District approves revised missing days policy for ECISD activities
Brownfield CISD trustees approve a compromise extracurricular absence policy. Students may miss ten district level days, five post district days, and five additional days by principal approval after using the district and post district days. An amendment extends a 20 day limit for national competitions in danger of exceeding the cap.
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Blake Decker
Brownfield Cisd
Ines
Jack Pinson
Monty Henson
District Improvement Council
Pinson
BHS
Emergency farm loan applications open in Brownfield FSA office
Farmers in Terry County and 226 other Texas counties may receive emergency loans for up to 80 percent of actual losses or 500000, whichever is less. Interest is 3.75 percent for creditworthy applicants. Applications accepted through May 1, 2000.
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Farm Service Agency
FSA
Brownfield
Curtis Barlow
Terry County
Texas
Secretary of Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Barlow
Ing
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Rumors debunked as BCISD trustees reassure on benefits
District administrators quelled talk of ending employee health benefits at BCISD, noting the insurance fund is stable and in the black since Steve Thompson took over. Officials plan to offer buy up options and keep district provided coverage, with a three year, 18500 dollar annual contract for Thompson as insurance consultant.
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Blake Decker
BCISD
Board of Trustees
Brownfield
Debbe Roesler
Roesler
Steve Thompson
Steve
Charles
South Plains
Black and Red
Big 12
Texas
Texas A&m
Penn State
Nebraska
North
Texas A
Texas Tech
Cable service interruption planned for North Texas
North Texas residents will experience a brief 15 to 30 minute service outage on Thursday September 23 or Friday September 24 while CableComm installs a microwave repeater. Dishes at Brownfield and Levelland will be realigned to the new site during those minutes.
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North Texas
CableComm
Brownfield
Levelland
Name in the News by Garry Peebles profile
Bobby Brewer retired from Energas in 1993 after 32 years as Brownfield office manager. He then started his own business manufacturing headache racks, illustrating actions speaking louder than words. Page references indicate detailed coverage.
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Bobby Brewer
Energas
Brownfield
Like Spike Dykes Faces Critics After Tech Lapses
The South Plains daily laments Texas Tech coach Spike Dykes as the Red Raiders slump from a high national ranking to a 2-win period. The column questions scheduling easy opponents, the coach’s tenure, and the broader impact on the university’s prestige and fundraising.
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Spike
South Plains
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Spike Dykes
Tech
Rick Dykes
Clovis Hale
Raider
Dick Winder
Texas Tech
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