City Council authorizes 2.8 million in certificates of obligation
City officials approved issuing certificates of obligation totaling 2.8 million to fund sewer and water projects at the new Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility, a water tower at the prison site, landfill improvements, and replacements of two city water towers. Funds will also cover landfill equipment and a water tower behind Brownfield State Bank and the power plant with final council action to come.
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Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Zelma Miller
Brownfield State Bank
Lee Council
Union students protest early action at UISD board meeting
About 30 Union School students protested program cuts and teacher firings on Wednesday. The board tabled the planned actions at a special meeting the next day. The Texas Education Agency agreed to explore funding options to preserve the cut programs, and laid-off teachers were promised to return Tuesday.
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Raymond Holguin
Joe Ward
James Adkins
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Ators
Union
Jim Rudd
Texas Education Agency
Texas
Union School
UISD
Lessons From Language Fun And Picture Perfect Photos
Paper n Ink columnist Lynn Brisendine muses on learning instructions, translating languages, and the oddities of multilingual manuals. He cites humorous overseas translation bloopers and reflections on language gaps, noting how even simple devices require care and clear directions.
Crop status report from County Agent Dirk Aaron
September 5 1993 county extension agent Dirk Aaron describes crop conditions after a hot dry summer. Rainfall gave limited relief but irrigation is largely over. moisture costs were high. Benefits include halted boll worm egg lays and potential to finish crops with harvest aids to protect quality. Sowing wheat is favorable and grain sorghum appears insignificant this year.
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Terry County
Dirk Aaron
Everbody
Aaron
Farm Tour Plans Finalized for Sept 16 in Terry County
The annual Terry County Farm Tour will cover 60 miles in the northeast area, starting at 9 a.m. from First Baptist Church parking lot with eight buses eight buses including six charters and two Cub buses carrying area students. A stop at Walter King farm features presentations by Dirk Aaron Lee Arrington and Kater Hake. Two awards Outstanding Farmer and Outstanding Young Farmer will be presented and the tour ends with a meal at Coleman Terry County Park catered by H Bar C.
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Terry County Farm
First Baptist Church
Walter King Farm
Terry County Extension
Dirk Aaron
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Lee Arrington
Woman Robbed in Brownfield Bank Parking Lot
Brownfield police search for a Black male suspect who robbed 42 year old Mary Lambrano in the north parking lot of First National Bank around noon Friday. Lambrano had cashed a check and returned to her 1992 Geo when the man reached through the window, struck her, grabbed about 300 dollars, and ran. He is described as about six feet tall wearing black pants. Lambrano was uninjured.
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Brownfield
First National Bank
Mary Lambrano
Lambrano
Correction issued on attributions in budget hearing story
The Brownfield News corrects a Wednesday report on the Terry County budget public hearing. The paragraphs were misattributed to E. H. Wood and should have been credited to Gerald Andrews. The corrected text notes funds spent on roads serving only a few, specifically the road to campus pens for agricultural students, labeled a frill that could be cut, used mainly by parents in their Surburbans.
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Brownfield News
E. H. Wood
Terry County
Gerald Andrews
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