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Newspaper
Brownfield News
Location
Brownfield, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 2001
Page
1
Brownfield records 2.3 inches of rain over a 24 hour span from 7 a.m. Thursday, August 30, through Friday. This brings August rainfall to over 2 inches, while June to August totals stood at 1.33 inches. The city remains well below normal despite the recent showers.
Friday brought nearly two inches of rain causing street flooding in Brownfield. City workers blocked Old Lampsa Highway to keep water from the draw while drivers faced deep patches and splashes on Cedar Street. The storm totaled 1.78 inches in an hour, with no accidents reported and the area expected to see 11 inches by August. moisture did not reach Terry County as four area gins show limited rainfall.
The Terry County Grand Jury handed down 16 indictments spanning driving while intoxicated to burglary of a habitation and three no bills. Listed defendants include Michael P. Thornton with DWI third degree felony, Nathaniel R. Evans for possession of a controlled substance, and others such as James Curtis Roach for aggravated robbery and Alfredo Flores for enhanced DWI. Bonds range from $1,500 to $75,000. See Grand Jury Page 4.
The Brownfield News will close Monday in observance of Labor Day. Readers are urged to have a happy and safe Labor Day.
Ray Williams 40 of Lubbock was stopped by a Texas DPS trooper on U S 62 385 near Wellman Tuesday afternoon. He faces state jail felony tampering with evidence and misdemeanor resisting and evading arrests with bonds of 2500, 1000, and 1000. He bonded out as Brownfield officials with K-9 Katie searched the area.
The piece discusses earth’s orbit and time units, then traces human knowledge development from early discoveries to a theory of rapid knowledge doubling across eras from BC to the late 20th century. It mentions language creation, experimentation, fire mastery, and a quoted timeline of accelerating gains.
An optimistic overview argues carbon nanotube transistors, under a hundredth the width of a hair, can pack eighteen thousand strands in the space of a single modern transistor, boosting speed and storage, with wide implications for medicine, science, transportation, and everyday life. The piece urges ethical use for the greater good and notes rapid changes within a lifetime.
Community members are invited to become Court Appointed Special Advocates. Training is minimal and the goal is to represent abused and neglected children in court, giving them a voice and helping secure safe, permanent homes. CASA began in Lubbock in 1993 to break cycles of neglect.
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