West Texas voice greets new era in Texas politics
PPaper n Ink reflects on post election shifts in Texas and national politics. It favors Gov elect Bush, lauds Richards while criticizing past appointments, notes defeat of Carl Parker, and mocks Senate dynamics with Byrd Helms and Stennis. Fox-like anecdote ends with hope Republicans steer the coming changes.
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Powers That Be
Gov.Richards
Texas
George W. Bush
Parker
King of
Senate
Sen
Robert Byrd
West Virginia
Senate Appropriations Committee
West
United States
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
South Carolina
John Stennis
Armed Services Committee
Jay Leno
Tonight Show
Leno
Gettysburg
Stennis
Jowers renounces county salary as Terry County Commissioner
Commissioners debate pickup expenses as Jowers renounces his salary while continuing to serve Precinct 3. He will only collect actual expenses for county use, about 360 dollars plus insurance, since state law bars drawing two government salaries. Berryhill says it would be better to avoid talk by using the county pickup.
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Jasper Jowers
Terry County
Jowers
Lamesa
Jimmie Berryhill
Berryhill
Bill Keesee
County leaders clash over using own pickup for official duties
Commissioners debate whether county should reimburse Commissioner Jowers for actual expenses on his vehicle for county business. The vote 2-1 favored continuing reimbursement. Also approved new sheriff's department vehicles, a library workshop expense, a portrait grant, and a cash lease ad for Terry County airport farm.
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Dwayne Pruitt
Keesee
Earl Brown, Jr
Berryhill
Sheriff's Department
Brownfield Motorplex
Kelly Sinclair
Lubbock
Walter Dee Burnett
Herbert Chesshir
Burnett
Chesshir
Terry County
Lee County
Brownfield Chamber outlines 1995 events schedule
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce Board plans 1995 with four new directors taking office January 1. New officers include Tony Phillips as president and Jack Cofer as vice president. Tentative events: Banquet April 8, Firecracker Run July 4, Farm Tour September, Harvest Festival October 14, Christmas Celebration. Easter egg hunt and South Plains College Country Caravan dropped. possible summer concert with another band.
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Susie Bray
Ronny Burran
Rodney Keeton
Chamber
Karen Romine
Mark Stewart
Larry Fryer
Phillips
Harvest Festival
Terry Co
South Plains College Country Caravan
Country Caravan
Chamber Board
BRMC Board OKs sewer line easement across town land
Brownfield Regional Medical Center directors approve an easement to Winston Sullivan to lay a sewer line across district property tied to the Felt Street area. The deal requires replacement of any disturbed sewer by the Winston Sullivan firm. The board also noted a community needs survey with 65 responses and 61 residents having used BRMC services.
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Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Directors
Winston- Sullivan Company
Terry Memorial Hospital District
Felt St
BRMC
Winston-Sullivan Company
Brownfield
Mike Click
Click
Great American Smokeout Hits Terry County Schools
The Terry County American Cancer Society urges a 24 hour quit on Thursday November 17 as students in Brownfield Meadow Wellman and Union receive non smoking educational materials. Volunteers collect resources to prevent smoking among youths and promote quitting.
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Terry County
American Cancer Society
Brownfield
Meadow
Wellman
Union
First National
Name In The News A Good Neighbor Albert Flores
Meadow resident Albert Flores, a Terry County Sheriff’s Department lieutenant, reflects on how early choices shaped his life. He credits meeting pastor Leslie Lewis and embracing faith, which steered him away from trouble and toward his current role. Flores sounds excited about his wife Maria and a due December child, naming no known specifics beyond the due date.
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Meadow
Albert Flores
Flores
Terry County
Leslie Lewis
First Baptist Church
Maria
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