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According to the Texas Dept. of Transportation (TxDOT) more than 320 miles of state roadways are scheduled for preventative maintenance work during the months of July and August. The roads are part of the Lubbock district’s 2020 sealcoat program.
Read moreI am thirty-one years older than my daughter. I recently told her, “The world you are living in is much different than the one I imagined for you.”
Read moreThe COVID-19 virus cases continue to rise in Terry County. Total cases are now at 47 with 24 active and 23 recoveries. There has not been any information given as to where cases 5 through 47 have come from only small details as far as age ranges. There have been no Terry County cases or patients placed in the hospital and no deaths reported due to the coronavirus. According to the Texas Dept. of State Health Services 313 tests have been administered to Terry County residents, or 2.5% of the Terry County population and 15% of those tested were confirmed COVID-19 cases.
Read moreOn Tuesday, July, 7 Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath released additional guidance concerning schools reopening for the fall semester. Through the past several weeks the debate as to whether or not students and faculty should go back to school, specifically in-house has become contentious.
Read moreOn Friday night around 10:30 p.m. the Lubbock Police Dept. received a call about a man who had been shot at a 7-Eleven convenience store located at University Ave and Marsha Sharp Freeway. According to witnesses, they heard a few people arguing and then a gunshot rang out.
Read moreThe year 202 has had its ups and downs and it’s also a census year. How has Brownfield and Terry County responded as far as answering the census? Over six months into the year and the Census Bureau has released their Census Self-Response Rate. The self-response rate phase includes online, phone, and mail and is where the Census Bureau receives the majority of their information.
Read moreUSDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced 2020-crop loan rates for four types of peanuts. The rates take effect August 1, 2020, the beginning of the peanut crop year.
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