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As the first final planting date approaches for the Plains Cotton Growers service area, conditions across the region are mixed, with some growers enjoying beneficial rains that will boost their early crop and others experiencing everything from painfully dry conditions to severe weather that will force some to start over – or plant something else altogether. Planted acreage for the PCG service area is expected to be about normal, but it remains to be seen how much will be viable. In the northern parts of the PCG service area, where the May 31 final planting date is in immediate sight, most cotton has been planted and in some areas, has been for two weeks. Generally, central counties have until June 5 to plant, and southern counties have until June 10. For information on a specific county’s final planting date, contact PCG. Garza County was the target for severe weather over the Memorial Day weekend, with a confirmed tornado, damaging hail, high winds, and anywhere from 3 to 8 inches of rain in three hours. Growers from the affected area report that the ground is packed and they likely will not be able to save their planted acres. Severe storms have impacted several other counties across the region as well. Some areas in the region still are in desperate need of a rain, especially on dryland acreage. For example, West Texas Mesonet stations in Seminole, Denver City, Muleshoe, Amherst, Welch, and Plains have recorded only a few hundredths of a inch of rainfall in the month of May.
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De Leon, TX — The Texas Pecan Board will hold elections September 1, 2020 to elect three (3) board members. Board members whose terms will expire in 2020 are: Glenn Honaker of Ft. Stockton, Tami Sorrells of Comanche, and Lance Lampman of DeLeon.
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Buses will continue regular serving times only on Mondays and Thursdays. These meals will be included for the entire week. These are now the updated locations.
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Patricia Johnson, long time employee of Lone Star State Bank in Brownfield retired after 43 years on Friday May 29. Johnson plans to spend time with her family, travel and pretty much "live the good life". Johnson was a dedicated employee for over four decades.
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The Brownfield ISD Athletic Dept. announced their athletic awards in their first ever virtual style award ceremony on Monday night, June 1. As most know, the golf, spring tennis, softball, baseball, and track & field seasons were not played out completely due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. There were no district, regional, state honors, or championships given.
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Texas beaches are notorious for being crowded during the summer, and visiting on weekdays or outside of peak hours doesn’t always help. A better solution is to skip the most popular destinations altogether and opt for lesser-known spots.
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