Smoke signals drive up Terry County fire costs
Terry County Attorney G Dwayne Pruitt warns that grass fires across the county are costing tax dollars. He urges farmers to report controlled burns to the Brownfield Fire Department and nearby towns, notify the Sheriff, and warns that setting fires without landowner permission constitutes arson. So far this month 31 fire calls have been logged and March costs reach about 25000 dollars.
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Terry County
G. Dwayne Pruitt
Pruitt
Brownfield
Fire Department
Sheriff's Department
Southwest Micro Publishing from 2627 E Yandell Dr
Southwest Micro Publishing is listed with a location at 2627 East Yandell Drive suggesting a business address for E Faso. The brief entry identifies the company and reiterates the street address without additional context or dates.
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Southwest Micro Publishing
E. Yandell
E Faso
Terry County Commissioners approve tax write-off and fires action
Terry County commissioners approved a $11,330.46 uncollectable tax write-off from 1981 to 1985 and accepted a $76,759 bid for county liability insurance. They discussed the surge of grass fires costing about $1,500 per incident and urged landowners to inform fire and sheriff departments about controlled burns to avoid arson prosecutions.
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Terry County
Dwayne Pruitt
Bobbye Jo Floyd
Pruitt
Brownfield
Sheriff's Department
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Floyd
Nicholson
BCISD rehires 191 staff. Taylor not renewed
Brownfield CISD School Board rehires 191 teachers and administrators in a Monday meeting. Interim principal Tedna Taylor’s contract, tied to an ongoing investigation, was not renewed or addressed publicly. Board President Rusty Andrews notes no time constraint to act and outlines standard renewal timing.
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Mitch Ward
Brownfield Cisd
Tedna Taylor
Taylor
Brownfield
Rusty Andrews
Andrews
Elizabeth Anderson
Pathcia Knight
Cheryl Clapton
Virginia Stuart
Leonora Cawthon
Julie Combes
Linda Floyd
Ray Pauling
Cathy Pope
Nita Burreson
Betty Hamilton
Frances Rains
Darla Swain
Patricia Alldredge
R.N
Roma Miller
Gina Kelly
Bryan Allcorn
Keri
Cotton producers discuss boll weevil referendum March 29 1995
More than 200 area cotton producers gathered at the Texas National Guard Armory to hear details on the April 3 boll weevil eradication referendum and be urged to vote yes. The event, sponsored by the Terry County Extension Service and The High Plains Cotton Growers, featured Dr. Jim Leser and Wesley Butchee outlining the pest’s impact and projected costs if no action is taken.
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Texas National Guard
Terry County Extension Service
High Plains Cotton Growers
Jim Leser
Texas Extension Service
Gaines County
Wesley Butchee
High Plains Cotton Growers Board of Directors
Texas
Local calling options reviewed for Brownfield area
Mitch Word reports on a petition drive spearheaded by Levelland businessman Melvin Parkinson to expand local telephone service from Brownfield to nearby towns including Levelland Lub bock Lamesa and Littlefield The extended local service would raise the local calling radius from 22 to 50 miles following Senate Bill 632 which took effect in December 1993 The move aims to reduce long distance charges among area cities and begins with a local petition drive See Calling Page 4
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Mitch
Levelland
Lubbock
Brownfield
Melvin Parkinson
Parkinson
Sundown
Littlefield
Lamesa
Texas
Name In The News A Good Neighbor Cindy Young
Local resident Cindy Young owner of Limited Edition Art has framed prints since 1987. She studied art and fashion design at Utah State University and earned a framer certification in Dallas becoming one of two licensed framers in West Texas and two in New Mexico.
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Mitch
Cindy Young
Young
Dan
Amerada-Hess
Cindy
Utah State University
Logan
Utah
Dallas
Professional
Picture Framers Association
West Texas
New Mexico
Paper n Ink by Lynn Brisendine on happiness and mood
A columnist reprints Roy McQueen’s SDN piece on happiness or lack thereof. It discusses happiness as a possible psychiatric issue, calls researchers “happyologists,” and notes mixed views on whether smiles affect health, with playful asides about lottery and grandchildren.
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O.J
Roy McQueen
Snyder Daily News
Richard P. Bentall
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John Franks
Eloise Brown
Rikki Bullard
Amanda Dillard
Courtney Bullard
Chelsea Frei
Megan Arrington
Teri Martinez
Tiffany Christeson
Ashley Silva
Kaitlin Frei
Chris Frei
Kallie Arrington
Cheryl Arrington
BCISD
High Plains
Caprock
Rolling Plains
Lynn Brisendine
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