Watermelon operation grows in Terry County crops
Brownfield News reporters interview T S Farms co owners Randy Simpson and Ronald Luker. The operation covers 635 acres with 10 growers aiming for 10 to 12 million pounds of watermelons plus about 30 acres of pumpkins for Halloween. They plant four crops yearly starting May 1 and ship mostly All Sweet and Seedless melons nationwide. Local soils and water make Terry County ideal for melons, though hand harvest remains.
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Terry County
Brownfield
Darrell Miller
Randy Simpson
Ronald Luker
T&s Farms
Goodpasture
Union Gin
Simpson
Luker
U.S
Paper n Ink Watchdog on a Nation Split by Rhetoric
A reader critiques modern political campaigns and media bias, arguing that hype, hate chatter, and one sided propaganda distort voter perception. The piece highlights how pundits from Limbaugh to Hightower shape views, urging readers to analyze actual candidates and seek constructive dialogue.
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Jim Hightower
Limbaugh
Jerry Brown
Texas Secretary of Agriculture
G. Gordon Liddy
Chuck Harder
Brownwood couple serve as missionaries in Brazil
Eddie Airshie and his wife Jeanne with sons Zachery and Christopher are missionaries with the Southern Baptist Convention. They relocated to Campina Grande in northeastern Brazil, a city of about 350,000, aiming to spread the gospel across a region with few Baptist churches. They moved after years of ministry work and mission trips, learned Portuguese, and note Brazil as a vast harvest field with open religious freedom and a young adult demographic driving church activity.
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Mitch Word
Brownfield
Eddie Airshie
Jeanne
Zachery
Christopher
Brazil
Southern Baptist Convention
Foreign Mission Board
Airshie
Brownfield High School
Jeanne Bass
BHS
Campina Grande
Ailshie
Eddie
Brownwood
Howard Payne University
Dallas
Buckner Baptist Children’s Home
Hardin Simmons University
Anson
Abilene
Mexico
Glorieta
N.M
United States
Southern Baptist Convention Foreign Mission Board
Eddie Ailshie
Commissioners extend WTCC completion date due to rain
Terry County Commissioners in special session extended the David Wood Construction Company contract by 19 days to February 18, 1997, due to a rainy season. A $500 daily penalty is set for unfinished work, with debate from Precinct 4 Commissioner John Franks over site activity on dry days. Judge Doug Ryburn noted contractors often juggle multiple jobs.
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Terry County
David Wood Construction Company
West Texas Children’s Center
Precinct
John Franks
Franks
Terry
Doug Ryburn
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