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On Tuesday, April 7th at approximately 6:34 p.m. a Brownfield police officer pulled over a Chevy car for a traffic violation in the 1300 block of South Cedar St. As the officer made contact with the two subjects in the car, the officer decided to call in the K-9 unit. The K-9 unit showed up to the scene and the “drug” dog hit on the car resulting in the officer searching the vehicle and finding over 150 grams of methamphetamine, almost a third of a pound.
Read moreWhen Texas Governor Greg Abbott decided to shut down all public schools in the state until May 4th because of the coronavirus pandemic, it caused more than enough issues with how to keep educating the students of Texas. Educating students in Texas comes with some very important elements that go along with teaching. One of the most important elements are the teachers, coaches, and administrators. The month of April is usually when most school districts renew or not renew contracts, and with the COVID-19 virus pandemic causing social distancing rules and closing schools, how does a school district go about getting new hires?
Read moreThe COVID-19 virus has become more than just a virus spreading from human to human, it has become an economic plague like no other time in history. According to the US Dept. of Labor, since the week ending March 21, 2020 to the week ending April 4, 2020 the US has recorded almost 17 million initial jobless claims. Men and women all across the US are now feeling the coronavirus punch to their pocketbooks.
Read moreThe Lubbock Police Dep. has arrested three individuals connected to the April 4th shooting deaths of 17-year-old Mia Altamirano and 20-year-old Michael Bean, and the injury of two other victims.
Read moreIn every city across the country, gas prices are plummeting. The decrease in the price one pays at the pump is due to the cost of crude oil and the most significant decline in demand for gasoline since 1993.
Read moreThe shooting deaths of two individuals in Lubbock on Friday have ties to Brownfield. Around 2:00 a.m. on April 4th, the Lubbock Police Department responded to a shots fired call in the 2100 block of 49th Street in Lubbock. As officers arrived they found four victims who had been shot. Mia Altamirano, 17, and Michael Bean, 20, were pronounced dead at the scene. The two other victims were transported with serious and life threatening injuries to UMC, their names have not been released at this time.
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