Severe weather rolls across county with heavy rains and hail
Brownfield recorded .57 inches of rain Thursday night placing it among the lower totals in the area while Muleshoe saw 4.60 inches and Plainview 4.53 with Lubbock around .60. A National Weather Service spokesman warned that a severe weather chance remains through Saturday noon. Quarter sized hail was reported in Meadow causing several windshields to break and other hail damage. The NWS expects a drying weekend but a storm system could bring rain through Sunday into Wednesday.
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Brownfield
National Weather Service
Muleshoe
Plainview
Lubbock
Meadow
Hats Off To Brownfield Beautify Cleanup Heroes
A Brownfield appreciation note salutes residents for a major cleanup in which old appliances furniture trash and litter were removed from streets yards and parking areas. High weeds were cut and tree limbs hauled to the landfill. Special thanks go to Mayor Nancy Wade and Sandi Richardson for leading the two month campaign and mobilizing civic support.
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Brownfield
Nancy Wade
Sandi Richardson
Nancy
Sandi
Local men charged with 7 counts in FBI Indictment
FBI issues an indictment against two Terry County residents and two others in a methamphetamine lab crackdown. Matthew Alan Bayer and Stoney Rowland face conspiracy and meth related counts including possession with intent to distribute. Wesley Howard Spears and Jason Wayne Sanders linked to the case. Charge details mention firearms and list I chemicals. Indictment covers activity from 1999 onward in the Lubbock Division of the Northern District of Texas and elsewhere. Rowland’s warrants cite firearms charges and illegal user of controlled substances.
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John Trischitti III
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Terry County
Matthew Alan Bayer
Stoney Rowland
Wesley Howard Spears
Jason Wayne Sanders
Bayer
F.B.I
Rowland
U.S. District Court
Lubbock
Northern District of Texas
Hamilton Park plans continue to progress
Hamilton Park moves forward with a proposed entry park in the Y area between major highways. The unofficial plan, published in this edition, excludes restrooms and relies on donations and community leadership. Project managers include Bobby Brewer Truman DuBose and Earl Brown Jr with local residents coordinating design and construction.
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Lubbock
Levelland
Brownfield News
Ridgeway
Hamilton Park
Hamilton
Alice Hamilton
Brewer
Truman DuBose
Earl Brown, Jr
Earl and
Eloisa Brown
Quotable Texans Sayings in Snyder Daily News
A clipped collection of witty quotations about Texans from Roy McQueen's SDN Column in Snyder Daily News. The piece features lines from Audie Murphy, William Cowper Brann, Sam Houston, and others, reflecting humorous and pointed views on life, fame, faith, and hunting water.
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Roy McQueen
Snyder Daily News
Audie Murphy
William Cowper Brann
Sam Houston
Harry Anthony
Caroline Ay
Odd Texas Snippet Jumble From 19th Century Papers
A collage of quirky lines and antiquated quips from Texas papers, mentioning a blue norther, a mule named Anatasia dying in a cornfield, a funeral car by Hill Decker Co, a pigeon versus farmer pun, and assorted scribbles attributed to Dalhart Texan 1905, Williamson County Sun 1881, and other era clippings.
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North Pole
C.W. Post
Panhandle
John Pimple
Anatasia
Texas Panhandle
Mobeetie
Hill Decker Co
Dalhart Texan
John Deere
Williamson County Sun
John Gates
Texas
Lloyd Doggett
San Antonio Express
BHS Baseball and TV Guides Featured Across Pages
Newspaper page highlights show BHS Baseball on page 11, TV Guides on page 12, and a Chamber Newsletter listing pages 5 and 10 with VICA competition. Weather-like mini box lists Friday and Saturday high low numbers with small percentages.
Franco hurls one hitter as Cubs win bi district crown
Johnny Franco pitched seven flawless innings to lead the Brownfield Cubs past the Presidio Blue Devils 1 0 in Monahans for the bi district championship. The Cubs were flawless on defense with no errors as they advance to face Perryton in the Area Round next weekend.
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Franco
Cubs
Perryton
John Trischitti
Brownfield Cubs
Presidio Blue Devils
Monahans
Blue Devils
Johnny Franco
Lamesa
Waters to play ball in Australia
Bradley Waters a three time All District guard from Brownfield High School and a former BHS standout, has joined a Utah basketball camp and earned an invitation to compete in the Arafura Games in Darwin Australia. Waters played for BHS from 1994 to 1997 and is profiled in this page four note.
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Brownfield High School
Bradley Waters
Utah
Darwin
Australia
Waters
BHS
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Mike Isbell
Robert Schafer, Jr
Isbell
BRMC
Schafer
Wade
Richardson
Lynn Brisendine
William Waggoner
Marshall Day
Gatesville Messenger
Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny
Osiamsuy
Chamber
Vica Competition
TV Guides
Lee Cubs
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