Four County stars receive recent basketball honors
Four County players earned All-State All-Region or All-South Plains honors. Sheryl Swoopes, a Brownfield senior, leads a quartet that includes juniors Zayne McPherson and Kenneth Lawrence along with Stacy Henson of the Lady Meadow Broncos. Brownfield coach Ron Holmes named South Plains Coach of the Year.
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Terry County
South Plains
Sheryl Swoopes
Zayne McPherson
Kenneth Lawrence
Stacy Henson
Swoopes
Brownfield Lady Cubs
McPherson
Lawrence
Cubs
Henson
Lady Meadow Broncos
Brownfield
Ron Holmes
Local May elections heat up as filings expand races
March 26 1989 local elections see newcomers joining incumbents in Brownfield Meadow and Wellman areas. Absentee voting runs April 17 through May 2 and election day May 6. Brownfield City Council races include six candidates for four seats with incumbents and new entrants. Meadow City Council sees incumbents joined by challengers. Brownfield and Meadow school boards list incumbents and filings. Henson withdraws from Meadow board. Wellman mayor and council seats on ballot with incumbents facing potential change.
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Brownfield
George Cox
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
Hospital Board of Directors
Kelly Moore
Jim Billings
Joe Masso
Kenneth
Buddy" Kelsay
Ann Jowers
Zane Cox
Pat McMillan
BRMC
Terry County Courthouse
Chris Miller
Edward Masso
Roy Edwards
Doug Ryburn
Joe Sears
Pete Garcia
City Hall
Brownfield I.S.D
Rusty Andrews
Clara Garza
Joe Martinez
Meadow City
Lonnie Dalton
Robert White
James Smith
Meadow City Hall
Meadow School Board
Don Carroll
Robert Henson
Jerry Liles
Henson
The
Meadow
Wellman
Lynn Hudson
Homer Jones
Pat Bennett
Dolores Mencilla
Jones
Wellman I.S.D
Jerold Baldwin
Bobby Moss
Lewayne Bowden
Allen Lee
Brownfield 1989 permits slow. February totals stand at 11
City of Brownfield issued eleven building permits in February totaling 39,564 bringing year to date to 51,999. The month shows a drop from February 1988 when nineteen permits valued at 83,100 were issued. Permits include storage for Charles Wilks 609 Park Lane 175 addition for Santana Marin 1010 S 3rd 2500 fence for Farm Bureau W Hill 400 fence for R T Foreman 102 E Ross 200 fence for Auvanell Parrish 620 E Broadway 200 remodeling for Mrs Ralph Loken 1011 E Cardwell 500 remodeling for Harold Bishop Insurance 510 W Broadway 2500 swimming pool for Ricky Ballard 601 E Story 13000 siding for Walter A Leigon 1201 E Reppto 4989 mobile home for K D Shelton 502 S 8th 15000.
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Brownfield
Charles Wilks
Park Lane
Santana Marin
S. 3Rd
Farm Bureau
W. Hill
R.T. Foreman
E. Ross
Auvanell Parrish
E. Broadway
Ralph Loken
E. Cardwell
Harold Bishop Insurance
W. Broadway
Ricky Ballard
E. Story
Walter A. Leigon
E. Reppto
K.D. Shelton
Public meeting on Enterprise Zone creation in Brownfield
A 7 p.m. Tuesday district courtroom session invites the public to discuss forming an Enterprise Zone in Brownfield. Organizers from Advance to the 90s propose tax abatements for land improvements, with Texas Department of Commerce officials reviewing the plan. City and county officials are expected to attend as criteria for abatements in the reinvestment zone are discussed.
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Brownfield
Texas Department of Commerce
Rudd to Attend Public Health Forum Saturday
State Rep. Jim Rudd will join a People First sponsored noon forum on health service issues. The event occurs in the Brownfield I.S.D. Administration Building board room, and the public is invited.
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Jim Rudd
Brownfield I.S.D
Combest to Visit Town Hall at Brownfield Bank
U S Representative Larry Combest will visit at 9 a m this Wednesday in the downstairs dining area of Brownfield State Bank. The public is invited to attend this town hall meeting to discuss issues and hear constituents.
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U.S
Larry Combest
Brownfield State Bank
Wellman ISD Schedules Special Meeting on Auditorium Repair
Wellman Independent School District will hold a special meeting at 9 a.m. Monday to discuss auditorium repair and renovation. The board will also receive a report on buses by foreman Monty Lambert.
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Wellman I.S.D
Board of Trustees
Monty Lambert
Should Ag Commissioner be elected or appointed
Taxpayers express mixed views on electing or appointing the Agriculture Commissioner. Some insist voters deserve choice and democracy, while others oppose Hightower but fear appointed rule could backfire. A few note farmer-majority sentiment against Hightower and potential political consequences.
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Jim Hightower
Speedy Lindsey
Hightower
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