New Brownfield Mayor Takes Oath and Seeks Code Reforms
Brownfield installs Mayor Brad Moore and three new council members Alvin Mirll Gilbert Garza and Larry Vowell. Moore calls for review of city building codes amid developer concerns while McGowan notes a $531 bill item tied to police officer hiring drills. A May 21 public hearing is set to replait Block 10 for a new residence.
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Brad Moore
Moore
Lubbock
Electrical Board
Plumbing, Gas & Mechanical Board
Dick Fletcher
Nancy Wade
South Plains Association of Government Board of Directors
George Cox
Alvin Mirll
Gilbert Garza
Larry Vowell
David Ervin
Mirll
Garza
Lindly
Wade
Yowell
Roy
McGowan & McGowan
Bill McGowan II
McGowan
National Day of Prayer draws crowd to City Hall
National Day of Prayer events at City Hall drew broad participation from eighteen local church leaders at a breakfast and nearly one hundred attendees at a noon service. Local officials praised unity and prayer for national leaders as the community reflected on the NDP theme America, Return to God.
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Brownfield
Terry County
America
Blake Decker
City Hall
James Harris
NDP
Faith Chapel Baptist Church
Harris
Terry County Ministerial Alliance
Dick Fletcher
Don McWhorter
McWhorter
Eugene Staton
First Foursquare Church
Ministerial Alliance
Staton
Jerry Hester
Hester
Police to Crack Down on Wrong Way Parking Violators
Brownfield interim Police Chief Roy Rice says violators will receive warning notes from local officers then tickets. If ticketed, offenders may plead before City Judge Odell Sears and must pay. Officials urge belt use, child safety, and not leaving pets or children in cars during vacations.
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Brownfield
Roy Rice
The
Brownfield News
Rice
Odell Sears
Save the Rain Forests Personalizes a Global Chocolate Threat
The column argues rain forest loss risks cocoa supplies and a $50 billion chocolate market as producers seek tropical tree expansion. It notes rising chocolate demand, potential trade tensions, and personal stakes, urging habitat preservation while jokingly favoring personal chocolate access.
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Associated Press
Tropics
China
Woodman
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