Brownfield ISD board locks in secret session and awards
The Brownfield Independent School District board met for five hours in a closed session from 8:38 p.m. to 2:07 a.m. and approved a motion supporting disciplinary actions at Brownfield Middle School. They recognized two principals for student achievements and one middle school instructor and student of the month. The panel approved two facility use requests and reviewed tax and financial reports showing operating funds around 7.44 million and net assets of 7.56 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garry Peebles
Brownfield School Board
Brownfield Middle School
BMS
Carey White
BHS
Jerry Jones
White
Jones
TAAS
Kristi Downs
BISD
Hannah Anderson
Downs
Anderson
Brownfield
Terry County Heart Association
Cub Stadium
Terry County Ministerial Alliance
Terry County Tax Appraisal District
Jay Lashaway
CASA urges adults to let a child speak through them
CASA of the South Plains seeks volunteers to advocate for abused or neglected children in Terry County. Trained Court Appointed Special Advocates provide judges with thorough background on each child to guide placement decisions, whether with parents, kin, foster care, or adoption.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Department of Health and Human Services
National Institute For Justice
CASA
South Plains
Terry County
Amy Nicholson-Paiva
Lubbock
BHS Band Earns 29th UIL I Rating in Plainview
Brownfield High School Spirit of the Plains Marching Band earned its 29th UIL I rating at the Regional Class 3A contest in Plainview. Under three first year directors Dan Huck, Lynette Huck, and Jesse Polley, the band qualified for the Area Marching Contest in Odessa at Ratliff Stadium on Oct 26, as judges praised precise marching and musical balance.
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Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
BHS
Plainview
Dan and Lynette Huck
Jesse Polley
Ratliff Stadium
Odessa
Waco
Dan Huck
Denver City
Lamesa
Littlefield
Cooper
Pope named Outstanding Archeologist in Texas 2001
Terry County archeologist Leon Pope was named Outstanding Amateur Archeologist for 2001 by the Texas Historical Commission. The award honors service to the Texas Archaeological Stewardship Network which educates, preserves, and protects sites in Texas. Pope has documented more than 100 sites in Terry County for the Texas Archaeological Repository.
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Terry County
Leon Pope
Texas
Texas Historical Commission
Texas Archaeological Stewardship Network
Pope
Media fatigue over coverage of a serial killer
A West Texas reader questions the 24/7 obsession with a statewide serial killer spree. The letter critiques nonstop coverage by CNN FOX and MSNBC, argues overexposure fuels fear and asks how to cover the evolving case responsibly while acknowledging the public danger and police efforts.
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CNN
FOX
MSNBC
Virginia
Maryland
D.C
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