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On Friday, April 17th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott took to the press stage in what some would consider a great outlook for businesses and the medical industry. Since mid-March, only essential businesses have been allowed to stay open during the COVID-19 virus pandemic, which closed hair salons, barber shops, nail salons, massage parlors, tattoo shops, and piercing services. Other nonessential services or businesses included clothing stores, furniture stores, gift shops, and most other retail stores were also closed. Bars and pubs were shut down completely along with restaurants lobbies and dining areas.
Read moreThe Brownfield Industrial Development Corporation had a regular scheduled meeting via Zoom on Monday, April 20th. BIDCorp Director Brian Brisendine brought to the board a few items of importance, beginning with the current financial state of BIDCorp. Due to the onset of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, BIDCorp Board of Directors were unable to have the March meeting, so the financial statement for BIDCorp was for February and March.
Read moreWhen my husband and our family moved to the little town of Seminole, Texas (population 6,000) in 1999, we had no idea what all God had planned for us as pastors of a small church, but we decided early that God could do big things in small places.
Read moreThe Brownfield Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Information Center continues to spread joy and hope with their Community Post Cards. This third postcard features medical and health professionals & staff, and is asking citizens to wash their hands, be responsible, stay home & stay safe.
Read moreQuarantine for Thee, But Not For Me
Read moreEvery year around Easter grape growers get on edge about a spring freeze. That was the case this past week as temperatures got down cold enough that the vineyards could’ve been ruined. In 2016, grape producers fought off the Easter freeze and thought that they were out of the woods, however like any day on the South Plains weather events can come out of nowhere. That happened on that Easter Sunday in 2016 when a storm rolled in and brought forth a swath of hail, damaging and destroying 200 plus acres of vineyards.
Read moreThe City of Brownfield held their regularly scheduled city council meeting on Thursday,April 16 at 7:30 a.m. via Zoom. The only agenda item to discuss and consider was the extension, renewal, to amend or cancel the Declaration of Local Disaster - Mayoral Order #1 due to the public health emergency of the COVID-19 virus.
Read moreWellman-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.
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