Brownfield ISD board approves tax rate and court renovation plan
The BISD board set a tax rate using about 750000 State Compensatory Funds for at risk students and unanimously approved the District Improvement Plan. They discussed resurfacing Brownfield High tennis courts with bids from Strahorn Tennis Court, opting to renovate three courts per year at 10500 dollars annually with 50 percent funding from the Brownfield Tennis Association.
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Brownfield High School
Jimmy Hammons
Brownfield Tennis Association
Hammons
Tennis Association
Strahorn Tennis Court
Austin
Harrison
BISD
Kyle King
King
Henson
Beekeeper Greg Linsey Promotes Organic Apiary Nearby
Greg Linsey keeps bees on organic crops outside Meadow and explains the value of pollen from honey, noting that processed pollen loses benefits. He says Africanized bees look identical to normal bees and no confirmed Africanized findings exist in Terry County. If swarms appear, best is to leave them or call a beekeeper, with extermination as last resort.
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Lindsey
California
Georgia
Terry County
Greg Lindsey
Sonny
Greg
Killer bees migrate to southern Texas
Debra McDonald reports on Africanized honey bees approaching Texas, their origin in Brazil, rapid spread, and how to recognize and protect against stings. The piece notes no confirmed Terry County sightings, urges awareness, and provides contact for local Extension Agent Scott Russell at 637-4060 with Texas A&M University attribution.
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Debra McDonald
Texas
Terry County
Brazil
Argentina
South America
Scott Russell
Texas A&m University
Correction: DeLaCruz Crowned BHS Homecoming Queen
Jennifer DeLaCruz was crowned BHS homecoming queen in the Brownfield News photo on page one of Sunday edition and was escorted by Johnny Franco. Terri Gonzales was the 1999 BHS homecoming queen.
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Jennifer DeLaCruz
BHS
Brownfield News
Johnny Franco
Terri Gonzales
Farm Tour Links Numerous Texas Cooperatives and Firms
A farm tour spotlight highlights Tim's Safety Lane Tokio Co op Gin Tommy Pruitt CPA Trimatic Inc Valley Irrigation Pump Valent W R Sheet Metal West Gin West Texas Gear West Texas Peanut Handlers Western Pump Service Repair Wilburn Ply CPA and Windham Co op Gin as participants in a regional agriculture and business network event.
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Tim's Safety Lane
Tokio
Tommy Pruitt
CPA
Trimatic, Inc
Valley Irrigation & Pump
Valent
W&r Sheet Metal
West Gin
West Texas Gear
West Texas Peanut Handlers
Western Pump Service & Repair
Wilburn Ply
Windham Co-op
Brownfield City Council Agenda Highlights Regular Session
The Brownfield City Council will meet at 7:30 a.m. Thursday in regular session with an ordinance amending city utility rates as the primary item. A report on the City’s Public Protection Classification from the Insurance Services Office will be reviewed, and an executive closed session is planned at the session’s end.
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General Fund
BISD
Harrison
BHS
Shelly Williams
Colonial Heights
M Kayla Gallegos
Joe Morin
Brownfield
City of
Insurance Services Office
County Commissioners Meet Friday In Regular Session
Terry County commissioners will meet Friday at 10am in regular session to review monthly reports from the County Extension and Constable's offices. They will discuss lease or purchase of maintainers for precincts 1 through 4 and adopt the 2001 retirement plan Employer Contribution rate. Sheriff Johnson will brief on advertising for bids on two police package vehicles.
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Terry County
Corpus Christi
Sherrif Johnson
Miss Bond to Represent Miss Brownfield at Harvest Festival
Melissa Bond, 16, junior at Brownfield High School, will represent the Miss Brownfield Organization at this year’s Harvest Festival. Daughter of Rick and Sherry Bond, she held Miss Teen Brownfield 2000 and ranked 16th in Miss Teen Texas America.
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Miss Brownfield
Melissa Bond
Melissa
Brownfield High School
Rick and
Sherry Bond
Brownfield
BHS
C.h.a.m.ps
Texas Tech University
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bisd Board
Terry County Ministerial Alliance
BMS
American Heart Association
Cub Stadium
Brownfield Chamber of Commerce
District Improvement Council
Tom Pettigrew
Monty Henson
Jay Lashaway
Superin
Charles Harrison
Council
M'Kayla Gallegos
M'Kayla
Greg Linsey
P.O. Box
W. Hill
Meadow Bronco
Brownfield Floral
E. Broadway
Brownfield, TX
Bond
Cubs
Tumble T’s Gym
West Jeter
Tumbler's Gym
Kay Lynn West
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