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On Thursday, August 27 state education officials announced that beginning September 8, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will require school districts to file weekly reports on new COVID-19 cases among students, teachers and staff. Forms must be filled out by school administrators and will include any new COVID-19 cases and cases their schools were notified of from the previous week and will be based on whether the cases were contracted on or off campuses, and whether or not the entire campus was closed as a result.
Read moreNinety years strong is impressive and when one looks at how that can be accomplished, look no further than long time Terry County resident Billy Joe Tidwell. Billy’s family got together recently to celebrate his 90th birthday, however Billy will celebrate his actual 90th birthday on Thursday. Billy was born to Mary Lehew, and Charley Houston Tidwell on September 3, 1930, in Bennington, Oklahoma.
Read moreThis Brownfield City Council meeting is set for Thursday, September 3 at 7:30 a.m in the City Hall Council Chambers. The meeting will be live streamed via Facebook on the City of Brownfield page. The public will be permitted to offer public comments as provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting by the following means: 1. Call-in telephonically; 2. By providing written comments on the Facebook live stream during or before the Public Comment period of the meeting. (Must state name, address, and reference “Public Comment”); 3. By emailing a comment to the city secretary a minimum of one hour prior to the meeting at kellyburris@ci.brownfield. tx.us (Must place “Public Comment” in subject line and include name and address in message.)
Read moreHurricane Laura brings renewed pitch for Ike Dike
Read moreWhen the South Plains Underground Water Conservation District came into existence more than 27 year ago, long time employee Lindy Harris never thought she would be employed there for those 27 plus years. Now her familiar face will not be present when you walk in the SPUWCD building because Harris is moving on to a new chapter in her life.
Read moreThe Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) released their labor market numbers and Texas added 31,400 non-farm positions in July 2020 and saw a decrease in the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate which fell to 8.0%. This is the third consecutive month that the unemployment rate has decreased, and the lowest rate since March 2020 when the Texas economy was initially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the oil and gas industry downfall. Even though the U.S. as a whole added 1.8 million jobs, Texas is still below the national seasonally adjusted rate of 10.2%
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