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The Terry County Cemetery Board relies solely on donations from the public in order to keep the cemeteries looking great. If you would like to make a donation or honor someone else with a donation in their name, donations can be made to the Cemetery fund at the Terry County Treasurer’s Office in the Courthouse. Questions about spaces at the cemeteries can also be answered there.
Read moreTexas residents are now among those across the nation receiving mysterious seeds delivered by mail in tiny bags marked as jewelry. U.S. Department of Agriculture officials are on alert because these seeds are unsolicited.
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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.
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