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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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Don Blake passed away on April 16, 2020 in Meadow. He was born on June 6, 1949 in Gomez to Jewel Roy and Ethell Jane Blake. Don graduated from Gardena High School in California. He married Elizabeth “Dodie” Wylie on October 30, 1960 in Brownfield. Don started farming in 1960, then in 1968 he started raising show pigs and helping with the 4H and FFA. He loved to help the kids in 4H and FFA. He could always pick a winner! In 1970 he became the president of Spot Association and traveled all over Texas and the country showing pigs. Don is preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Blake; parents, Jewel and Ethell Blake; three brothers, Burl, Jerald, and Hartsell Blake. Don is survived by daughter, Amanda Berglund and Adora Blake; grandson, Dustin Berglund and significant other Stacie Redwine; granddaughter, Heather Meinzer and husband Chris; great-grandson, Hudson Foster; brother John Blake; and sister Eulama Blake.
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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.
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