9 1 1 comes to Brownfield in local service drive
Brownfield and Terry County rollout 9 1 1 linking responders to addresses and phones. Local leaders Bill McGowan Sr Dick Fletcher Terry Judge Herb Chesshir Jackie Cargill and others backed the project with aid from General Telephone Poka Lambro and South Plains associations of Governments. After months of work the system is ready and you can dial 9 1 1 for emergencies. Also a Harvest Festival update notes Talent Show in a week and planning for Oct 13 in Terry County Park. An angry customer complains about paying 4000 for a hairpiece.
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Brownfield
Terry County
Bill McGowan
McGowan
Bill Sr
Brownfields
Dick Fletcher
Fletcher
Terry
Herb Chesshir
Jackie Cargill
General Telephone
Poka Lambro
South Plains Associations of Governments
Ron Harris
Mary Boyd
South Plains
J.T. Churchwell
Wellman and Meadow
Terry County Commissioners’ Court
South Plains Association of Governments
SPAG
GTE Southwest
Poka-Lambro
First fully enhanced system in state 9 1 1 online in Terry County
The Brownfield Brownfield Fire Department and EmergiCare Ambulance Service launch the first fully enhanced 9 1 1 system in the state, using ANI and ALI to identify caller number and location to speed dispatch. Four PSAPs cover Terry County with selective routing to Brownfield Police.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Sheriff's Office
Brownfield Fire Department
EmergiCare Ambulance Service
Churchwell
Sheriff's Department
EmergiCare
9-1-1
News Briefs Inside Today Football Page
Brief sports notes across the page sections mention football items and classifieds. Noteworthy items appear on multiple pages including page 3 page 11 and pages 6 7 10 14 with additional listings on pages 12 and 13.
Local woman wins second top prize in News Football Contest
Renee Willis captured her second weekly top prize after correctly predicting 18 of 24 games and finishing 15 points off on tie-breakers. Wayne Fillingim and James W. Smith earned second and third behind tied entrants, with other contestants close in the standings amid college and high school upsets.
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Renee Willis
Wayne Fillingim
Brownfield
James W. Smith
Meadow
Fillingim
Smith
Jimmy Jones
Joyce Overton
Post
Cynthia Pierce
Austin
Lamesa
Baylor
Texas Tech
Jones Stadium
Whitcharal
Wellman
Know your market guides Terry County melon growers
Kelly Sinclair reports on Timmons and Simpson who run T and S Produce in southern Terry County. Since 1987 they have marketed watermelons nationwide and to Canada, planning a harvest near five million pounds this year. Their 310 acres reflect weather and market effects, yet cotton remains a stabilizing backbone for income.
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Kelly Sinclair
Timmons
Randy Simpson
Terry County
Canada
T & S Produce
New Home
Donna
Danya
Taryn
Simpson
Anson
Brownfield
Pam
Jennifer
Julie
Harvest Festival Parade to Move Through Downtown Brownfield
Annual Harvest Festival plans solidify with a downtown parade at 10 a.m. Saturday starting Broadway and 6th Street. Over 30 to 40 entries expected, with Bobbye Slack noting ongoing entry intake. Queen Candidate talent show at 7 p.m. Thursday at Middle School Auditorium. Teresa West schedules acts at Terry County Park Saturday afternoon with Old Fiddlers contest and more to come. Over 60 booths to offer refreshments and diversions at the park.
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Brownfield
Broadway
6Th St
Lubbock Highway
Buckley
Chamber of Commerce
Bobbye Slack
Middle School
Teresa West
Terry County Park
Military support group releases local volunteers addresses
Brownfield's military support group urges city and county residents to write or send care to volunteers in the Desert Shield. Local coordinators Don McWhorter and Alice Butler released mailing addresses and advised weighing items at the post office to avoid postage issues. Posteage for letters to Saudi Arabia is 45 or 90 cents, care packages depend on size and weight.
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Brownfield
Don McWhorter
Alice Butler
Middle East
Iraq
Kuwait
Terry
Desert Shield
McWhorter
George Finley
Finley
Saudi Arabia
United States
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Brownfield News
Georgia Tarpley
Sgt
Darwin Huston
Janna Forbes
Paducah
Lubbock Christian
Ricky Timmons
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