47th Terry County Farm Tour Set For Thursday
The 47th annual Terry County Farm Tour is scheduled for Thursday September 19. Buses begin loading at 8 30 a m from the First Baptist Church parking lot. District Conservationist Donald Gibbons says the tour will cover the southwest area of Terry County.
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Terry County
First Baptist Church
Donald Gibbons
Farm Bill meeting informs on bases yields and payments
More than 300 farmers attended a Brownfield FSA and Terry County Extension meeting Friday morning to learn about crop bases and yields for direct and counter cyclical payments. Key points include base selection by landowners with April 1, 2003 deadline, yield updates for counter cyclical payments, and uniform application across all crops using a four year average or a 75 percent plug in.
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Brownfield Office
Farm Service Agency
Terry County Extension Office
Brownfield Fsa
Danny Decker
Terry County
Jerry Warren
Texas Extension Service
Jay Yates
Boosters Target of Bogus Ten Dollar Bill Incident
Brownfield Band Boosters fundraising dinner volunteers faced a counterfeit ten dollar bill. Eva Quesada at First National Bank detected the forgery while processing a booster deposit with a currency counting machine and scanner. She notified booster treasurer Paul Coon and said the bill would be turned over to the Secret Service for investigation.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Brownfield
Eva Quesada
First National Bank
Quesada
Paul Coon
Booster Club
Band Boosters
Coon
Secret Service
Texas Sex Offender Database Aims To Track Registrants Online
The Texas Sex Offender Registration Law provides public access to offenders details including name age height and eye color. Local agencies update state records with ongoing frequent registrations and renewals while website delays and data verification pose challenges for accuracy.
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Cerise J. Merritt
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Tom Winger
Texas Dept. of Public Safety
Winger
Brownfield
Austin
Ernie Moran
DPS
Terry County
Nolan sentenced to life for indecency with a child
Willie Lee Nolan Jr. was convicted by a Terry County Grand Jury on indecency with a child and sentenced to life in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by Judge Kelly Moore. County Attorney G Dwayne Pruitt noted Nolan’s seven prior felony convictions and urged career criminals to heed the message.
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Willie Lee Nolan, Jr
Terry County
Nolan
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Kelly Moore
G. Dwayne Pruitt
Pruitt
Thoughts on 9 11 and Bush conduct in a week of grief
The columnist reflects on 9 11 memories and the public reaction a year later. It recalls Johnny Unitas and Mickey Mantle as sports icons, contrasts their legacies, and commends President George W. Bush for leading remembrance events across White House, Pentagon, Pennsylvania, and New York. The piece criticizes Saddam Hussein and U.N. actions, praising American resolve amid emotional national mourning.
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Lynn Brisendine
Johnny Unitas
Unitas
Mickey Mantle
Mantle
Mantel
Oklahoma
White House
Pentagon
Pennsylvania
New York City
Saddam Hussein
United Nations
Saddam
Bush
George W. Bush
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