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The South Plains Public Health Dept. has now confirmed TWO (2) more COVID-19 virus cases in Terry County.
Please be patient as the SPPHD investigates the possible exposure sights.
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A man is in custody and charged with murder after a five-month old infant passed away after being found non-responsive in a home on Hill Street. Brownfield Police received a
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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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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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