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Tesla Cybertruck Coming to Texas
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If there is a silver-lining to the coronavirus it will most likely be for those students who begin school in the fall and attend Oak Grove Elementary. In early February, Brownfield ISD took steps to move all students from Colonial Heights and consolidate them with the students at Oak Grove Elementary, if every student returns, Oak Grove’s enrollment will be near 700.
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July 19, 1960, the people of Brownfield had their lives changed. The then, Goodpasture Grain Elevator experienced a huge explosion. According to an old article in the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, Grady Goodpasture, owner, assumed the explosion was caused by a welding torch. The cylinder was completely blown away and the header house, located at the top of the elevator, had collapsed. A hole was blown out in the side of the elevator just beneath the header house. Grady Goodpasture was out of town during this time, but Rita Goodpasture Muldrow, his daughter, had stated that he was so devastated and upset to not be there to help. The disastrous explosion killed five people that day, and left many others scarred by the incident.
Read moreThe United States hit a milestone on Thursday, when the amount of confirmed COVID-19 virus cases hit almost four million, up 1 million from 16 days ago.
Read moreTexas Comptroller Glen Hegar came out this past week to discuss the state’s budget shortfall. On Monday, Hegar sent a letter to state leadership about the 2021fiscal budget ending in a shortfall of $4.58 billion after the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) was revised. According to Hegar the shortfall is attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent volatility in oil prices and is a decrease from the $2.89 billion positive year-end balance originally projected in October 2019.
Read moreCity of Brownfield-Public Payment Assistance Program through Coronavirus relief funds has been started. First come first serve basis, applications at City Hall.
Read moreThe global pandemic has exposed not only vulnerabilities in our food system but also the critical need for improving coordination among federal agencies and increasing our nation’s investment in nutrition research.
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At approximately 12:05 p.m. on Wednesday, Brownfield Fire & Rescue was called to respond to an overturned semi-truck. The accident happened about two miles south of Brownfield on US 62/385. According to TX DPS the driver of the truck, Enrique Aguilar (61) of El Paso, was driving southbound with an empty dump trailer and began to hydroplane from the recent rain, which caused the trailer to jackknife and forced the semi to the median where it would then overturn on the driver side and slide into the northbound lanes completely blocking highway.
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