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As Ukrainians fight and die for democracy, Russia is arresting its own citizens who are protesting the war and threatening prison for journalists who report the truth.
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Remember to set your clocks forward! Daylight savings starts this Sunday March 13th, causing us all to lose an hour of sleep. Daylight savings time will end on November 6th at 2 a.m. This practice was originally started during WW1 to save energy. According to recent studies done by the Department of Transportation daylight savings time does in fact save energy. The idea is that we are making better use of daylight by adjusting our clocks to account for the extra sunlight in the summer evenings, and when we make better use of daylight we use less electricity to light our homes in the morning and evenings. Mandy Contreras
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At approximately 10 p.m. March 9th first responders were called to a house fire on South Eighth street. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
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On Wednesday March, 9th at 10am a group of six students ranging from the fourth to the seventh grade gathered to compete in the district spelling bee. The students were the top three qualifiers from their campus, either Oak Grove Elementary or Brownfield middle school. When the kids walked into the room they were thrilled and surprised to see that on each of their seats was a full sized chocolate bar. The chocolate seemed to replace some of the student’s nerves with delight. One student showed his arms stretched far apart and said, “this is how terrified I am right now.” The other students nodded their heads in agreement.
Read moreOn Thursday, March 10th the Primary Elections results were canvassed by the Ballot Board and made official. From the final ballots by mail the board approved and rejected the final results show in the Republican County Judge race Tony Serbantez received 46.64 percent of the votes, Larry D. Gilbreath 28.60 percent and Geoff Cooper 24.75 percent of the votes. The Republican Justice of the Peace race had Angie P. Garza with 48.37 percent of the votes, David Cox with 25.99 percent, and Merlene Janet “M.J.” Harrell with 25.64 percent. In both race, neither candidate was able to receive the necessary 50 percent plus one votes to win the top two candidates will be in a run off election. The run off election early voting begins Monday, May 16 until Friday, May 20, and election day on Tuesday, May 24.
Read moreMarch 14: Frito Pie, Baked Beans and Salad
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Meadows One Act Play competed in the 1A- District 7 OAP( One Act Play) Contest on Tuesday, March 8. The Meadow team will be advancing to the next round.
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The old school located AT 1001 E Broadway was built eighty six years ago as a high school. Then as time went on it became a middle school. Now with the building of the new Brownfield High School it's time to decide what should be done with the abandoned and empty school on Broadway. A consideration that is currently being discussed is to tear down the main part of the building and save the gym and auditorium. However before further action can be taken experts such as architects and engineers need to evaluate the cost and benefit of a partial tear down. It could be decided that it is unreasonable to do a partial tear down because of the efforts and resources that would be needed to manage that task. If they do decide to save the gym and auditorium for future use those buildings will of course need to be brought up to standard modern building code, and when the school building adjacent is torn down a significant amount of rebuilding may be needed for the gym and auditorium. There is still plenty of time before any action will be taken regarding the building. A second goodbye tour will be offered in the summertime, before they go through any plans.
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