Rain delays harvest in Terry County fields
Brownfield News reports rainfall of 1.5 to 2.0 inches across Terry County with some spots at 2.5 inches. District Conservationist Donald Gibbons says wet mud halts gins and harvesting of cotton and peanuts until fields dry, with farmers planning timing and evaluating crop impacts once harvest can resume. He notes fall moisture helps later yields but missed rains in July or August hurt both cotton and peanut crops. The final effect remains uncertain until work resumes.
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Garry Peebles
Terry County
Brownfield News
Donald Gibbons
Gibbons
Fall Back Time Change This Sunday Morning
Daylight Saving Time is on hiatus for four months starting at 2:00 a.m. Sunday. Set clocks back one hour and sleep in this weekend. DST runs from April to October each year. See Paper 'n Ink for Daylight Saving facts. Remember to turn your clocks back one hour.
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Paper ‘N Ink
Electric Deregulation Debate Reaches Brownfield Officials
City Manager Eldon Jobe and others joined a Lubbock session on Senate Bill 7 as Texas moves toward electric industry restructuring. Jean Shotts outlined the plan, noting cities may opt out for two to three years, with Brownfield likely unaffected soon. Local co-ops and municipally owned utilities may keep costs lower than investor owned firms.
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Texas
Eldon Jobe
Mary Jo Collins
Jean Shotts
Rick Flores
Donald Hancock
Bob Noble
Bidcorp
Jack Cargill
Lubbock
Shotts
Southwestern Public
Brownfield
Policy on political ads before the election
The Brownfield News reiterates its long standing rule that no new accusations may be placed in the last issue before the election. Topics raised earlier remain fair game and candidates deserve a chance to respond. Readers are urged to study issues and candidates and vote.
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Brownfield News
Time Changes Bring Mixed Reactions Across Generations
Paper n Ink recalls daylight saving time shifts and the mixed public sentiment. Ben Franklin first mused on coordinating clocks with daylight in 1784, later refined by London builder William Willett in Waste of Daylight. The piece notes personal routines, clock dependence, and feelings about longer evenings versus shorter days.
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Ben Franklin
London
William Willett
Daylight Saving Time Revisited and The Clock Reminder
The piece argues for Daylight Saving Time to reduce artificial light use by aligning waking times with dawn. It notes federal estimates of about 1 percent energy savings and cites the peaking 7:00 a.m. wake time across the population, while joking about Sunday wakeups. The author recalls wartime schemes and ends with a reminder to set clocks back and enjoy extra sleep this Sunday morning.
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United States
Edison
Halloween Carnival and Spook House In Brownfield
Brownfield hosts a Halloween Carnival at BRMC from 6 30 to 8 p.m. with face painting cake walk haunted house and pumpkin contest in five age divisions. Pumpkins must be delivered by 4 p.m. Tuesday. A police fire department spook house runs 7 to 9 p.m. with kids guided to safe venues.
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Brownfield
Brownfield Regional Medical Center
BRMC
Shannon
Xray Candy
Brownfield Police Department
Brownfield Fire Department
Roy Rice
CCA
Brownfield News
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