing, adopted the 1990-91 calendar, and outlined holidays and weather days.
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Wellman Independent School District
Raymond Lusk
WISD
Jimmy Thomas
Eubank
Trash as Boom or Bane for West Texas Prisons and Dumps
Paper n Ink discusses competing growth ideas for West Texas including prison facilities and waste management. It argues trash dumps could boost payrolls and tax bases but warns about environmental risks and reputational harm, urging proactive public relations alongside technical planning.
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Texas
Tomorow
West Texas
Brownfield
Ogallala
West
East
South
Milsten wins Terry County Spelling Bee at Brownfield high school
Brownfield Intermediate fifth grader Anthony Milsten spelled knottiness correctly after knitwear to win the Terry County Spelling Bee and earn a place at the regional bee at Monterey High School in Lubbock on Saturday April 7. Runner up Trey Morris, eighth grade at Brownfield Middle, misfired on knitwear. Jenee Willis placed third for the second year in a row, a Brownfield Middle sixth grader, after failing intolerant. Lee Anna Turnbough finished fourth as Brownfield Intermediate fifth grader See Bee Page 2.
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Brownfield Intermediate
Anthony Milsten
Terry County
Little Theater
Milsten
Monterey High School
Lubbock
Stanley Milsten
Brownfield Middle School
Trey Morris
Butch Morris
Jenee Willis
Mickey
Renee Willis
Lee Anna Turnbough
Turnbough
Brownfield Intermediate School
Brownfield
Meadow trustees name superintendent for MISD
Meadow Independent School District board names high school principal David Rice as superintendent at a special meeting. Trustees also reviewed the coaching contracts for Eubank and Vines amid football program changes and approved other staff actions.
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Meadow Independent School District
David Rice
MISD
Rice
Meadow
Jim Eubank
Thom Vines
Jimmy Thomas
Brownfield archaeologist opens window to ancient Texas life
Leon Pope of Brownfield, recently named Archeological Steward for the Texas Historical Commission, describes a wetter, cooler 20 000 year ago Terry County era with saber tooth tigers and mammoths. He notes pollen data from Rich Lake and a 9 000 year old Plainview point found locally. He leads the South Plains Archeology Society and works to protect sites such as Cedar Lake.
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Leon Pope
Brownfield
Pope
Plainview Point
Pete Lindsey
Texas Historical Commission
South Plains Archeology Society
Texas Archeology Society
Cedar Lake
Five file for BRMC election at hospital district board
Five residents filed before the Tuesday deadline for election to the board of directors of Terry Memorial Hospital Districts. Elections are slated April 7 at the County Clerk's office. Five candidates have filed: Lanny Webb, Jimmie Jones, Leon Pope, Robert P. Gonzales and Ismeralda Rivera Garcia. Three seats are up for contention: those of Lanny Webb and.
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Terry Memorial Hospital
Lanny Webb
Jimmie Jones
Leon Pope
Robert P. Gonzales
Ismeralda Rivera Garcia
Inside Today Obituaries and Honor Roll Coloring Contest
Inside Today notes include obituaries and a BHS Honor Roll Coloring Contest listed in the classifieds pages nine and pages twelve to fourteen respectively.
AIDS testing and counseling now available in Brownfield
The South Plains Public Health Department at 919 E. Main Brownfield offers free AIDS testing with three certified counselors providing pre test and post test counseling. See AIDS Page 2.
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South Plains Public Health Department
E. Main
Brownfield
Probation Revocation Leads to Four-Year Texas Term
Richard DeLeon was sentenced March 12 in 121st District Court to four years in the Texas Department of Corrections after pleading true to a motion to revoke probation. Kevin Mathis will discuss law enforcement and public officials liability policy at a Terry County Commissioners' Court special meeting where insurance bids will also be reviewed.
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Fletcher
Coats
Edwards
Hamilton
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
BIDC
Lee Council
Richard DeLeon
121St
Texas Department of Corrections
Kevin Mathis
Terry County Commissioners’ Court
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Southwestern Public Service
Roy Edwards
George Cox
Jack Cargill
Dick Fletcher
Wayne Coats
Block 18
Gillham Powell
Brownfield High School
BHS
Carey White
Janna Forbes
Wellman Isd
Lynn Brisendine
Knottiness
Meadow Trustees
Kelly Sinclair
BRMC
Ey House
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