East Lift Station project gets extra funding approval
Brownfield city council in a noon special session OKs up to 25000 dollars for the East Lift Station on East Tate Street. Consultant Holly Holder outlined a leak in the inflow line complicating waterproofing while noting possible pipe material unknowns and a bypass that raises water pressure near Gilham Park Lake.
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Garry Peebles
Brownfield
Eldon Jobe
East Tate Street
Gilham Park Lake
Holly Holder
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper
Holder
Memorial Day meanings from local residents
Jerry Mowell says it means thanking the men who gave their lives for freedom. Bill Suggs believes it honors all who died for the country. Charlotte Simms notes it honors family who sacrificed, with relatives in World War II and Korea, and mentions flag displays by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Korea
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Local Forecast and Rain Totals Highlight Page Two
A brief weather snapshot shows Wednesday through Saturday skies and temperatures. Rainfall totals appear as a rough estimate across the period with highs near the mid eighties and lows in the low sixties.
Local tax payers to receive rebate
Rep. Larry Combest praised the House passage of the Bush tax relief plan by a 240 to 154 vote. The measure cuts taxes for all taxpayers and promises rebates by mail this summer ranging from 300 to 600 dollars based on marital status and dependents.
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Larry Combest
U.S. House of Representatives
Rep. Combest
Veterans honor fallen comrades at Memorial Day service
Local residents gathered at the American Legion Hall to mark Memorial Day with flag lowering, colors posted, and flowers laid on veterans graves. Bill Bond spoke while J L Bass read Lincoln’s Civil War letter. Boy Scouts helped place flags, later found uprooted rather than stolen.
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American Legion Hall
Gold Star
Raleigh Luker
Lee Miller
Luker
Miller
Maurice Martin
Bill Bond
J.L. Bass
Abraham Lincoln
Massachusetts
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
American
Bond
Boy Scouts
Terry County
No Nukes No Good for West Texas Says News Column
In a column by Lynn Brisendine the piece argues that Austin elites and lobbyists harm West Texas, opposing a proposed nuclear waste site near Andrews County. It highlights activism against the bill backed by Senator Robert Duncan and cites Capital Highlights remarks.
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Austin
West Texas
Houston
Texas House of Representatives
South Plains
Panhandle
Congress
Andrews County
Texas
Robert Duncan
Lubbock
Andrews
Sundown State Bank names Shane Faught executive VP at Brownfield
Shane Faught, a lifelong West Texan raised in Denver City, has joined Sundown State Bank as executive vice president of the Brownfield branch. He earned a Tech degree in Animal Science and a master’s in Agricultural Business Finance, and previously worked four years for the Farm Service Agency.
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Sundown State Bank
Brownfield
Faught
Denver City
Texas Tech
Tech
Farm Service Agency
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Council
T.C
Heather Harrison
John Trischitti III
Jerry Mowell
Bill Suggs
Charlotte Simms
Sports
Reneeeeenenenee
Harold O. Simms
Brownfield American Legion
Lynn Brisendine
James Roberts
Roberts
James
Shane Faught
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