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When the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District came into existence more than 27 year ago, long time employee Lindy Harris never thought she would be employed there for those 27 plus years. Now her familiar face will not be present when you walk in the SPUWCD building because Harris is moving on to a new chapter in her life.
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With high school football and volleyball in full swing there are some major changes in effect for attending games and events in person due to COVID-19. The University Interscholastic League (UIL) sent out a guidance for all UIL sanctioned competitions. The UIL is obligated to follow the Texas education Agency’s(TEA) mitigation guidance. TEA has issued instruction that requires all school systems to develop a plan for mitigating COVID-19 spread in schools. With that, the UIL has guidelines requiring schools to include UIL activities for the 2020-2021 school year as part of each school’s plan and carefully plan for mitigating risk of spread as students and staff participate in the UIL activities. Schools must post these plans on the homepage of the school website or other easily accessible area of the school website. However, according to UIL, these plans do not require UIL or TEA approval.
Read moreThe Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) released their labor market numbers and Texas added 31,400 non-farm positions in July 2020 and saw a decrease in the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate which fell to 8.0%. This is the third consecutive month that the unemployment rate has decreased, and the lowest rate since March 2020 when the Texas economy was initially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil and gas industry downfall. Even though the U.S. as a whole added 1.8 million jobs, Texas is still below the national seasonally adjusted rate of 10.2%
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Funeral services for Jimmie Lee Anderson will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 29, 2020 at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with Dale Matlock officiating. Burial will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home. Jimmie Lee Anderson 77, of Brownfield, passed away Monday August 24, 2020. Jimmie was born September 14, 1942 in Amarillo, TX to Millard and Leona (Greer) Anderson. After graduating high school, he joined the National Guard. After that Jimmie started his career in the oil field where he worked for Marshall R. Young for 32 years before retiring. Jimmie loved fishing and time with his family. One of our most memorable things about Jimmie is, when you walked into a room he would spot you out, make eye contact and give you a big smile. Jimmie is preceded in death by his wife Kathy Powell Anderson of Brownfield, TX, and his brother Olan Dale Anderson of Blackwell, OK. He is survived by his three sons. Dwayne Anderson of Levelland, Ronald Anderson of Brownfield, Shawn Anderson and his wife Heather Anderson of Levelland. Three grandchildren, Terra Anderson of Levelland, Kerra Anderson of Brownfield and Austin Anderson of Wolfforth. Three step grandchildren, Tuff, Trinity and Teegan Walters of Levelland, and five great grandchildren.
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John L. Haynes, 91, of Lubbock passed away on August 26, 2020 in Lubbock. He was born on March 12, 1929 in Westminster, TX to William and Bertha Haynes. John served in the United States Army from 1951 to 1953, during that time he served in the Korean Conflict. John married Doris Pyle in Kemp, TX on December 20, 1951. John was a member of the First Baptist Church in Meadow. He enjoyed farming and participating in the farmers market. He is preceded in death by his parents, William and Bertha Haynes; brother, William Haynes; three sisters, Audra Womble, Mattie Miller, and Wilma Van Deren. John is survived by his wife, Doris Haynes; son, Lonnie Haynes and wife Andrea; daughter, Jenise Wooten and husband Johnny; five grandchildren, Jonathan Haynes and wife Maribeth, Kristine Rodriguez and husband Van, Matthew Haynes and wife Debra, Samuel Haynes, Holley Baker; four great grandchildren, Gus Rodriguez, Camden Rodriguez, Elly Rodriguez, Emma Haynes.
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