Local man evades police in multi county car chase
Jonathon Smith 21 of Brownfield took his mother's 2002 Ford Explorer without permission last Friday afternoon. Pursued across two counties he ran a roadblock, dumped tires after driving over spikes, and the car caught fire. He was arrested Monday night, with evading arrest charges in Hale County and potential related cases in Swisher and Lubbock counties. kidnapping allegations remain unfiled and unconfirmed.
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Cerise
J. Merritt
Jonathon Smith
Brownfield
Hale County
Smith
Mason
New Deal
Department of Public Safety
Michael Carroll
Plainview
Lubbock County
DPS
Carroll
David Mull
Trey Hall
Voters in runoff cast ballots at courthouse
In Terry County voters pick between Randy Neugebauer and Mike Conaway for the 19th Congressional District runoff. County Clerk Ann Willis says voting at the courthouse saves money since the budget has no funds for a separate runoff. Larry Combest had won re election before resigning abruptly last November.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Terry County
Randy Neugebauer
Mike Conaway
Ann Willis
Larry Combest
County Faces Unexpected Election Costs Hit to Budgets
Willis said the district faced a major financial burden as the county paid for both a general election and a run-off. Election costs typically range from 3000 to 6000 per race, with the recent general election for the Congressional seat totaling about 3300 for ballots, counting chips, labor and supplies.
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Willis
Area high schools schedule May graduation ceremonies
Terry County seniors prepare as all three high schools set ceremonies for Friday May 30. Meadow High will hold at 7 p m while Brownfield and Wellman Union plan 8 p m commencements. Brownfield News Senior Edition comes out Wednesday May 28.
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Terry County
Meadow High School
Brownfield
Wellman Union
Brownfield News
Opting out of Austin drama fuels Texas political critique
Lynn Brisendine surveys Texas state politics as legislators retreat to Ardmore, Oklahoma, and calls for leadership beyond party lines. He blames Perry Craddick and DeLay for partisan failures, notes stalled bills and harmed education, and urges a special session or election to install real Texas leaders.
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Lynn Brisendine
Austin
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Texas
Rick
U.S
Tom DeLay
Rep. DeLay
Demos
Perry
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