Brownfield Council weighs juvenile detention center plan
The Brownfield City Council hears a proposal to convert part of the Mental Health Clinic building, across from the middle school, into a juvenile detention center for runaways truants and curfew violators. The plan includes five beds, security bars, and strict supervision with funding from the Texas Youth Council and community groups.
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Senior Citizens Center
Brownfield
Leon Pope
Pope
Juvenile Probation Dept
Middle School
Mental Health Clinic
Old Hope Clinic
Senior Center to Open Near Jan 1
Jack Garrett said there are no problems with locating the Senior Citizens Center at the current site but a definite decision awaits the senior citizens board meeting. The center is planned to open around Jan 1 and will require considerable work to address several arising issues. Pope called the project real good and noted many problems to solve.
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Jack Garrett
Senior Citizens Center
Senior Citizens Board
Garrett
Pope
Brownfield City Council weighs Rio Theater purchase
Brownfield officials discuss buying the old Rio Theater next to the Police Station for a youth boxing program. City manager Jake Geron and councilmen offered the owner the assessed land value of 4500 dollars and building value of 2000 dollars, totaling 6500 dollars.
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Brownfield
Rio
Jake Geron
Jack Cargill
Joe Masso
Terry County Farm Tour Set for Tuesday Morning
The Terry County Farm Tour begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday Sept 21 with gathering on the Brownfield courthouse square. Six buses will shuttle visitors to see soils and conservation practices across about 60 miles, including crops like cotton sorghum sunflowers peanuts soybeans and cowpeas.
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Terry Co
Terry County
Duane Moss
Courthouse Square
Brownfield
Moss
Contest enters fourth week for Brownfield News Football
The fourth week of the Brownfield News Football Contest offers two Cotton Bowl tickets and $50. Entrants must follow rules to be eligible with prizes based on the most weekly wins. Last week Lowry Lewis led, but only three had perfect scores. Gibbs and Kempson split top prizes while Holcomb missed one game.
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Brownfield News
Lowry Lewis
Lewis
Mike Gibbs
Ruby Kempson
Mark Holcomb
Holcomb
Brownfield
Seminole
Gibbs
Mrs. Kempson
Harvest Festival Queen Contest Candidates Named
Candidates for this year's Harvest Festival Queen Contest are pictured in a field south of town. The Harvest Festival is set for Oct. 16 and judging will consider poise personality and other qualifications. Pictured are Karla Speed Shawna Tippit Ellen Dixon Carole Knowles Gay Camp Cindy Willis Judy Faulkenberry Karen Dodds and Tammy Bailey. Each contestant is sponsored by Brownfield service clubs.
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Karla Speed
Shawna Tippit
Ellen Dixon
Carole Knowles
Gay Camp
Cindy Willis
Judy Faulkenberry
Karen Dodds
Tammy Bailey
Brownfield
Werd TL Cute Dev Bla 4549 Dindolec Tae 75295
Werd TL Cute develops Bla 4549 Dindolec and Tae 75295 projects with unspecified scope. The note lists identifiers and location-like numbers, lacking clear action or outcome.
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Werd
Cute
Dev
Dindolec
Tae
Massive Mustang Machine shells Cubs in Friday win
Andrews racked up 495 yards total offense and dominated Brownfield 26 0 as the Cubs managed only 137 yards. Brownfield failed to score, had 31 plays in the first half and CUed their third straight loss with a second straight shutout. Ruben Medina led a late Cubs surge with 120 rushing yards before Joplin left with an injury. Brownfield hosts Monahans next Friday.
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Mustang
Brownfield Cubs
Lock, Stock and Barrel
Andrews
Brownfield
Mustangs
Cubs
Ruben Medina
Duane Sales
Cub
Jerry Joplin
Joplin
Booger Brooks
Jesse Madrid
Madrid
Mike Reid
Jeff Phillips
Ricky Chesshire
Brownfield General to Hire Pinkerton Night Security
Brownfield General Hospital will employ a Pinkerton Security Guard from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. seven days a week at a cost of about 13 200 dollars annually. Pinkerton will provide a nightly guard for 4 05 dollars per hour with one hour notice for replacements and 500 000 dollars in liability coverage while avoiding overtime. The move aims to enhance safety, fire detection, vandalism protection, and incident reporting, with guards non lethal and in contact with local authorities. The board also approved a room rate increase from 56 to 61 dollars per day starting October 1 due to rising costs.
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Pope
Texas Youth Council
Reform
Brownfield General Hospital
Brownfield Hospital
Pinkerton
Weather and harvest fears grip West Texas county
Residents fear a potential bumper harvest loss tied to forecast-avoiding weather patterns. Citing outdoors lore and superstition, locals discuss signs of a hard winter and changing conditions while noting agricultural dependence on rain and temperature.
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West Texas
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CMS
Rodney Crews
Angela Adams
Welfare Dept
Terry Soil and Water Conservation District
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
Geron
Bonner Lytle
T. H. Hicks
South Plains Association of Governments
Queen
Mike Swain
Mike Mace
Monahans
Medina
St. Mary's Hospitals
Dan Powers
Wade A Warren
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