BIDCorp OKs grant for Llano Enterprises in Terry County
BIDCorp board approved a $22,500 three year support for Llano Enterprises the peanut facility renovating the old T S Gin in Terry County. Justin Tuggle recused himself as Llano official. If the Texas Enterprise Fund grant is approved the board may fund additional incentives up to 127000 for 32 new employees living in Terry County.
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Brownfield Industrial Development Corp
Bidcorp
Terry County
Llano Enterprises
T&s
Justin Tuggle
Texas Enterprise Fund
Oder
Harvest Festival Talent Show Opens Queen Race at Brownfield
The 57th Annual Brownfield Harvest Festival Talent Show kicks off at 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Brownfield Middle School Auditorium with Queen Candidates Lauren Swaringen Stephanie Bennett Letecia Alvarado Kayla Churchwell and Desirea Harris selling tickets. Tickets cost 3 for adults and 1 for students. Local groups Rotary Noon Lions Abundant Harvest Optimist back the queen drive under Queen Mother Debbie Staudt and Assistant Queen Mother Sherry Simpson. Other acts from local talent fill the program between performances.
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Brownfield
Merce
Stephanie Bennett
Noon Lions Club
Letecia Alvarado
Evening Lions Club
Kayla Churchwell
Abundant Harvest Church
Desirea Harris
Optimist
Debbie Staudt
Sherry Simpson
A Dose Of Friendship For Brownfield's Butch Wagner
Mitch Word reports on Butch Wagner city electrical superintendent facing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery not covered by insurer. Estimated cost around 26000. Friends rally to help as Wagner battles health problems from obesity and sleep apnea.
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Mitch Word
Brownfield
Butch Wagner
Butch
Wagner
Local Rumors Claim Hepatitis A Epidemic in Brownfield False
Health officials in Brownfield and Lubbock say no Hepatitis A cases have been reported locally for over a year. Director of Nursing VeeAnn Carter notes cases must be reported by law and that rumors may stem from new vaccine requirements for the 2004-05 school year.
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Brownfield
South Plains Health Department
VeeAnn Carter
Carter
Lubbock
Wellman-Union
Meadow School
Moonshadow echoes and Yusuf Islam ends in exile
U S officials expelled Yusuf Islam also known as Cat Stevens from the United States after a brief layover in Maine. The piece ties his conversion to Islam and public statements to modern terrorism concerns and critiques. It reflects on Iraq, terrorism, and domestic security with a critical tone directed at radical Islam.
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Lynn Brisendine
U.S
Yusuf Islam
Cat Stevens
England
Maine
Yusuf
Cat
Iraq
Bush
America
Faithful Light
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Wellman-Union Wildcat
Joey Garnsey
Borden County
Wildcat Stadium
Queen
Lauren Swaringen
Rotary
Butch” Wagner
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