BIDCorp weighs funds for Radio Shack and highway aid
The Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation meets to consider a 60000 dollar incentive for James Leavelle owner of Levelle’s floor covering who seeks to add a Radio Shack and create one to three jobs subject to financing. The board also hears a request from Lea County Electric Coop for support to widen highway 82 with resolutions from nearby counties and Plains city council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Bidcorp
Radio Shack
Cherryland
Parkhill
Smith and Cooper
James Levelle
Levelle
James Leavelle
Jack Cargill
Cargill
Rodney Keeton
Bobby Knight
Mike Dreyspring
Lea County Electrical Coop
Lea County
Lubbock
Brownfield
Plains
New Mexico
Yoakum County Commissioners Court
County Barn rental fee up by Commissioners
The Terry County Commission unanimously doubled the deposit increase for renting the Terry County Livestock Barn from 200 to 400 dollars effective immediately. The move aims to recoup damages from repeated incidents including broken bulbs holes in walls damaged chairs and a smashed window on a near by front end loader. A count official must inspect the barn before any deposit is refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Bill Noble
Ramon Gallegos
Corpus Christi
Gallegos
Paper by Lynn Brisendine on dictators and power
The piece compares Fidel Castro and Yasser Arafat to mafia bosses, noting lifelong rule, lack of viable challengers, and ruthlessness. It portrays Castro as a rudimentary dictatorship with an island throne and hints at successors, while Arafat is described as an aging leader losing grip on his base amid surrounding enemies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ol Fidel
Arafat
Mafia
Ol' Fidel
Castro and Carter in a 1980s style political critique
A polemical piece attacks Fidel Castro as a dictator who consolidated power, ruined Cuba’s economy, and kept the island under surveillance while praising George Orwell’s 1984 and mocking Jimmy Carter’s presidency and policies. It frames Carter as hypocritical for supporting dissidents and opposing U.S. aggression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Castro
Communist Party
George Orwell
Island
Brownfield High School honors band at final banquet
The Spirit of the Plains Band at Brownfield High School honored members and retiring staff at a Saturday banquet titled BHS Band Super Heroes. Director Richard Herrera, Assistant Directors Bill and Jamie Shipp, and police escort Rusty Cavett were noted for service as the program distributed multiple awards to seniors and top performers including Marc Martinez, Caleb Swaringen, Heather Harrison, and Arturo Garcia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
BHS Commons
BHS
Richard Herrera
Bill
Jamie Shipp
Sarah O’daniel
Marc Martinez
Charles Harrison
Mike
Swaringen
Rusty Cavett
Harrison
Cavett
Brownfield
Garry
Elia Gryder
Chris Vasquez
Brian Benavidez
Rhonda Fowler
Lauren Swaringen
Tif
John Philip Sousa
Rick Timmons
Priscilla Alvarado
Chelsea Beaver
Scott Combes
Jeffrey Ewing
April Flores
Andrew Furlow
Arturo Garcia
Melissa Garcia
Crystal Garza
Heather Harrison
Kyle Isaacs
Abel Longoria
Johnny Lucio
Rose Panda
Beau Pauling
Deidre Riley
Amanda Robelo
Justin Serbantez
Caleb Swaringen
Chris Trevino
Tessa Villarreal
Andrew Wood
Kristen Curiel
Vangi Estrada
Angelica Tijerina
Obituaries and Classifieds Overview on Page 2
A brief page index lists obituaries and classifieds among other sections. It highlights upcoming pages for sports, opinions, and band photos with weathered newspaper tone and compact notices.
Assaults Dominate Terry County Sheriff Report
Terry County Sheriff Jerry Johnson released April activity showing four offenses including aggravated assault with deadly weapon and assault. Fourteen total offenses cleared from April and prior months included aggravated assault with deadly weapon and sexual assault. The department arrested 36 subjects on various charges and the jail housed 136 inmates daily, split among federal, Terry County, and Yoakum County inmates. For January–April 2002 income reached 476,985.04, mostly housing federal inmates and Yoakum County inmates, with travel and telephone income also noted. Meals served totaled 11,758 at 1.58 each. two male subjects were transported to state facilities, plus civil papers, subpoenas, and warrants served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
Jerry Johnson
Terry County Law Enforcement Center
Yoakum County
Brownfield Police Department
Terry County Sheriff
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Yolanda Ramirez
Welch
Gloria Taff
Denver City
BRMC
West Main St
Mercury
Christopher Armendariz
Taff
Ford
Ramirez
Brmc Emc
Lynn Brisendine
Yankee Press
Caribbean
Big Brother
Soviet Union
Ol’ Fidel
Jimmy Carter
Bush
Fany Bridgers
Jessica Dingus
James Elizardo
Jarrod Bryant
Fred Smith
SPC
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