Weekend Rain Drenches Brownfield Area With Heavy Hail
Heavy weekend rain fell across the Brownfield area with reports of golf ball to baseball size hail. City Inspector Earl Elrod notes over 2.71 inches of rain over Memorial Day weekend, with additional rainfall and scattered damage including broken windows and damaged roofs. Power lines down and wiring burned out were also reported in places. Some gins reported minimal hail and rain, while Needmore Gin north of the city saw over an inch and a half.
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Earl Elrod
West Texas
Wellman Gin
Needmore Gin
Johnson
Sundown
Pool Gin
First Baptist Church
First Methodist Church
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
James Willis
Oak Grove
Colonial Heights
Brownfield hail storms cause widespread damage and new roofing rules
A severe hailstorm battered Brownfield causing extensive inside and outside damage at First Baptist and First Methodist churches, Brownfield Regional Medical Center, and several schools. Roofing contractors flocked in as City Building Inspector Earl Elrod outlined bonding and two layer roof rules under ordinance 1582, including shingle weight and stapling standards.
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Earl Elrod
Elrod
Brownfield High to Hold Graduation Tonight in Gym
Thursday evening Brownfield High School hosts commencement for 157 graduates from five Terry County high schools. The BHS Band will lead the processional, Hea th McVay delivers invocation, followed by Carey White's welcome. Kelly Chaffin and Melody Moss give valedictory and salutatory addresses. White certifies candidates, Don Hendley pronounces graduation, and Rusty Andrews passes out diplomas. Benediction closes.
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Terry County
Brownfield High School
BHS
Heath McVay
Carey White
Kelly Chaffin
Melody Moss
White
BISD
Don Hendley
Rusty Andrews
Spirit of the Plains Band Holds Annual Banquet at High School
The Spirit of the Plains Band wrapped up a successful year with its annual banquet in the high school commons on Saturday night. Top musicians were recognized and officers for the next year were announced, including drum major selections.
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Spirit of the Plains’ Band
Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
Congressmen Combest Holds Town Hall in Brownfield
U S Congressman Larry Combest spoke to about 25 residents in Brownfield on Thursday. He gave an upbeat outlook for the country and the 19th District, highlighting a 1986 farm bill he says benefits cotton producers and predicting oil rising to $20 a barrel by summer. He noted rain lifting spirits and emphasized oil and trade issues amid widespread misinformation about Texas and Lee Combest.
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Larry Combest
Brownfield
Terry County
Combest
Congress
Texas
Lee Combest
Top Band Awards at BHS Band Banquet
Band banquet honors seniors and juniors with awards including Outstanding senior boy Dal Cottrell and Outstanding senior girl Melisa Torbert. Sousa Award went to Paul Porter, with Debbie Fletcher Outstanding junior and Charles Dodson Outstanding sophomore named. Rain and hail affect Brownfield. widespread cleanup and odd weather complaints follow the event.
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BHS
Dal Cottrell
Melisa Torbert
Paul Porter
John Philip
Debbie Fletcher
Charles Dodson
Craig Horner
Brownfield Cubs Clinch District Title With 9-0 Win
Brownfield Diamondmen beat Seminole 9-0 at Cub Field to finish 4-0 in district play and 20-6 on the season. Coach Armando Sedeno’s team earns a district playoff date at Andrews Friday at 1 p.m. against Kermit, a foe they have defeated three times.
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Seminole
Armando Sedeno
Andrews
Kermit
Jerry Salas
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Barbara Lovett
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Willie Hinze
Meadow High School
Dee Briggs
MHS
Tracy Coleman
Wellman High School
M. Michael Sullivan
la Rana Fulford
WHS
Union High School
Lori Shults
Chris McNiel
Plains High School
PHS
Traci Nance
Ronny Wall
J.W. Riley
Brownfield Diamondmen
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