Honorary FFA members named at Brownfield awards event
Brownfield High School FFA held its annual awards night naming four new honorary members Jerry Jones Jerry Hicks Paul Woodard and Earl Brown III. Don Hensley presented Travis Brown the Presidents award and a windmill.
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Brownfield High School
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Jerry Jones
Jerry Hicks
Paul Woodard
Earl Brown III
Don Hensley
Travis Brown
Emergency physicians push for higher pay at Terry Memorial
Emergency room doctors staffing nights weekends and holidays seek a 10 percent raise as BISD contracts near renewal on July 1. They note current pay is 25 per hour versus 30 at Highland and Snyder hospitals and argue higher costs justify the increase.
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Terry Memorial Hospital District Board of Directors
BISD
Highland Hospital
Lubbock
Snyder
McNiel Bayer named top Union students
Jerry Gregg McNiel and Debra Kay Bayer earn valedictorian and salutatorian honors for Union High School 1982 graduation. McNiel served as class president, student council leader, and FFA officer, plans Ambassador College. Bayer named class favorite, senior editor, FFA officer, plans nursing school. Union commencement set May 27. Also announces eighth grade valedictorian Philip Dodd and salutatorian Sherry Williams.
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Jerry Gregg McNiel
Debra Kay Bayer
Union High School
Gregg
R.R. McNiel
U.H.S
McNiel
U.H.S. Ffa
Ambassador College
Big Sandy
Tex
Debra Bayer
F.F.A
Raymond
Juanita Bayer
Union School
Philip Dodd
Sherry Williams
Cowboys star Drew Pearson to speak at Brownfield banquet
Brownfield fans will hear NFL great Drew Pearson at the BHS annual athletic banquet in the high school gym beginning at 6 30 p m. Pearson, a former Cowboys receiver, is sponsored by the Brownfield Booster Club and tickets remain 2 entitling entry to hear him.
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Brownfield
BHS
Drew Pearson
Pearson
Deane Wright
Janie Young
Cowboys
Pro Football National Hall of Fame
NFL
University of Tulsa
Dallas
Grand Jury Indicts Five in Terry County Session
The Terry County Grand Jury met in Spring session and handed down five indictments. David Leon Carouth faces charges of entering a habitation with intent to commit rape on April 20. David Bazan Jr. is charged with possession of marijuana between four ounces and five pounds on April 18. Sergio Guidos Garcia indicted for entering a habitation on April 13.
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Terry County
Grand Jury
David Leon Carouth
Brownfield
David Bazan Jr
Sergio Guidos Garcia
Habitation
McMillan updates board on Hospital billing problems
McMillan reports ongoing hospital billing troubles and a weak April finances showing a BISD bank balance of 81 844.67 with April accounts payable of 134 228.85 and a 52 384.18 deficit. Insurance collections fell from March, cash flow suffers due to computer failures, and a decision to buy two air conditioners was approved despite reluctance.
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McMillan
Dietary Department
Dietary
BISD
C.D
Red Express Band named outstanding at Amarillo festival
The Brownfield Middle School Red Express Band was named the outstanding Class C band at the Greater Southwest Music Festival in Amarillo. Director Geoff Bissett said judges gave straight I ratings in both concert and sight reading, noting four of 24 junior high bands earned first divisions. The honor follows last year’s Beth Kelly Award for outstanding junior high band in C CC CCC, and the group will play in an honors concert at the Amarillo Civic Center.
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Brownfield Middle
Red Express
Amarillo
Geoff Bissett
BMS
Bissett
Lions Mop and Broom Sale Sponsored by Brownfield Noon Lions
The Brownfield Noon Lions Club holds a mop and broom sale today at 8 a.m. in the Tohoka Road United Super Market parking lot with other household items for civic projects. Volunteers will also canvass neighborhoods at 5 p.m. contact Jess Chidester at Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual for delivery or pickup.
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Lions’ Club
Noon Lions
Tohoka Road United Super Market
Lions Club
Lions
Jess Chidester
Hochheim
Prairie Farm Mutual
Local citizens honored at SWCD Banquet by Texas Tech students
Country Press Publishers Billie and Henry Norman and science teacher Paula Jones received conservation awards at the Regional Conservation Awards Banquet in the Texas Tech University Student Union Building. About 200 soil and water district members from the Panhandle, South Plains and West Texas attended as awards were given for district and resident conservation achievements. The Normans earned a first place media award for promoting conservation in agriculture and Jones earned runner-up for conservation education. Both were nominated by the Terry County Soil and Water Conservation District.
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Country Press
Billie
Henry Norman
Brownfield
Paula Jones
Texas Tech University
Panhandle
South Plains
West Texas
Normans
Jones
Terry County
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Wayne Fariss
Clint Ellis
Billy Hays
Stefani Morrish
Basilio Coronado
Kelly Terry
Geoff Cooper
Johnny Roe
Todd Lockett
Jay Davis
Roger Baker
Terry McNiel
Ethan Frome
Lou Lindsey
Brownfield Middle School
Snyder High School
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