Spirit of the Plains earns Division I marching trophy
Brownfield High School Spirit of the Plains Marching Band won its 41st Division I trophy at Lowrey Field with unanimous Division I praise.Highlights praised tone, precision, and uniforms. The program Mangione Magic features Riojas and Click with pieces like Land of Make Believe El Gato Triste Feel So Good and Children of Sanchez. The band plans three more fall shows including Seminole Lubbock-Cooper on Nov 2 and Cub Stadium on Nov 9 versus Levelland.
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Brownfield High School
Spirit of the Plains
Lowrey Field
Michael Munoz
Plainview
UIL
Mangione Magic
Chuck Mangione
Jonathan Riojas
Lindsey Click
Land of Make Believe
Click
Mangione
Sanchez
Cub Stadium
Seminole
Lubbock-Cooper
Cubs
Levelland
Underage drinkers face fines and tougher Texas laws
Texas keeps strict drinking penalties for minors with charges like consumption by a minor and alcohol in a minor’s possession. Officials cite varied sources of alcohol access and warn about DUI or DUI by a minor when under 21 with any detectable alcohol. The article notes fines up to 4000 dollars and possible jail time, plus escalating license suspensions for repeat offenses.
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Texas
Ramon Gallegos
Terry County
Gallegos
Tony Serbantez
Brownfield
Insti
Commission weighs airport improvement options for 2008 09
Terry County Commission renews airport farm lease for 2008 2009. Keith Neill and Donnie Dingus represent the airport board, outlining needed improvement projects during the meeting held Monday.
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Commission
Terry County Commission
Terry County
Keith Neill
Donnie Dingus
Paradise turns to nightmare of fires and floods in California
Wind storms blew 75 to 105 mph as fires erupt in Southern California, a region repeatedly described as paradise turned perilous. The piece covers recurring disasters, construction risks, and questions about future homebuilding amid fires, mudslides, and floods along multiple coastlines and rivers.
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Lynn Brisendine
California
Golden State
Gulf
East Coasts
Mississippi River
Early voting opens for 16 Texas Constitution amendments
Early voting began Monday October 22 for 16 proposed Texas Constitution amendments with voting running through Friday November 2. Voters may cast ballots in Room 105 at the Terry County Courthouse under County Clerk Ann Willis. As of 5 pm Tuesday nine early votes had been cast on the amendments and ten on a Brownfield city ordinance amendment allowing up to three consecutive two year terms for council members and mayor.
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Bennie Lybrand
Earl Brown
State of Texas
Terry County
Alan Bayer Lybrand
Brown
Bayer
Devon Energy Production Company
Ann Willis
The
League of Women Voters of Texas
Lwvtexas.org
Brownfield City
Bale count passes 10,000 at Brownfield work source
The Brownfield Work Source of the South Plains reports a second bale count of the season reaching 10,642 bales for local gins. Lone Star Ag 2,538 bales Meadow Co-op 1,422 bales Needmore Gin 345 bales Southwest Cotton Growers 2,663 bales Terry County Co-op 3,674 bales West Gin 0 bales Tokio Co-op Gin 1,338 bales.
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South Plains
Brownfield News
Terry County
Tokio Co-op
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Brandi Bynum
Bryce Wagner
Christina Hernandez
Lubbock
BHS
Sheriff's Department
Johnson
Lone Star Ag
Meadow
Needmore Gin
Southwest
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