Brownfield Council Amends Peddlers and Vendor Fees
Brownfield City Council approved changes to the peddlers and itinerant vendors ordinance requiring a 25 dollar application fee and a 25 dollar permit fee for all door to door or fixed selling points. Permits run for one year. The panel also approved a 380000ish bid to rebuild Water Pump Station 4, pending budget amendments after July 1 2005 to cover the extra 651000. An interlocal drug enforcement agreement with Terry County was authorized, funding split evenly. The meeting included a recreation council briefing and a closed session on a civil action.
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Brownfield
Story Streets
Terry County
Bobby Brewer
Scott Jackson
Recreation County Recreational Council
Jean Shotts
Eldon Jobe
Debate on Tax Mix for Education Funding
Robin Hood debates tax policy proposing a balance of property, income, and sales taxes to fund education. He suggests a two thirds cut in property taxes while maintaining a moderate income tax and sales tax, with fiscal controls to balance the three. Lashaway notes taxpayers fear unchecked spending, but says only a limited tax capacity is achievable.
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Lashaway
Wellman Union High Plans Homecoming Festivities
Wellman Union High School outlines homecoming events with a 3 p.m. pep rally in the gym, a 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. barbecue dinner in the cafeteria to benefit the Juanita Lyons Scholarship Fund, and a 7:30 p.m. football game against Borden County where five homecoming queen candidates will be introduced at 7 p.m. Proceeds from dinner are 6 dollars for adults and 3 dollars for children 10 and under.
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Wellman-Union High School
Wildcat
Wildcats
Borden County
Juanita Lyons
Five
Brownfield ISD Board to Meet Monday Night
The Brownfield ISD Board of Directors will hold a regularly scheduled meeting Monday at 7 30 pm in the school administration building. The agenda includes hearings by the Textbook and Attendance committees and a calendar change for the current school year. Scott Jackson from the Recreation Department will speak and the Student and Employee of the Month will be introduced. Meeting is open to the public.
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Brownfield Isd Board of
Scott Jackson
Brownfield Recreation Department
BIDCorp Board Sets September Meeting Agenda
The Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation will hold a regular board meeting at 4 p.m. on Monday September 20. Agenda includes August funds on hand and financial report, September sales tax income, an incentive request for a day care center, ratification of B J Services expense, Llano Enterprises support request, and a report on current activities.
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Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation
Bidcorp
B.J. Services
Llano Enterprises, Inc
Obituary for Tom Tinsley Dorough Odessa resident dies at 85
Memorial services were held in Odessa at St Andrews Cumberland Presbyterian Church for Tom Tinsley Dorough 85 formerly of Brownfield with burial in Resthaven Mausoleum Lubbock. He died September 10 in Hospice House Odessa born October 13 1918 married Twilla Graham May 2 1949 retired Amoco area supervisor survived by wife a son Tom Sawyer Dorough daughter Diedre Dorough one grandson and two great grandchildren Memorials to Hospice House Foundation or Mayo Foundation Research.
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Tom Tinsley Dorough
Odessa
Brownfield
St. Andrews
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Jimmy Braswell
Resthaven
Lubbock
Brownfield Funeral Home
Tinsley
Kaufman County
Twilla Graham
Dorough
Amoco
Tom Sawyer Dorough
Diedre Dorough
Leander
Hospice House Foundation Inc
N. Sam Houston Ave
Mayo Foundation Research
Albert Lea
Minn
Farm Tour Highlights Water Saving and Longtime Service
Gerald Caswell discusses drought and flood resilience using miller crop practices and raw dikers to conserve water. The piece also profiles his extensive public service with ASCA/FSA, Soil and Water Board roles, and Farm Bureau leadership. Rusty Day reflects on early farming, crop rotations, and lessons in water management across multiple irrigation circles.
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Caswell
Gerald Caswell
ASCA
FSA
Terry County Soil and Water Conservation District Board
Terry County Farm Bureau Board
Plains Cotton Growers Board
Brownfield School
First Baptist Church
ASCS/FCA
Brownfield Fsa
Danny Decker
Terry County
Decker
Rusty Day
Larry
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Greg Abbott
Texas Supreme Court
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Tom Tinsley
ECTAL
Brownfield Church of Christ
Justin Tuggle
Crop Docs
Jack Cargill
Derick McNamara
Farm Tour
Day
Rusty Danny
Ricky Day
Jean Gober
Jackie Yates
Autumn Day
Cindy Day
Ray Gober
Brownfield Independent
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