Understanding HIV and AIDS Risks Prompts Confidential Testing
Melinda Walkup, director of nurses for SPPHD, urges awareness that HIV is the virus behind AIDS but does not always lead to AIDS. The virus spreads via sexual contact or shared needles, with many HIV positive individuals asymptomatic. People at risk are IV drug users and some homosexuals and heterosexuals. Testing is strictly confidential and can use a false name if desired.
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Melinda Walkup
Kaposi
Walkup
Union I.S.D. board filing deadline announced
Voters in the Union I.S.D. district must file applications at Union Schools by Wednesday March 21 to contest two seats held by Kermitt Shults and Steve Furlow. Elections are set for May 5 with voting at Union Schools for eligible registered voters in the Union district.
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Union
I.S.D. Board of Trustees
Kermitt Shults
Steve Furlow
I.S.D
Brownfield Police Reports Include DWI Arrests and Thefts
Brownfield police arrested Ruben Lopez 23 for driving while intoxicated after a collision in the 900 block of S. 8th. Kenny Finney 62 faced a warrant based arrest for possession and sale of alcohol in a dry area. Frank Dillard 45 was jailed for family violence assault. Burglaries and thefts occurred at multiple addresses including a lawnmower, VCR, Fender skirts, a spare tire, and a sofa with desk belongings reported.
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Ruben Lopez
Brownfield
S. 8Th
Lopez
Johnny Agnew
Kenny Finney
Texas Alcoholic Beverages Commission
Frank Dillard
N. 2Nd
E. Oak
E. Main
N. A. Anyane
W. Desk
Artifacts Unearthed In Terry County Surface Finds
Archaeologist notes surface discoveries in Terry County span ceramic to protohistoric eras. Finds include pottery small arrowheads drills and scrapers revealed by wind and water erosion, with no recorded digs nearby. Distinct paleo points such as Clovis Folsom Plainview and Scotts Bluff have appeared alongside mammoth remains.
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Pope
Terry County
Clovis
Folsom
Plainview
Scotts Bluff
WISD to Test for Lead and Fuel Tank Issues This Spring
Trustees discussed lead testing under EPA rules and the need to hire a lab to test water. Underground fuel tanks found leaking must be dug up or removed, with an overhead system if disposal occurs. Soil removal will follow any leak, and 1990-91 textbook adoptions and ESC Board votes were approved. Jodon remains at the Lubbock Lake Site with finds dating from 2,000 BP to historic times.
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Lusk
Environmental Protection Agency
Wellman's
Education Service Center
ESC
Bee regionals bee eliminations and competitors named
The article notes Bee County spelling bee results with Elodia Munoz finishing fifth and Heather Luker placing sixth after districts at Union. Milsten could reach Washington DC if regionals are won. Directors include Jack Pinson and pronouncer Leonora Cawthon with judges Melody Pauling Chuck Taylor and Linda Floyd. Fern Niles recorded.
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Daugher
Gary
Judy Tumbaugh
Terry County
Elodia Munoz
Union
Rosalinda Munoz
Eloy Munoz
Heather Luker
Ronald
Margaret Luker
Milsten
Washington D.C
Jack Pinson
Leonora Cawthon
Melody Pauling
Chuck Taylor
Linda Floyd
Fern Niles
UISD board works agenda Monday
The Union Independent School District board prepared for the upcoming election. Nelda Cline will be election judge with Charles Clark alternate. Absentee judges include Jackson White and Nina DePoyster. clerks are DePoyster, Fulton, White, and Maria Padron. Linda Mayfield named acting secretary to accept board candidate applications. Ballot draw is Thursday at 9 a.m. Absentee voting runs 8-11 a.m. April 16 through May 1. May 7 canvass date. Emma Quevedo named to fill the Spanish position for the rest of the year. All professional staff contracts approved. Taylor Publishing to cover remaining yearbook cost of 2,250. Brownfield district seeks library services via a county-wide agreement and is pursuing a computer network grant. Used air conditioners will be moved to staff houses and replaced in the building. SB 31, a school finance bill, was discussed for potential changes.
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Union Independent School District
Nelda Cline
Charles Clark
Jackson White
Nina DePoyster
Pat Fulton
DePoyster
Fulton
White
Maria Padron
Linda Mayfield
Emma Quevedo
Taylor Publishing Company
Clark
Brownfield Consolidated Indpendent
Jack Pinson
Mike Sutter
Parker Caperton
Bill Hobby
Union
Pope
Terry County
Texas Archeology Society
Southwest Federation of Archeology
el Paso
South Plains College
Brownfield Regional Medical Center to host local election info
Lynn Halamicek will not seek another term and a vacant seat once held by Kerry Musick remains open. Presiding elections judge is Frank Gray. Absentee voting runs from Monday through April with clerk Bobbie Duran supervising. Ballots may be cast at the Brownfield Regional Medical Center business office 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays except holidays.
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Lynn Halamicek
Kerry Musick
Frank Gray
Bobbie Duran
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Corrections in News Miss Irene Rieck Rehire List
The NEWS acknowledges an error in Wednesday edition about teacher rehiring at intermediate schools. Irene Rieck was omitted from the rehiring list and is now recognized among those rehired. The correction appears in the editor’s note and reflects the accurate personnel record.
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the News
Irene Rieck
The
Ambulance bids sought and club permit notice in Legals
Legal notices summarize bid requests for ambulance service with paramedic level option to the Ambulance Board, a private club registration permit application to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, and bid notices for a Terry County Courthouse janitorial contract plus Terry County insurance coverages as listed on Legals Page 14.
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Ambulance Board
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission
Terry County
MISD board reviews schedule, staffing, and policy updates
MISD trustees heard timelines for the next school terms from October 8 to May 25 with a plan for a state tax increase to fund mandates. Beaumont teacher maternity leave will be covered by Kathy Longbrake while Becky Vines departs. Reports covered enrollment totals, textbook committee progress, and staff assignments in math, computer literacy, and Gifted and Talented programs.
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Thomas
Becky Vines
Kathy Longbrake
Wellman Independent School District
Raymond Lusk
Texas Association of School Boards
Rice
Floyd Guinn
Guinn
Bevery Anderson
Beverly Gibson
Nancy Fowler
Anderson
Gibson
Fowler
Education Service Center
Terry Sheriff Sees Busy Week With Thefts And Burglaries
The Terry County Sheriff's Department reports four thefts and two burglaries in recent days. A burglary near Brownfield on Highway 137 was found to involve an insurance payment with no items taken. Other thefts include 126 tubing joints from an oil lease and an irrigation motor from a farm southeast of Brownfield. A couple of gold bracelets were stolen from a residence on Ag Pin Road. Burglaries include an air compressor and grinder from a barn west of Brownfield and a tractor cab break in near Meadow with a missing CB radio and tools. Values range from 575 to 2,300 dollars.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Ag Pin Road
US 380
Meadow
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