Rain and snow boost Brownfield moisture levels
Moisture totals rise above normal after a weekend storm. Brownfield city records show 2.04 inches over the weekend plus earlier monthly moisture, lifting the month to 2.89 inches and year to date to 3.78 inches, well above the 2.0 inch first quarter average. Countywide reports from Wellman, Tokio Co-op Gin, Meadow Co-op Gin and Fiber-Tex Gin indicate rainfall ranging from 0.5 to 2.0 inches, with producers noting 1.4 to 1.8 inches in some areas.
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Brownfield
Wellman
Tokio Co-op Gin
Meadow Co-op Gin
Fiber-Tex Gin
Filing deadline nears as Brownfield races take shape
Brownfield mayoral race and multiple city and school board seats in Terry County near filing deadline at 5 p m on Wednesday March 18 with candidates filed across offices. Mayoral candidates Brad Moore and Patsy Nicholson Campbell. incumbents Alvin Mirll and Larry Yowell seek re election along with several challengers. Ends March 18.
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Candiates
Brownfield
Terry County
Brad Moore
Patsy Nicholson-Campbell
Alvin Mirll
Lionel Gonzales
Gilbert Garza
Garza
Larry Yowell
Gerald Jordan
Brownfield School Board
Jackie Burris
Randy Simpson
Eddie Garza
G.W. Dill
Patsy Jones
Mike Gee
Clay Neill
Wellman Union School Board
Eddie Rodriguez
Meadow School Board
Riky Streety
Steve Taylor
Taylor
Jody Bradley
Meadow City
Dale Wylie
Melvin West
Johnny Gregg
Jerry Liles
Gregg
Lewis Waters
Matt Hogue
Scott Hamm
Hogue
Hamm
Waters
Habitat for Humanity to start Brownfield chapter at Jim Rudd facility
Habitat for Humanity plans a Brownfield chapter based at the Jim Rudd Transfer Unit with support from local officials. Inmates will build two 1000 square foot homes in two 90 day courses, learning plumbing and wiring, then move the houses to Brownfield for sale with interest free loans. Inmates must complete 500 hours of work on the residences.
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Jimmy Carter
Habitat For Humanity
Jim Rudd
Neill Hodges
Dick Fletcher
Patsy Nicholson Campbell
Brownfield
Brownfield News
Hodges
Ron Musgrove
Windham
Musgrove
Janust
Lubbock
P T Barnum book reexamines hype and publicity power
A Life Magazine top figure of the millennium is reviewed through Joe Vitale's There’s A Customer Born Every Minute. The book argues Barnum thrived on publicity, advertising, and public opinion, detailing his museum, ventures, and resilience through personal losses.
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Life Magazine
P.T. Burnham
Joe Vitale
Barnum
James Bailey
New York City
Tom Thumb
Jenny Lind
Jumbo the Elephant
United States
Shakespeare
Mark Twain
American
Lanistan
America
Name In The News A Good Neighbor
George Cox, manager of Brownfield s DeLeon Peanut processing plant, describes coordinating harvest crews and trucking during fall and spring busy periods. He mixes long hours with family ties, has 30 years in fruit and trucking, and plans future travels with wife and seven children. See NEIGHBOR Page 4.
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George Cox
Brownfield
DeLeon
Brownfield News
Cox
South Plains College
Amanda Davis
BHS
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Candelaria Davila
Monty Henson
Clara Garza
Bob Simpson
David Lynn Pickett
Union
Wellman City
Mary Neal
Jessie Hartman
Ruth Parker
Jesse Faught
Terry Memorial Hospital Board of Directors
Leon Pope
Pete Lindsey
Jimmy Jones
Lindsey
Jones
Tony Pena
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District Board of Directors
TDCJ
Lynn Brisendine
Fredericksburg
Post
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New England
Texas
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