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AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has again suspended elective surgeries in hospitals in 104 counties located within 11 of the state’s 22 trauma service areas. Each of the trauma service areas has a regional advisory council and a trauma system plan to respond to health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The 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.
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On 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.
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On 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.
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The 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.
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Services for Claudine Nicholas, 70, will be held at 10 am, Monday, July 13, 2020, at Brownfield Funeral Home Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. Claudine will lie in state Monday morning prior to the service. Online condolences may be left for the family at www. brownfieldfuneralhome.com. Claudine Nicholas was born on February 28, 1950, to Carl and Doris (Lang) Peters in Amarillo, Texas. She was raised in Brownfield and graduated from Brownfield High School in 1968. Claudine was a natural beauty with a loving spirit. She was a Terry County Harvest Festival Queen as well as Homecoming Queen, and her beauty caught the eye of young college student, James “Nick” Nicholas one evening at the drive-in theater in Brownfield. They were married at First Baptist Church in Brownfield on February 1, 1969. A few years later, the couple moved to Lubbock where they spent 45 years before moving to Del Rio 11 years ago to enjoy their retirement. Claudine was a beautician as well as a lab tech for Family Photo in Lubbock. An avid sports fan, she loved her Dallas Cowboys and all the Texas Tech teams. She played sports as well — her favorite was softball, and she played on co-ed teams as well as a Mother/Daughter team. Claudine loved animals, especially her grand-dogs. She had a special place in her heart for Tuxedo and made every effort to spoil him like a grandchild. Her children say their parents provided them an “awesome” childhood, and they were often the envy of their friends. Claudine was always up for adventures and would often join in her daughter’s mischievous pranks. They fondly describe her as fun-loving and family-oriented, and she was the strongest person her daughters know. They describe her as a “fighter” who never gave up even after suffering a severe stroke many years ago. Claudine fought a “good fight” and went home to be with her Lord on July 7, 2020. She was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Doris Peters. Claudine is survived by her loving husband, James “Nick” Nicholas of Del Rio, TX; 2 daughters, Nicole Nicholas of Lubbock and Tracy Nall and husband Dee of Lubbock; a brother, Ken Peters and wife Patricia of Lubbock; 5 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Claudine will be greatly missed by family and friends, but her memory will live on their hearts.
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USDA’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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