Town hall meeting gathers 56 Brownfield residents
Fifty six Brownfield residents met last Tuesday in the BHS commons to form three committees on downtown beautification and community development. The event, sponsored by the Brownfield Chamber of Commerce and the Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation, featured slides on Plainview and Brownfield revitalization and plans for highways, recreation, arts access, and building improvements. Committees discussed ideas from a WWII airplane display to a windmill monument, a gazebo, park landscaping, and Rialto Theater renovations with a follow up meeting set for May 16.
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Brownfield
BHS
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Plainview Main Street
Cindy Gasaway
Galaway
Cheryl Arrington
Ann Hearn
Jack Cargill
Cargill
Courthouse Square
Truett Flache
Gillham-Howell
Coleman Park
Rialto Theater
Historical, Recreation and Arts Committee
City Hall
Post Chamber of Commerce
Wanda Mitchell
Texas drought prompts old prayer for rain in Texas land
In a drought battered region, chroniclers recount West Texas dust storms and forest fires in New Mexico and Arizona. Readers share a Texas adapted version of William Allen White’s 1935 prayer for rain to urge relief, seeking steady rainfall and forest relief amidst heat and parched conditions.
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Terry Countians
Here
New Mexico
Arizona
el Paso
Ruidoso
The
Museum of the Horse
William Allen White
Emporia Gazette
Kansas
Texas
God of Israel
Isaac
Jacob
Trustees weigh election on Wellman Union ISD consolidation
Wellman and Union ISDs plan to call special elections to decide a potential merger. Boards will meet Monday evenings to discuss voting, with August 10 offered as a possible election date. Union Superintendent Tom Alvis emphasizes letting voters decide the future for the communities and the children.
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Mitch Ward
Wellman Independent School District
Union Isd
Wellman Board of Trustees
Wellman School
Tom Alvis
Alvis
Smoke detector firm under fire by Texas fire officials in Brownfield
Brownfield Fire Chief Marvin Dawson a Texas Commission on Fire Protection commissioner says Southwest Detection Systems of Hurst faced a consent order with State Fire Marshal over alleged Texas Insurance Code violations. The firm allegedly trained, tested, and supervised agents poorly, misrepresented device performance and NFPA standards, and used fear tactics to sell detectors. A one year probation, six month license suspension, and a $3000 fine were set, with training and sales records required. Dawson warns the public about unscrupulous tactics and notes SDS has not returned, while the department plans fire detector seminars May 6 13 and 20 at 7 10 p.m. at the Fire Department.
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Mitch Ward
Brownfield
Marvin Dawson
Dawson
Texas Commission On Fire Protection
Southwest Detection Systems of
Hurst
Texas Insurance Code
National Fire Protection Agency
NFPA
SDS
Brownfield Volunteer Fire Department
Fire Department
W. Main
Spirit band banquet at Brownfield High School
The Brownfield High School Spirit band banquet is scheduled for Saturday May 1 with a luau theme. Attire is Your Sunday Best. pictures at 5:30 p.m., meal at 6 p.m., awards and video at 8 p.m. Tickets cost 6 dollars and are available at the BHS office. invitation required.
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Brownfield High School
BHS
Richard Herrera
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Arrington
Brownfield News
Reese
Chamber
Terry County United Way
Jim Rudd
W.L. Bond
Jeanette Awbrey
United Way
Jimmy Dewbre
Major Bond
Awbrey
Jodi Landt
Human Resources
Tammy Boen
Gregg Oliver
Jeff Steward
Jennifer Piske
By Lynn Brisendine
WISD
Dawson and Loop
Wellman
Bruce Yeager
Smoke Detector Company
Texas State Commission
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