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Wellman-Union ISD had a regular scheduled school board meeting on Monday, April 13. The main focus was to hire the new secondary principal and introduce him and his wife to the board. WUISD Superintendent Ben Prowell became the new superintendent back in early March when he was the current secondary principal. This transition opened up the door for the secondary principal position. The board not only hired a secondary principal, there were three other positions filled as well.
Read moreThe Texas Comptroller's office released their monthly sales tax revenue for each county and city, and both Brownfield and Terry County have slumped, even while statewide there was a modest growth in sales tax revenue, which totaled $2.69 billion, a 2.9 percent hike compared to a year ago in the month of March.
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Plants can’t self-isolate during a disease outbreak, but they can get help from a friend — beneficial soil microbes help plants ward off a wide range of diseases. Now, Texas A&M AgriLife scientists have uncovered a major part of the process in which beneficial fungi help corn plants defend against pathogens.
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is hopeful to reopen the economy, however it will be a slow process. On Friday, April 10 Gov. Abbott announced he would come up with a plan to begin the process of opening up the economy in Texas this week.
Read moreThe COVID-19 virus current projections are now that millions of Americans will contract the virus. As of Tuesday, April 14 the total US cases exceeded half a million, around 583,000 cases.
Read moreAmid the COVID-19 virus pandemic, the governments for states, counties, and municipalities still have business to attend to. The Terry County Commissioners Court had a regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, April 13 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom.
Read moreDuring the Terry County Commissioners Court meeting on Monday, April 13th, County Judge, Butch Wagner brought to the attention of the commissioners the third (3rd) Declaration of Local Disaster which needed to be amended or ratified.
Read moreI know I’ve mentioned to you before that I’m a routine person. In other words, I like a schedule. But I’m not necessarily referring to what time we have meals, or what day of the week we clean house. I’m talking about my God time.
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