Brownfield City Sues Icon Over Unpaid Dialysis Bill
City of Brownfield and City Attorney Jean Shotts pursue Icon for unpaid dialysis bills after Medicare and excess coverage disputes delayed payment to Lubbock Dialysis Center. Judge Moore recently ruled, with officials hopeful for a swift end. The case also names Lubbock Dialysis Center as a plaintiff and involves discovery spoliation claims over destroyed records.
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Memorial Day Observance Not Held In Terry County
Memorial Day will be observed without ceremonies at the Terry County courthouse square. Flags will be placed on veterans graves in local cemeteries. The courthouse Brownfield City Hall and the U.S. Post Office will close Monday for Memorial Day. The Brownfield News Office will also close.
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AutoTech team places sixth in state competition
Brownfield High School seniors Darryl Dawson and Kevin Judd competed Friday May 18 at Reliant Stadium Houston in the Ford AAA competition. They were one of 10 Texas teams, with instructor Tommy Spence praising the effort as the first Brownfield team to reach the top 10. They earned prizes including a cap jacket shirt and tools from Ford and AAA.
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Book notes on The Road by Cormac McCarthy and Oprah picks
The reader reviews The Road detailing McCarthy’s bleak post apocalyptic world where a father and son survive amid ash and cold. It praises terse prose and the recurring motif of carrying the fire while pondering meaning amid devastation and moments of small mercy like canned goods and water.
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Oprah
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Cormac McCarthy
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Nikita
Click It or Ticket mobilization targets Texas drivers
Texas law enforcement to patrol May 21 to June 3 in a statewide Click It or Ticket enforcement drive focusing on unbelted drivers and passengers. Pickup trucks face higher rollover risk. seat belts cut rollover fatalities by up to 80 percent. Fines range from 25 to 200 dollars plus costs. Texas DPS notes rising belt use and aims for 100 percent adherence.
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Thomas A. Davis, Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
Cottrell seeks funding for gyroplane business at airport
Harvey Cottrell appeared before the BIDCorp board requesting a $13,000 incentive to construct a 40 by 60 foot metal building at the Terry County Airport for West Texas Custom Gyros. He described the Sparrow Hawkii two seat aluminum gyroplane kit with fiberglass cabin. The plan anticipates two full time assemblers plus one additional employee.
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Survivor Luncheon and Proclamations at El Palacio
A Survivor Luncheon and Social at El Palacio Restaurant on Tuesday May 29 runs 11 am to 2 pm with lunch free for survivors and a $5 buffet for others. Mayor Glenn Waters and Judge Earl Brown Jr will sign proclamations declaring May 28–June 4 as Terry County Relay for Life Week and May 29 as Terry County Survivor Day, inviting survivors and Relay participants to City Hall for the signing.
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Brownfield News Graduation Section Deadline Reminder
The Brownfield News will publish a Sunday June 3 graduation addition. If you missed your photo or biography for Sundays special section, bring it to the News office by 5 p.m. Tuesday May 29 for publication in the graduation addition.
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