Water District weighs spacing rule changes findings
Blake Decker reports the South Plains Under ow Water Conservation District discusses 23 recommendations on 12 issues from the CD Rules Review Committee. Subcommittee B debated exemptions to well spacing, ultimately voting to no longer allow exceptions, while fines to enforce rules drew strong support.
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Blake Decker
South Plains
Hogue
Water District
Lee Arrington
Arrington
Board of Directors
Tornado Safety Tips For Terry County Spring Woes
The Brownfield News summarizes tornado safety emphasizing low shelter, sturdy buildings, and lying flat if shelter is unavailable. It notes tornadoes can strike any time but are most common in spring and summer and urges attention to watches and warnings issued by weather authorities.
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Terry County
Brownfield News
Texas
Texas Department of Public Sa Division of Emergency Management
Pamela Salas Dies in Car Crash Near Wellman
Pamela Salas, a Pamela Terry County resident, died from injuries after a late night automobile accident near Wellman while returning from Seagraves. Her services are set for 10 a.m. Monday at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Obituary appears on page 2.
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Pamela
DeNay
Terry County
Salas
Seagraves
Wellman
Pamela Salas
St. Anthony's Catholic Church
Former resident helps victims in Honduras letter notes Mitch impact
Editor's Note recounts a letter from Jacque Hunter and son Marque, a Tomball physician and 1976 Brownfield graduate, describing a Honduras relief trip after Hurricane Mitch. The piece highlights clinic work in San Juan Pueblo, treating 2,415 patients in five days, with dermatological infections, machete injuries, and resilient families despite primitive infrastructure and 50 percent unemployment.
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Jacque Hunter
Brownfield
Marque
BHS
Tomball
Hunter
Honduras
U.S
Fon Ca Ae
San Pueblo Sula
San Juan Pueblo
Melendez Disqualified From City Council Ballot
David Melendez faces disqualification from the Place Four ballot for the Wellman City Council in the May 1 election. He remains on the Wellman Union School Board at large ballot, as state law allows one ballot, and he filed for the school board seat before City Council.
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David Melendez
Wellman
Melendez
Wellman Union School Board
Wellman City
Inside the Washington Post Press Plant Tour
Lynn Brisendine recalls touring the Washington Post offices and a massive Virginia press facility. Four Mitsubishi presses five stories tall with robot roll changes run nonstop while sections, ads, and newspapers move through a high tech workflow amid messy desks and a bustle of reporters. The tour reveals scale and shared newsroom challenges.
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D.C
Washington Post
Freedom of the Press
Virginia
Washington Visit Highlights Hutchinson Open Government Push
The author notes Sen Kay Bailey Hutchison in Washington praising her open government stance and impeachment deliberations. They recount impressions from a family trip in 1989, praising D C museums scaffolding and monument renovations, and praising Metro and Metrorail services while stressing the city as a must see with time and comfortable shoes.
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Texas
Kay Bailey Hutchinson
Kosovo
Sen. Hutchinson
Washington, D.C
Metrorail
Subway
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Gordon Patton
Water District Review Committee
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Dr. Marque Hunter
Reysen
Lynn Brisendine
Washington Monument
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