Spirit of the Plains Band Advances to Area Contests
Brownfield High School spirit of the plains band won its 26th straight first division at the UIL Regional Marching Contest in Lubbock. The group advances to the Area Marching Contest at Jones Stadium in Lubbock, opening the 3A competition at 1 p.m. A change to caption judging will affect scoring, with three music judges and two marching judges and no score discard.
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Blake Decker
Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
Spirit
Lubbock
Jones Stadium
Mesquite
Seminole
Denver C Lamesa
Lubbock Cooper
Lubock Roosevelt
Crane High School
Monahans High School
BHS
Richard Herrera
Scott Mason
Coppell
Ben Gollehon
Baytown
Bob Parsons
Dallas
Elmer Schenk
Howe
Gary Wylie
Brownfield
Welch
Terry County tax bills offer new payment options
Burran explains that Terry County property owners will receive yearly tax bills and, for the first time, may choose payment options. The discount structure changes mean discounts apply to four entities, with no discount on the county portion, and bills may be paid in January in some cases.
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Blake Decker
Terry County
Ronny Burran
Burran
Brownfield
Meadow
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District
South Plains Water District
Terry County Memorial Hospital
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BRMC safety director outlines seven point plan
Safety Director Brad Estenson details BRMC seven point Environment of Care Hospital plan needing Joint Commission approval to keep the facility operating. He notes standards and policies under each point and emphasizes mandatory compliance for every hospital.
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BRMC
Brownfield Regional Medical Center Board of Director
Brad Estenson
Joint Commission
Brownfield News
Estenson
Trustees discuss portable kindergarten building plan
Brownfield ISD trustees reviewed an update on the Pre Kindergarten Portable Building. Superintendent and teachers evaluated three price bids after insurance, with Ramtech and Morgan initially recommended. Changes include separate boys and girls restrooms, added storage space, and tiled areas for wall-centered learning.
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Blake Decker
Brownfield Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees
Chuck Hargrave
Hargrave
Ramtech
Spirit of the Plains Band Advances After Welch Bus Crash
The FECES Spirit of the Plains marching band, from BHS, advances to further contests after an early Friday Welch incident. A school bus crash sent ambulances and EMS to the scene, with two cars damaged and a woman injured as firefighters worked to extricate her.
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Russ McKee
Bus driver hailed after narrow escape in Welch crash
Frances Garcia kept a school bus from a head on collision by steering past a large spruce and stopping beside a house. The injured driver spent a night in Brownfield Regional Medical Center but was released and drove again on Monday. Students on the bus and in the Dawson County School auditorium survived with minor injuries as administrators praised Garcia and the bus’s new equipment.
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Dawson County School
Frances Garcia
Garcia
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
BCISD
Charles Harrison
Welch
Bea North Celebrates 80th Birthday In Brownfield
Bea North of Brownfield, a longtime resident, marks her 80th birthday with family plans including six children, 16 grandchildren, and 20 great grandchildren. A Brownfield native and 1937 Brownfield High School graduate, she recalls school pep squads, basketball, and a life spent in local work and reading.
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Frank Laubach
Bea North
Brownfield
Bea
BHS
Brownfield Intermediate School
Meadow
Ropes
Hobbs
N.M
Billie Coleman
California
Buster Gunn
Coda Hampton
Plano
Bud Gunn
Allen
Bernice Tweton
Oklahoma City
Linda
Broadway Cleaners
Brownfield News
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Morgan
Safety Board
Lynn Brisendine
Rin School
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