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Texas 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.
Read moreMonday: Fried chicken, potato salad, black-eyed peas, biscuits and dessert
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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.
Read moreTexas Comptroller Glen Hegar came out this past week to discuss the state’s budget shortfall. On Monday, Hegar sent a letter to state leadership about the 2021fiscal budget ending in a shortfall of $4.58 billion after the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) was revised. According to Hegar the shortfall is attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and recent volatility in oil prices and is a decrease from the $2.89 billion positive year-end balance originally projected in October 2019.
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Sara Elizabeth (Strain) Shepherd went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 in Grove, OK. She was born February 6, 1920 at the home of her Aunt, Nan Walker, in rural Collin County, Texas. The youngest child of John Henry Strain and his second wife Imogene Rossetter, she had seven half-siblings and an older brother, J. R. “Jake” Strain. Standing on the front porch of the parsonage with the pastor of the Baptist Church in marred James A. Shepherd, Sr. on Floydada, Texas, she marred James A. Shepherd, Sr. on February 28, 1940. At the time of her husband’s death they had been happily married for 63 years. They raised three children, James A. Shepherd, Jr., Billy Joe Shepherd, and Kay Shepherd. During WWII, her husband James was in the Navy and her brother, Jake, served in the Marine Corps. For the duration of the war, she and her mother proudly joined the workforce. Both were Rosie the Riveters at the North American Aviation Plant in Dallas, Texas. Sarah worked with B-25 Mitchell Bombers and her mother with P-51 Mustang Fighters. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband James in 2003 and son Billy Joe in 2012. She is survived by her son James A. Shepherd, Jr. and wife Cathy of Honolulu, Hawaii and her daughter Kay Fleming and husband Rick of Grove, Oklahoma. She is also survived by 3 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Arrangements are under the direction of Brownfield Funeral Home, Brownfield, Texas. Burial will take place in Brownfield, Texas at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 27, 2020 at Terry County Memorial Cemetery. There will be a family visitation from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, July 26, 2020 at Brownfield Funeral Home.
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