New Cub Stadium Opens With Pride and History
The newly renovated Cub Stadium hosted its first Friday night game, featuring a full upgrade of scoreboard, bleachers, lights, pressbox, track, and a new girls fieldhouse. The 1958 build marked a half century of memories for local families, notably Kenneth Willis who played in the original game before a severe neck injury ended his football career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitch Word
Cubs
Cub Stadium
Kenneth Willis
Ann
Cub
Willis
Levelland
Brownfield Cubs
Cub Korey Kevil
Kermit
Jerry Thomas
Clint Ellis
Terry Duncan
Wayne Taylor
Joe Morin
West Nile case in Hockley County prompts countywide caution
Brownfield News confirms an adult with West Nile Virus in Hockley County and notes no reports in Terry County. Veterinarians report 6 to 12 horses vaccinated weekly with no unusual activity. Health officials urge precautions at dusk and dawn, long sleeves and pants, repellents with DEET, and draining standing water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield News
South Plains Health Department Health Department
Hockley County
Terry County
Texas Department of Health
Brownfield Closes August With 3.79 Inches of Rain
The City of Brownfield logged an official August rainfall of 3.79 inches, 1.69 inches above the normal 2.10 inches per the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District, bringing 2005 year total to 23.42 inches. August highs topped out at 95 degrees on Aug 27–28, with forecasts calling for a chance of showers and partly cloudy skies later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownfield
South Plains Underground Water Conservation District
Plans to shelter Katrina victims in Brownfield
The Terry County Ministerial Alliance and South Plains Community Action plan to bring about seven Katrina families to Brownfield in the next weeks as part of a 100-family effort across a 15 county area. Local owners offer rent free lodging, including seven facilities, to help them start with virtually nothing. The Brownfield School District will enroll the children, and Don McWhorter urges residents to donate clothes, household items, furniture, appliances or school supplies by calling 637-3001.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry County
South Plains
Brownfield
McWhorter
Unforgettable events that shaped a generation
LYNN BRISENDINE recalls pivotal moments that linger in memory from JFK’s assassination to 9/11, Waco, Oklahoma City, and Hurricane Katrina, and the lasting impact on American life and national psyche. The column links these events by their enduring personal and collective resonance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf Coast
New Orleans
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ann Willis
Brownfield High School
Kenneth
State Bank
Lance Donathan
Tanner
Cooper Donathan
Monty Henson
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Justin Jaworski
Jim Hunter
Parkhill, Smith and Cooper Engineering Firm
Allan Wolf
Mike Moss
Mark Haberer
United Supermarket
Will Baker
Bobby Brewer
Eldon Jobe
Jerry Jorge
Lynn Brisendine
John F. Kennedy
Capitol
Arlington Cemetery
Watts
Detroit
Memphis
Martin Luther King
Ohio
Saigon
California
Texas
Waco
Oklahoma City
mid-America
New York
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!