Commissioners Hold Long Terry County Meeting on Airport and Budget
Terry County Commissioners met for over four hours on Monday September 9 with items from airport hangar lease bids to restoring county farm land. They approved bidding for the hangar, planned a special bid-opening meeting, and adopted the 2003 budget with the current 0.72 tax rate. They added plans for soil restoration and joined a regional hazard mitigation program at a cost of 844. The panel declined rural association membership and expected Nextel briefing was postponed.
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Terry County
Keith Neill
Curtis Wollman
Ryburn
Wollman
Airport Farm
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Communicare System outage hits Brownfield elderly alerts
Brownfield Police report a lightning strike in August damaged the department tower and communications gear. Most services are restored except the Communicare System which contacted elderly residents daily. police chief Roy Rice says it may be some time before recovery and apologizes for the inconvenience.
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Terry County Farm Tour Set With Five Stops
The Annual Terry County Farm Tour is scheduled for Thursday September 19. District Conservationist Donald Gibbons says the tour travels through the southwest part of Terry County with five stops at farms of the Young Farmer winner, J W Hawkins, the Farm Family of the Year home, J Rowden, and ends at the Terry County Barn with a catered meal. Details will be provided before the tour.
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Terry County
Donald Gibbons
J.W. Hawkins
J Rowden
Brownfield Freshmen Roll to 1 1 Record After Kermit Win
Brownfield High School freshman football sits at 1-1 after a 20-6 win over Kermit. Sawyer Flache delivered the scoring play on a 52 yard pass from Nathan Dominguez. Andrew Vasquez and Ryan Tells starred on defense. Junior Varsity and Freshman Cubs games vs Crane set for Thursday with 5 pm and 7 pm starts, while BMS seventh and eighth grades host Crane Saturday at 10 am.
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Brownfield High School
Kermit
Yellowjackets
Sawyer Flache
Brownfield
Nathan Dominguez
Andrew Vasquez
Ryan
Crane
BMS
Brownfield's Independent Utility Budgets Big By Design
Jobe explains Brownfield’s municipal utility status, noting the town is one of 76 Texas towns with its own power supply and can purchase electricity through a regional group at a premium. Repairing local equipment is costlier than continued purchases, influencing overall budgeting. Brownfield’s unique status shapes comparisons with similar towns.
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Jobe
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BRMC Budget and August Medical Records Summary
BRMC adopts budget. Current taxes collected 1 318 768 62 dollars and adjusted levy 1 351 923 24 dollars. Balance 33 154 62 with 97 5476 percent collected. August medical records show deliveries 14 procedures 16 average daily census 8 74 patients. Max 14, min two. Analysis: recovered 26 improved 55 discharged 81 admitted 69 newborn 14 treated 87. Sports reports omitted for space will run Sunday.
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