Favorite Texas Place Reflections by Local Writer
A Texas Monthly feature gathers essays on favorite Texas places. The author celebrates solitude, landscape, and community, praising Brownfield and Terry County rituals. The piece underscores Texas as a people place with shared moments of laughter work and debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Monthly
Texas
Molly Ivins
Dallas Times Herald
Lubbock
Avalanche Journal
Ivins
Plains
Port Aransas
Panhandle Plains Museum
Canyon
Odessa
el Paso
Brownfield
Terry County Park
Voters to polls Saturday in multiple Brownfield Meadow Wellman races
Voters will cast ballots Saturday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in Brownfield Meadow and Wellman elections for city council, school boards, and other posts. Incumbents face challengers or退 withdrawal notes accompany write ins. polling at city halls and school offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
George Cox
Chris Miller
Edward Masso
Roy Edwards
Doug Ryburm
Joe Sears
Pete Garcia
Brownfield Administration
Meadow City Hall
Meadow School Board
Don Carroll
Robert Henson
Jerry Liles
Henson
Meadow
Wellman
Lynn Hudson
Pat Bennett
Dolores Mancilla
Wellman I.S.D
Jerold Baldwin
Bobby Moss
Lewayne Bowden
Allen Berryhill
Stan Baker
Jesse Flores
Union Lld
Ronald Luker
Randy Simpson
Union
I.S.D. Library
Brownfield Minors win National Basketball Championship
The Brownfield All-Star Little Dribblers Minor League team captured the national title with a 60 to 54 victory over Mexia Saturday afternoon at the Texan Dome on the South Plains College campus in Levelland. The larger Black Cats handed the local Senior League team a setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travon
Brownfield
Little Dribblers
Levelland
Mexia
Texan
South Plains College
Black Cats
News earns TSTA School Bell Award at Houston convention
Julie Combes Rita Kisor and Katrinka Park attended the Texas State Teachers Association convention in Houston representing Terry County Teachers Association. News publisher Lynn Brisdine accepted the TSTA School Bell award for 1988 education coverage. The News was among 46 winners nationwide from 607 nominations in semi weekly small market. Brownfield advanced with 52 point opening game by Travon Perkins setting an American Junior Division national tournament record for scoring in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julie Combes
Rita Kisor
Katrinka Park
Texas State Teachers Association
Houston
Combes
Kisor
Park
Terry County Teachers Association
Lynn Brisendine
Tsta School Bell
Texas
Colonial Heights Elementary
TSTA
Brownfield
Travon Perkins
Perkins
Brent Brede
New Baden
Ill
Brede
Brisendine
Obituaries and Honors Across Inside Today Sections 3 to 16
Obituary notices and honors features appear across Inside Today pages 3 4 6 9 11 13 and 16. The listings include BMS and IMS tributes alongside other memorial pieces and recognition notes.
Felan earns State berth in distance race at Ratliff Stadium
Brownfield runner Mike Felan surged to win the 1600 at the Region I 3A Boys Track Meet in Odessa with a 4:35.62, earning the Cubs their first state qualifier in years. Brownfield finished sixth with 31 points after a scoring adjustment moved them ahead of Canyon. Felan, who flashed patience early, seized the lead on the third lap and held off Canyon's Jeremy Moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Mike Felan
Ratliff Stadium
Odessa
Cubs
District
Felan
Canyon
Jeremy Moon
Mike
Curtis Campbell
Moon
Campbell
Austin
Brownfield Council to address landfill at Thursday meeting
The Brownfield City Council will gather at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in the council chambers to discuss acquiring land for a landfill, consider signing a contract to purchase it, and review a short-term note with depository. Wes Brown will present the AID Ambulance report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Wes Brown
AID
Red Express wins UIL Sweepstakes at regional contest
The Brownfield Middle School Red Express Band captured the Regional UIL Sweepstakes award on April 27 in Wolfforth. Competing bands included Muleshoe Estacado Plainview Seminole Littlefield Frenship Lamesa Denver City Coronado Plainview Slaton and Orton. The Red Express earned all Is from six judges and the three-event Sweepstakes for first division from October marching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Red Express
Wolfforth
U.I.S
Muleshoe
Estacado Plainview
Seminole
Littlefield
Frenship
Lamesa
Denver City
Coronado Plainview
Slaton
Orton
Sampler Show displays set this weekend
Brownfield merchants prepare for the Brownfield Sampler trade show this weekend. The event runs 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday with entertainment and demonstrations. A concession stand will operate and admission is free. Donations of food for Ardeth Swain Food Bank or used eyeglasses are encouraged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
Ardeth Swain Food Bank
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By Lynn Brisendine
Brownfield I.8.d
Rusty Andrews
Clara Garza
Joe Martinez
Tryon Perkins
Nick Dawson
Josh McPherson
Brian Brisendine
Tsta School Bell Award
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