Drug and Alcohol charges spark countywide raid arrests
Mitch Word reports a Thursday night sweep by the Permian Basin Task Force in Terry County netted about 14 suspects charged with drug related crimes. Officers from multiple agencies combed the area for three hours, seizing a 1982 Buick linked to a transaction, with 18 officers booking suspects into county jail and no drugs recovered on site.
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Mitch Word
Permian Basin Task Force
Odessa
Terry County
Jerry Johnson
Johnson
Terry County Sheriff's Department
Brownfield Police Department
Texas Rangers
District Attorney's Office
Rodolfo DeLao
Reyes Olivarez Alcorta
Brownfield High School names top 15 graduates in 1995
Brownfield High School held an academic awards assembly naming the top 15 graduates for the 1995 class. The four to speak at the May 26 commencement, at 8 p.m., include Veronica Acosta Amy Briscoe Candelario Davila Denee Clark Ashlee Gardner Rhett Graham Amber Langehennig Stacy Hinson Maelynn Locke Melanie Mendez Brad Owen James Pauda Mandi Pickett Patricia Thomas and Ginger Wayland.
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Brownfield High School
Veronica Acosta
Amy Briscoe
Candelario Davila
Denee Clark
Ashlee Gardner
Rhett Graham
Amber Langehennig
Stacy Hinson
Maelynn Locke
Melanie Mendez
Brad Owen
James
Regina Blye
Mandi Pickett
Ramon Torres
Amador Sanchez
Bryan Gauger
James Panda
Mika Decker
Dustin Stone
Jeri Burreson
Kasey Farrar
Bekki Owen
Brad Hudson
Marianne Odegaard
Ginger Wayland
Alpha Omega
American State Bank
American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Linda George
American Legion
Scott Hardy
American Association of University Women
Patricia Thomas
Amigos Trabajando Unidos
Kristi Fonseca
Michael
Jr. Davila
Cremonies
Brownfield Chambe r leads Beautification Week effort
The Brownfield Chamber of Commerce and city and county workers plan a Brownfield Beautification and Clean-Up Week with civic and church groups aiding residents. The landfill will lift its 1000 pound free limit for Brownfield residents. Open hours and disposal charges are noted.
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Brownfield
Arrington
Terry County
First Foursquare Church
First United Methodist Church
Church of the Nazarene
First Presbyterian Church
Brownfield Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
Calvary Baptist Church
Cof C
Brownfield City Council swears in new members and votes on water project
Brownfield officials swore in incumbents Ricky Willis Pat O Danial and Harry Stice and new councilman Bill Shoemann at a Thursday meeting led by Mayor Graham Swain. Lionel Gonzales was chosen Mayor Pro Tem as Tony Isaacs exits. The council re appoints zoning and building boards, replaces plumbing board member Don Weems with Judy Blair, and Shoemann takes Isaacs boards including Cemetery and Terry County Re Investment. The council approves a CRMWA desalinization project costing about 9.4 million with Brownfield responsible roughly 70 000 plus 2 198 percent of one third of total funding. federal and state share one third each. The project aims to dilute salt in Canadian River water for Brownfield residents. Police Chief Bill Avera may hire a summer Criminal Justice Intern.
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Brownfield City
City Hall
Harry Stice
Pat O'Daniel
Bill Shoemann
Ricky Willis
Stice
O'Daniel
Willis
Shoemann
Tony Isaacs
Graham Swain
Far
Mitch Ward
Brownfield
Lionel Gonzales
Gonzales
Lynn Powell
Lanny Webb
Building Code Board of Adjustment and Appeal
Steve Vaughn
Len Harlan
Ken Anderson
Jasper Jowers
Daniel Elizardo
Plumbing Board
Don Weems
Judy Blair
Isaacs
Ceme
Logan
N.M
Dick Fletcher
CRMWA
Fletcher
War Memories and Black and White Echoes of World War II
Lynn Brisendine reflects on being a war baby born after VE Day. He recalls his father in the 36th Division, interviews filled with humor about war, and the stark black and white view of World War II shaped by photos and old films. The piece contrasts idealized battles with glimpses of horror.
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North Africa
Austria
Korea
Viet Nam
Italy
Pacific
Roosevelt
Churchill
Eisenhower
Patton
Bradley
MacArthur
Truman
Hitler
Tojo
Mussolini
Stalin
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Jerry Don Nolan
Rodolfo Munoz Villarreal
Israel Garcia
Jesus Menchaca Jr
Leon Flores
Abel Riojas Garcia
Johnny Lee Finnien
Richard Morin
Ramiro Longoria
Sylvia Cruz
Nancy Cruz
Anie Garza Howard
Bill Avera
Ledesma
Stacy Flores
Association of Texas
Bridgett Henderson
Rachel Dominguez
Wal-Mart
UIL
Teresa Vasquez
Mayuri Patel
Rachel
Lee
Council
Lynn Brisendine
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