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Friday, January 8, 2021 - By Shawn Wade
Read moreThe South Plains Underground Water Conservation District is sponsoring the annual essay contest for senior students at Brownfield, Meadow, and Wellman-Union high schools. All senior students are eligible to enter the essay contest.
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During the Superintendent’s report at the Brownfield ISD Board of Trustees meeting held on Monday, Jan. 25, BISD Superintendent Chris Smith touched on the construction of the new Brownfield High school and mentioned the new school year will begin late. “Construction is going very well,” Smith said. “The academic part is almost enclosed now and they are going to start putting on the actual roof, which means they are starting to waterproof those areas so they can start the interior construction.” Smith said the construction is still going well, and on time and the board is still working on the plans for furnishing, technology, and everything else. Yet even with everything going well Smith stressed that the next school year will start late. “I said this before and I will say it every month, we are probably looking at starting school as late as we possibly can this year. Meaning probably the last week of August, maybe the first week of September,” he said. “In order to give us time to get everything done that needs to be done. We may be a late start, and we won’t get there yet. We will start hitting that in April or February around that window to start evaluating to make sure of our timestamp in terms of completion. But we will probably bring you a late start just to give us a few extra weeks to get some things done.” Smith is hoping that all parents are aware of the late start and will be prepared for it.
Read moreThe Workforce Solutions South Plains released the unemployment numbers for Terry County in December 2020 at 7.7%, which is a decrease from the 8.8% rate in November. The Texas Labor Market Information (texaslmi.com) breaks down Terry County unemployment statistics to 4,412 employed, 4,780 civilian labor force, and 368 unemployed.
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vaccine The U.S. to staff Department members. of Agriculture (USDA) updated the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) to provide relief to more farmers and ranchers.
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State Senator Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, who represents Terry County, was named chairman of the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs committee, co-chair of another and as a member to four others.
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According to Texas Tech Mesonet’s weather monitoring system, Brownfield received .37 inches of rain from thunderstorms that rolled across the region Sunday night. January has been slightly above average in rainfall totals with 1.09 inches compared to January 2020’s .35 inches. High temperatures in the mid-50s to low 60s are expected this week with no chances of precipitation.
Read moreThe Terry County Youth Sports held elections on Monday, Jan. 25 at the Chamber of Commerce to vote on board members. The elections were open, allowing anyone who attended the meeting to vote. At the end of the meeting, the Terry County Youth Sports had two new members elected according to their Facebook page.
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