Paper of 2JAK News Opinion: Drug Monsters Threaten Cities
A columnist warns of mind altering substances fueling crime and societal decay. He cites widespread drug use from cocaine to cannabis, targets drug sellers as profit driven, and urges stronger funds and law enforcement, highlighting Red Ribbon campaigns and treatment centers in Texas communities.
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New York City
Los Angeles
Chicago
Houston
Dallas
Lubbock
Brownfield
Texas
Brownfield Court
Farmers Hope Hard Freeze Triggers Cotton Harvest Start
Farmers in Terry County anticipate a hard freeze to begin stripping cotton, noting irrigated crops look good while dryland yields lag. Some have started defoliating or spraying, with many awaiting colder nights in early November to finalize harvest timing.
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Kelly Sinclair
ASCS
Danny Decker
Decker
Terry Brown
Brown
Georgia
Yoakum
Terry County approves life health policy bid and library project
October 24 1990 Terry County Commissioners Court accepts a $17 000 Texas Association of Counties term life health insurance bid with a monthly cost of 873.87 on a 70 30 plan. Also approved are budget transfers and space contract renewal with Lubbock Youth Center, plus an estimated 4 000 5 000 library computer system cost split among Brownfield CISD county and several area schools.
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Kelly Sinclair
Texas Association of Counties
Terry County Commissioners Court
Harvey Smith
Bill Keesee
Cargill-Thames Insurance
Dirk Aaron
Jane Blay
Terry County
Lubbock
Brownfield Cisd
Jack Pinson
Wellman, Union and
Meadow
Brownfield gains in October sales tax rebate higher
Brownfield received 44297.78 in October sales tax rebates from the state comptroller, up 57.41 percent from last year’s 28140.99 and second among 10 area cities. YoY, the year total reached 375405.57, up 6.55 percent from 352335.66. statewide rebates to cities totaled almost 84 million, up 16 percent from October prior.
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Brownfield
State Comptroller's Office
Meadow
Texas
Houston
Large rebates listed for Texas cities across South Plains
The report shows Dallas leading with the highest payout at $9.3 million, followed by San Antonio at $4.9 million and Austin at $3.6 million. Levelland tops nine other South Plains cities with a rebate of $65,487.54, while Plains receives the smallest at $2,258.34 yet records the highest percentage.
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Dallas
Big D
San Antonio
Austin
South Plains
Levelland
Plains
Absentee Voting Extended to Nov 2 in Terry County
County Clerk Ann Willis announced extended absentee voting through Friday November 2 at the Terry County Courthouse. A petition from 15 registered voters is needed by October 25 for 12 hour days and Oct 27-28 weekend voting. Local contests include County Judge, County Treasurer, Justice of the Peace, and Precinct 4 Commissioner with several write-ins and uncontested races noted.
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Terry County
Ann Willis
Willis
U.S
Sammy Jones
Doug Ryburn
Bobbye Jo McClure
Frank L. Odom
Justice of the Peace
George Jameson
Frances Hansard
Jimmie Berryhill
Jessie Hartman
Bill Keesee
Frances Hyman
Tony Isaacs Wins Second Straight Grid Contest
Tony Isaacs won the weekly News football contest for the second consecutive week, taking $15 after missing by 10 points on two tie breakers. Grace Isaacs and Leonard Isaacs finished second and third, each tying on misses but differing in tie-break scores, with eight others failing by seven or more and several upsets noted across the weekend.
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Tony Isaacs
Brownfield
Denver City
Miami
Notre Dame
Grace Isaacs
Terry County Unemployment Tops In Area At Six Percent
Terry County shows one of the South Plains highest unemployment rates at six percent through September. Among 25 counties, Dawson County at 6.5 percent is higher while Floyd County sits at four percent, as Texas overall falls to 5.9 percent by late August. The Texas Employment Commission notes the drop stems from summer jobseekers leaving the labor force, though over half a million Texans remain unemployed.
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Terry County
South Plains
Dawson County
Terry
Floyd County
Texas Unemployment Commission
TEC
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Isreal Leon Jr
Texas Department of the Treasury
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County Extension Club
Janna Forbes
Commissioners UK Insurance Policy and Library
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Jasper Jowers
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Mary Jane Lennon
Jerry Johnson
Rex Wilks
Herman Cottrell
Alan Bayer
Leonard Isaacs
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